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Tesla Autopilot NHTSA probe moves forward, will be compared with OEM systems

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The documents were letters sent to automakers BMW, Honda, Hyundai, Toyota, Ford, Nissan, Setllantis, Kia, Volkswagen, General Motors, Mercedes-Benz, and Subaru. The most recently posted data shows statistics from Q1 2021 and indicates that Tesla vehicles were driven 4.19 million miles under autopilot before an accident occurred.

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NREL study probes emissions impact of butanol-gasoline blends in light-duty vehicles

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They tested these fuels in a 2009 Honda Odyssey (a Tier 2 Bin 5 vehicle) over triplicate LA92 cycles, and determined emissions of oxides of nitrogen, carbon monoxide, non-methane organic gases (NMOG), unburned alcohols, carbonyls, and C 1 ?C mg/mile ethanol, while butanols produced much lower unburned alcohol emissions (0.17

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Mercedes-Benz reports on 3.3M km of B-Class Fuel Cell testing, looks ahead to next generation

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While Hyundai, Toyota and Honda seized much attention over their presentations of fuel cell rollout plans (in the case of Hyundai) and concepts (in the case of Honda and Toyota) at the Los Angeles and Tokyo auto shows, Daimler used EVS27 in Barcelona as a forum to report on its 3.3 million miles) in fleet testing. million km (5.6

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Consumer Federation analysis of polling data and tech pricing finds consumer demands aligned with proposed MY 2017-2025 CAFE and GHG regulations for light-duty vehicles

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed GHG standards, which are harmonized with NHTSA’s CAFE standards, are projected to require 163 grams/mile of CO 2 ) in model year 2025. The 163 g/mile limit would be equivalent to 54.5 A Scion iQ costs $55 more than a Mazda 2, but gets 5 more miles per gallon.

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GM reports strong Q1 Earnings, prepares to navigate semiconductor shortage

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” Despite the factored decreases in some financial statistics, Barra still expects a strong first half of 2021. We will build two large EVs for Honda using our Ultium technology – one SUV for the Honda. The company expects about $5.5 billion in pretax and adjusted earnings, according to the shareholder letter.

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Honda begins production of natural gas vehicles

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Honda Manufacturing in Indiana has begun production of the 2009 Civic GX, which is the only natural gas vehicle built by a major automaker in the USA. It develops 109lb-ft of torque at 4,300rpm and has an average range of more than 220 miles. Its fuel economy statistics are 24mpg in city driving and 36mpg on the highway.

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EV Club

Honda S2000 EV Conversion

This is a handy sight a friend of mine put together to track your EV miles, fuel saved, money saved, carbon reduction, etc. You can now follow my EV statistics on right side of this blog. Fellow EVers, Join me in tracking your EV at [link]. Check it out!

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