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EPA fuel economy report finds weight and power leveling off, footprint stable

Green Car Congress

The report is the authoritative reference for real-world fuel economy, technology trends and tailpipe carbon dioxide emissions, for new personal vehicles sold in the US every year since 1975. ft 2 (2.4%); cars increased 1 ft 2 (2.1%); minivans/vans increased 1.0 The report found that fuel economy for the US fleet continues to improve.

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EPA annual trends report finds new vehicle fuel economy at record 24.1 mpg; new powertrain technologies rapidly gaining share

Green Car Congress

The EPA report is the authoritative reference for carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions, fuel economy, and powertrain technology trends for new personal vehicles in the United States. In MY 2013, Mazda had the lowest fleet-wide adjusted composite CO 2 emissions and highest adjusted fuel economy performance, followed by Honda and Subaru.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Mazda Ford Partner was reported to be developing Series PHEV based on Mazda 5 MPV platform. Some of our engineers think we must go beyond lithium-ion," said Katsuaki Watanabe, president of the Toyota Motor Corporation, referring to what is now the leading battery technology for electric vehicles. ( No announced plans.

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