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New report finds global CO2 vehicle emission reduction measures falter; dropping diesels, increasing SUVs

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It was authored by the International Energy Agency (IEA), in collaboration with International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), and was funded by the FIA Foundation, through GFEI. There are several reasons for these differences, including fuel prices, and average vehicle size. in the past two years. L ge /100 km.

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GFEI report suggests $2T savings from fuel economy improvements in ICE vehicles through 2025 can help fund long-term transition to plug-ins

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Although consumers will spend far less on their combined vehicle and plus fuel purchase costs, they won’t ever experience the higher net costs that would have occurred under a no-fuel-economy-improvement case. —GFEI working paper.

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Global NCAP calls for universal application of minimum vehicle safety standards in all world markets by 2020

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Fleet purchasers both in the private and public sectors and rental companies should adopt Global NCAP’s Buyer’s Guide and choose five-star vehicles wherever possible. Instead they should make available the full range of safety design and devices in all their major markets and price the relevant technologies separately.

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