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EPA Reports Fifth Consecutive Annual Increase in US New Vehicle Fuel Economy; Up 9% Since 2004, Back to Levels of Early 1980s

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Adjusted CO 2 emissions and adjusted fuel economy by model year. For the fifth consecutive year, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reporting an increase in new vehicle fuel efficiency with a corresponding decrease in average carbon dioxide emissions for new US cars and light duty trucks. mpg US (11.2

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Honda Clarity Fuel Cell EPA-rated with 366-mile range; longest of any ZEV

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Honda has been developing and deploying fuel cell vehicle technology for nearly two decades through extensive real-world testing and customer deployments, including the world’s first government fleet customers and first-ever retail consumer leasing program. The first fuel cell vehicle to start and operate in sub-freezing temperatures (2003).

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Toyota introduces new LPG hybrid taxi in Japan; trial of lane-specific congestion info from taxi data

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mpg US, 5.51 l/100 km) fuel economy and sharply reduced CO 2 emissions. Toyota has been providing services such as airbag-deployment emergency notification, automatic navigational map-data updating and operator services using its data communications module (DCM) commercialized in 2002.

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EPA Grants California Vehicle GHG Regulations Waiver

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These regulations were authorized by the 2002 legislation Assembly Bill 1493 (Pavley). California requested from EPA the waiver required for implementation of the Pavley regulations in December 2005. The resulting new national standards will cover model years 2012-2016, and will require an average fuel economy standard of 35.5

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Volkswagen Unveils New One-Liter Concept Car; Smallest Production-Intent Diesel Yet from Volkswagen Applied in A Full Hybrid Design

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The “one-liter” designation refers to the design target of fuel consumption of 1 liter per 100 kilometers (235 mpg US). Volkswagen first revealed a one-liter concept at the annual meeting in 2002, then cancelled the project in 2005. The aerodynamic (Cd = 0.195) L1 offers combined cycle fuel consumption of 1.38

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

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Westbrook, 2001 "Gasoline to Electric Conversion Manual: A Workshop Guide for High Schools", published by the Electric Vehicle Society of Canada, July 2005 "History of the Electric Automobile: Hybrid electric vehicles", by Ernest H. Deffeyes, 2005 "The Coming Oil Crisis", by Colin Campbell "Crossing the Rubicon", by Michael C.

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News: 2025 Honda CR-V e:FCEV

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Charging nightly and driving less than 29 miles will mean less need for hydrogen fuel, which is currently available at only about 50 stations in California. MPGe fuel economy is rated at 61 mpg city/52 highway/57 combined using the electric battery and compressed hydrogen fuel.

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