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mpg US (13.5 On a related note, the average adult in the US in 2002 was about 24 pounds heavier than in 1960, resulting in a reduction in fuel economy of up to about 0.5%.). As an example, Sivak and Schoettle calculated that a car that nominally gets 36 mpg will experience a reduction to 19.8 loading). (On 5–25%.
mpg US (11.2 mpg, or 9%, since 2004. After two decades of constant growth, light truck market share has been relatively stable from 2002 through 2009. Tags: Fuel Efficiency Vehicle Manufacturers. For 2008, the last year for which EPA has final data from automakers, the average fuel economy value was 21.0
mpg US (5.87 The CFA polling data finds continued strong consumer support for the proposed standards, which CFA rounded up to 55 mpg in its question (“ The federal government has proposed requiring automobile manufacturers to increase the fuel economy of their motor vehicle fleets to an average of 55 miles per gallon by 2025. ”).
mpg and 250 g CO 2 /km for model year 2016. mpg if the automotive industry were to meet this CO 2 level just through fuel economy improvements.) ( Earlier post.). In the past, the baseline was the manufacturers’ confidential plans for each model year; in the new analysis, the baseline is each manufacturer’s MY 2008 fleet.
liters of gasoline per 100 kilometers (43 mpg US) under a constant speed of 50 km/h (31 mph). SAIC-GM-Wuling, a joint venture between GM China, SAIC and Wuling Motors, was launched in 2002. SAIC-GM-Wuling manufactures a range of Wuling brand mini-trucks and minivans as well as the Chevrolet Spark mini-car.
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provided the hybrid propulsion systems for the vehicles, which were manufactured by Freightliner Corp. The evaluation of UPS’ new diesel hybrid vans follows a 2002 UPS/DOE demonstration of 13 compressed natural gas delivery vehicles in UPS’ Hartford, Conn., Eaton hybrid system schematic. Click to enlarge. Eaton Corp. Earlier post.)
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ISO/TR 14062:2002 describes concepts and current practices relating to the integration of environmental aspects into product design and development, and is applicable to the development of sector-specific documents. (All TÜV SÜD awarded the life cycle assessment environmental certificate in accordance with ISO TR (technical report) 14062. (
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