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With alternative fuel vehicles now approaching 1% of new vehicle production, however, they are in fact beginning to have a “ measurable and meaningful impact ” on overall new vehicle fueleconomy and CO 2 emissions. In the analysis, EPA uses overall fueleconomy in mpg equivalent (mpge) and tailpipe CO 2 emission values.
2014 Accord PHEV. Separately, the Accord Hybrid, also featuring Honda’s new two-motor hybrid system, will launch nationwide next summer with anticipated fueleconomy ratings of 49/45/47 city/hwy/combined (4.8/5.2/5.0 Click to enlarge. l/100km respectively). l/100km respectively).
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Data: Sivak, UMTRI-2014-2. To make driving less energy intensive than flying, the fueleconomy of the entire US fleet of light-duty vehicles would have to improve from the current 21.5 Without any improvement in vehicle fueleconomy, an average vehicle load of more than 2.3 —Sivak, UMTRI-2014-2.
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to 6% reduction in fleetfuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, on top of a projected 26.8% without higher octane fuel, but with other projected vehicle and powertrain technology improvements), according to a new analysis by a team at MIT. A 100 RON fuel could bump that incremental decrease to 6.0%.
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