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OCTOBER 24, 2012

When the all-new 2014 Chevrolet Corvette arrives late next year, it will be powered by a new 6.2L 2014 LT1 6.2L The application of GM’s Active Fuel Management (AFM) cylinder deactivation system is the first on Corvette; it shuts down half of the engine’s cylinders in light-load driving. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 16, 2017

ReachNow, the mobility services division of the BMW Group, Woodland Park Zoo, and the City of Seattle celebrated the successful installation of the first of 20 Light & Charge electric vehicle (EV) charging locations that will more than double the number of Fast Chargers publicly available in Seattle. million investment by the BMW Group.

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DECEMBER 23, 2021

The new order is another batch covered by a framework agreement signed in 2014. In 2014, the consortium comprising Solaris Bus & Coach and Škoda Electric signed a contract with the urban carrier Budapesti Közlekedési Központ Zrt. The latest order for 48 vehicles exhausts the number foreseen in the framework agreement concluded in 2014.

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million light duty vehicles annually), as well as its first high-volume Semi factory. In 2014, Tesla committed to invest $3.5 Tesla will invest an additional $3.6 Semi is Tesla’s fully electric Class 8 tractor, with 500 miles of range and energy consumption of less than 2 KWh per mile.

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MAY 9, 2013

The California Energy Commission unanimously adopted the 2013-2014 Investment Plan Update to support the development and use of green vehicles and alternative fuels. 5 million for light-duty plug-in electric vehicle rebates to meet high demand for the Clean Vehicle Rebate Program, administered by the California Air Resources Board. $5

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MAY 6, 2013

2014 Sprinter. The camera system also responds to road lighting by deactivating high beam automatically— when passing through built-up areas, for example. Click to enlarge. The new MY2014 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van for the US now features a 2.1L, 4-cylinder diesel with a t-speed automatic transmission as standard.

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JANUARY 9, 2014

Data: Sivak, UMTRI-2014-2. To make driving less energy intensive than flying, the fuel economy of the entire US fleet of light-duty vehicles would have to improve from the current 21.5 million light-duty vehicles sold in 2012, accounted for only about 6% of the entire fleet of light-duty vehicles. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 11, 2013

Initial sales of the 2014 Cadillac ELR extended range electric luxury coupe ( earlier post ) will begin in January in all major US metropolitan areas. The 2014 ELR has a starting price of $75,995, including a $995 destination charge but excluding tax, title, license and dealer fees. 2014 Cadillac ELR. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 8, 2014

The B-Class-based vehicle had light modification to support the integration of the fuel cell system, the hydrogen tank system and the electric drive. Mercedes-Benz began limited production of the B-Class F-Cell in 2009. —Prof Herbert Kohler, Vice President Group Research and Sustainability, Chief Environmental Officer of Daimler AG.

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OCTOBER 10, 2013

The BMW i3 ( earlier post , earlier post ) will go on sale in the US market in the second quarter of 2014. The BMW i3’s tires are a unique 155/70/19 size on 19-inch light-alloy wheels, but the contact patch is the same of that of a more conventional 16-inch tire. kW on board charger and LED headlights, DRLs and tail lights.

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DECEMBER 8, 2021

(The maximum—136,468 million gallons—was reached in 2014.). Not coincidentally, the first Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for new cars and light trucks became effective with 1978 model-year vehicles. Total consumption (millions of gallons). Total consumption (millions of gallons).

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DECEMBER 11, 2014

Koch (2014) “A Novel Low-Density, High-Hardness, High-entropy Alloy with Close-packed Single-phase Nanocrystalline Structures,” Materials Research Letters doi: 10.1080/21663831.2014.985855. The work was supported in part by the National Science Foundation under grant number DMR-1104930. Youssef , Alexander J. Irving , Carl C.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Availability begins in Spring 2014 at several Southern California Hyundai dealers. The Tucson Fuel Cell begins mass production for the US market in February 2014 at Ulsan—the plant that also manufactures the Tucson gasoline-powered CUV. Also at the LA Auto Show, the new Honda FCEV Concept made its world debut. HONDA FCEV CONCEPT.

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JULY 5, 2014

The use of 3D printing allows construction of light-weight, low-cost electrolyzers and the rapid prototyping of flow field design. This development opens the door to the fabrication of light-weight and inexpensive electrolyzers as well as related electrochemical devices such as flow batteries and fuel cells, they suggested.

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APRIL 13, 2023

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced two new proposed federal emissions standards spanning light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles for model year 2027 and beyond. The light-duty vehicle category includes passenger cars and light trucks consistent with previous EPA criteria pollutant and GHG rules.

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In light of. Some, like Toyota, Volvo, BMW, and others see them as a smart, effective bridge technology to EVs while others, including GM and Honda see them, at least for now in the U.S., as an unnecessary complication in the shift to EVs.

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JULY 16, 2014

SAE J2601 enables fast refueling for all light-duty fuel cell vehicles. SAE has published the J2601 standard, “Fueling Protocols for Light Duty Gaseous Hydrogen Surface Vehicles”, the light duty hydrogen fueling protocol which will serve as a baseline for the first generation of infrastructure for refueling Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEVs).

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Porterbrook Leasing Company Limited is a leading participant in the rail leasing market and has a rolling stock fleet with over 4,000 vehicles on lease or on order, which includes around 4,200 passenger vehicles.

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OCTOBER 22, 2019

Groupe Renault is extending the range of its electric light commercial vehicles with hydrogen fuel cells. Tested since 2014, Groupe Renault’s hydrogen technology was developed in partnership with Symbio, a Groupe Michelin subsidiary. Renault KANGOO Z.E. Hydrogen will be available at the end of 2019 and Renault MASTER Z.E.

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OCTOBER 23, 2014

of total worldwide light-duty vehicle sales by 2023, or about 2.5 Light-duty EV sales by scenario, world markets: 2014-2023. Navigant forecasts the global light duty EV market—including conventional hybrids—will surpass 2.7 million vehicle sales in 2014, with plug-in EVs accounting for roughly 12% of that.

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OCTOBER 11, 2014

Thus, for the first time, in the newly released 2014 edition of the Trends report, EPA presents a brief analysis of the impact of alternative fuel vehicles on overall new vehicle fuel economy and CCO 2 O2 emissions. —EPA 2014 Trends report. Fuel economy average for the US fleet, per the Trends report, is 24.1

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DECEMBER 10, 2014

of new vehicle sales in 2014 so far, up from 0.6% By 2025, approximately 15% of all new light-duty vehicles sold in the state must be either electric or fuel-cell powered. These ten states represent close to one-quarter of the US light-duty vehicle market. in 2013 and 0.4%

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

IHS revised downward its forecast for light vehicle sales in China, projecting a decline of 3 to 4 percent from previous estimates for 2015. IHS Automotive has reduced its full year 2015 light vehicle sales forecast for China to 23.4 million units, reflecting a growth rate over 2014 of just 1.4 percent year-over-year growth.

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JULY 21, 2021

In 2013, the US government lifted export restrictions on minimally processed ultra-light oil. Between 2011 and 2014, the WTI crude price averaged $10/b lower than the Brent crude price. The most recent four-week rolling average of US crude oil exports reached 3.51 million b/d, according to EIA’s Weekly Petroleum Status Report.

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DECEMBER 13, 2016

Citing an enormous potential to reduce crashes on US roadways, the US Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a proposed rule today that would advance the deployment of connected vehicle technologies throughout the US light vehicle fleet.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Until recently, the energy intensity of domestic flying was higher than the energy intensity of driving light-duty vehicles (cars and light trucks). However, the energy intensity of flying became lower than that of long-wheel-base light-duty vehicles starting in 1995, and of short-wheel-base light-duty vehicles starting in 2005. (A

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DECEMBER 31, 2014

Cumulative light-duty NGV sales by segment. In a new report , Navigant Research forecasts that light-duty natural gas vehicle (LD NGV) sales will grow 119% between 2014 and 2024, culminating in 42.1 between 2014 and 2024, with the number of passenger car sales growing at a slightly slower rate (5.3% Source: Navigant.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2014

The objective of POWERFUl was to design engines for light-duty urban and micro-urban vehicles (segment A and B), capable of reducing CO 2 and criteria pollutant emissions. de Lima (2014) “Analysis of combustion concepts in a newly designed 2-stroke HSDI compression ignition engine” (THIESEL 2014). Resources. Benajes, R.

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APRIL 29, 2014

Light transportation is a key contributor to air pollution in this gridlocked metropolis, with large public health implications. In 2011, 40% of the city’s six million active light-duty vehicles—probably accounting for over one-half of all light-vehicle distance travelled—possessed bi-fuel capability.

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JUNE 14, 2018

CTA has been testing two electric buses since 2014, when the agency became the first in the country to use all-electric-powered buses for regular scheduled service. The Chicago Transit Board awarded a $32-million contract to Proterra for the purchase of 20 new, all-electric buses.

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OCTOBER 5, 2016

Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) This decline likely reflects the increased proportion of light trucks among the vehicles sold, they suggested. mpg from the peak reached in August 2014, but still up 5.1 l/100 km)—the same as model years 2015 and 2014.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Source: Argonne National Laboratory, Light Duty Electric Drive Vehicles Monthly Sales Updates , August 2020. Source: Argonne National Laboratory, Light Duty Electric Drive Vehicles Monthly Sales Updates , August 2020. In total, 8,831 FCEVs have been sold since 2014. from the sales in August 2019.

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million vehicles for an issue with the size of its warning lights. Tesla is recalling nearly every vehicle it’s sold because the font size of the ABS warning light is too small. The recall impacts the 2024 Cybertruck, 2017-2023 Model 3, 2012-2023 Model S, 2016-2014 Model X, and 2019-2014 Model Y.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2014

liter 4-cylinder diesel engine producing nearly 200 hp (149) and more than 350 lb-ft (475 N·m) of torque, while increasing fuel economy 35% over a gasoline V6-powered 2014 Frontier 4x2. The Frontier Diesel Runner is powered by a 2.8-liter Earlier post.)

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JANUARY 20, 2014

This year, the e-NV200 all-electric light commercial vehicle will go on sale in Europe and Japan. In June 2014, Nissan will participate in the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the NISSAN ZEOD RC; the company is targeting a record for the fastest all-electric, zero-emissions lap of the circuit.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Registrations of new electrified light-duty vehicles (HEVS, PHEVs and EVs) in California rose 3.6% Overall, the California new light-duty vehicle market declined 5.5% Registrations of new light-duty EVs in California climbed only 5% in 2019, to 99,704 units from 94,801 the year before. US light truck share was up 3.1

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NOVEMBER 23, 2016

The average age of light vehicles in operation (VIO) in the US has once again climbed slightly this year, to 11.6 Registrations for light VIO, including cars and light trucks (SUVs/CUVs as well) in the US also reached a record level of more than 264 million—an increase of more than 6.2 million (2.4%) since last year.

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