Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

In a speech on Tuesday at the National Automobile Dealers Association meeting in Washington, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler outlined the Trump Administration’s thinking on national fuel economy standards and California. Earlier post.). —Andrew Wheeler.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2019

FCA US will conduct an emissions recall to update emission control software in an estimated 100,000 model-year 2014-2016 Ram 1500 pickups and Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs equipped with 3.0-liter The software reflash does not affect average fuel economy, drivability, durability or refinement of the vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2015

Hyundai began the US rollout of the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) ( earlier post ) and its conventional hybrid sibling (HEV) with a series of media drives in California—one of the main markets for the PHEV, which offers some 24 miles (38.6 Combined fuel economy (mpg). Engine power (kW).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2011

The current vehicle footprint-based Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards create a financial incentive for automakers to increase vehicle size, except under certain limited conditions of consumer preference for vehicle size, according to a study by University of Michigan researchers Kate Whitefoot and Steven Skerlos.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2018

This would result in an average fuel economy for passenger cars of 43.7 mpg and for light trucks of 31.3 mpg projected overall industry average required fuel economy in MYs 2021-2026, compared to 46.7 2-3% increase in daily fuel consumption—about 0.5 176 billion in societal net benefits.

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EPA Fuel Economy California MPG 150

Charged EVs

MAY 18, 2021

Federal emissions and fuel economy regulations have been instrumental in encouraging (or coercing) automakers to produce EVs, and to make their legacy vehicles cleaner. Oge led the team that authored the 2010-2025 Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards, and described the process in her 2016 book, Driving the Future.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2019

By the fourth quarter of 2018, light-duty pickup trucks, mini-vans, and SUVs made up 57.3% percent, respectively, from 2016 to 2017. from 2016 to 2017. With a growing economy, Californians are consuming more, and waste is increasing remarkably. compared to 2016. of new vehicle registrations, up from 39.3%

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