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AUGUST 3, 2011

The auto industry’s current materials portfolio will need to be augmented to meet new 2025 fuel economy standards, according to a WardsAuto and DuPont Automotive survey conducted in late July. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 7, 2013

Within his talk about the need for a US energy policy at the IHS CERAWeek 2013 energy conference in Houston, GM Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson outlined some highlights of the company’s fuel economy plan through the 2016 model year. A good rule of thumb is that a 10% reduction in curb weight will reduce fuel consumption by about 6.5%.

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JULY 4, 2018

Researchers at ORNL, in partnership with FCA US and Nemak USA, have developed a new suite of aluminum-based alloys that could give automakers a boost in achieving ambitious fuel economy goals. Earlier post.) Aluminum alloys with copper are not new, said Gregg Black, senior manager in Advanced Powertrain Engineering at FCA.

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JANUARY 17, 2025

The arrangement helps optimize fuel economy and simplifies the drivetrain by making a traditional transmission unnecessary. Setting fuel-efficiency records Nearly 30 years after its commercial debut, the Prius remains an icon of environmental responsibility combined with technical innovation.

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JULY 4, 2018

Researchers at ORNL, in partnership with FCA US and Nemak USA, have developed a new suite of aluminum-based alloys that could give automakers a boost in achieving ambitious fuel economy goals. Earlier post.) Aluminum alloys with copper are not new, said Gregg Black, senior manager in Advanced Powertrain Engineering at FCA.

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JUNE 23, 2009

According to the study, higher fuel economy standards would benefit the Detroit 3 automakers the most. Further, the report finds that the existing culture within the domestic auto companies systematically underestimates the value of fuel economy, which has crippled profitability. Fuel Economy.

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APRIL 18, 2014

The full liftgate assembly is 30% lighter than comparable stamped steel systems, which helps contribute to the vehicle’s overall fuel economy increase. The liftgate was recognized in November 2013 by the Society of Plastics Engineers as the year’s most innovative use of plastics in the auto industry.

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JULY 16, 2012

A new analysis from the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) of consumer polling data finds that the proposed MY 2017-2025 passenger vehicle fuel economy (CAFE) and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards to be finalized this summer ( earlier post ) align with consumer demands and needs. mpg US (5.87 L/100km) in model year 2025.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Wang said when delivering a speech at the 2010 International Forum on the Development of the Chinese Automotive Industry that fostering and developing alternative-energy automobiles will aid in the long-term development of the auto industry. Fourth, fuel economy should reach high international standards, he said.

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JULY 23, 2010

One is the tough new fuel economy rules the US administration of President Barack Obama will introduce in 2012.The But the automakers are now accelerating their efforts to develop electric cars, and there are two main reasons for this. The second reason for the heightened focus on electric cars is China’s move to promote them.

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APRIL 2, 2018

Administrator Pruitt also announced the start of a joint process with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to develop a notice and comment rulemaking to set revised GHG emissions standards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. The Obama Administration’s determination was wrong. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

While much of the auto industry is focused on the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show, a handful of folks are looking in the opposite direction, toward Washington, D.C.

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

In the Crown Victoria, the proof of concept powertrain conversion systems improve fuel economy from 80%-200% from the base 4.6L ALTe is staffed by traditional auto industry and Tesla Motors alumni averaging more than 24 years of experience at major auto OEMs and suppliers in the US, Japan and Korea, Thomas said.

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JANUARY 17, 2014

For some companies in the auto industry, building cars to hit a target of 54.5 But to others, the EPA''s Corporate Average Fuel Economy targets agreed in 2011 aren''t simply achievable by that date, but could be reached today--and with today''s technology. mpg by 2025 may seem like a near-impossible task.

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JANUARY 22, 2010

It will help build a customer base and begin laying the foundation for American leadership in the growing electric vehicles industry. This is part of a sustained effort to develop and commercialize technologies that will be broadly deployed throughout the American auto industry. Energy Secretary Steven Chu.

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DECEMBER 12, 2016

BorgWarner is supplying its advanced wastegate turbocharging technology for numerous hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) from BYD Auto Industry Company Limited. The turbochargers boost BYD Auto’s 1.5-liter The turbochargers boost BYD Auto’s 1.5-liter liter direct injection gasoline engine in its Tang and Song HEVs.

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MAY 31, 2017

Fuel economy and emission standards have been a contentious issue in recent months as the auto industry and government officials clash over regulations and their potential benefits. Fields told President.

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APRIL 25, 2010

Its quick response eliminates the lag of many competing systems, and it allows vehicle manufacturers to replace larger engines with smaller, more efficient engines that provide better fuel economy and reduced emissions. Fuel savings and emission reduction are the new themes for China’s auto industry.

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APRIL 2, 2016

For example, aluminum is a less expensive metal and if the nanostructure of aluminum alloys can be seen and hierarchically arranged in a similar manner, that would also help the auto industry build lighter vehicles that use less fuel and put out less carbon dioxide that contributes to climate warming.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Right now, the debate over the future of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards is in full swing. But many within the auto industry—and those sympathetic to it—would like to see those standards rolled. Today, they call for a fleet average of 54.5

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MARCH 17, 2010

The move to greater fuel economy means greater labor content per vehicle and higher employment across the fleet. Many factors will shape where individual firms decide to produce fuel-efficient vehicles and their key components and whether this new demand will be met through domestic sourcing or imports, according to the authors.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

In 2012, EPA and NHTSA set joint greenhouse gas and fuel economy standards over a decade in advance for MY 2022-2025. NHTSA has not yet reached a determination on its fuel economy standards and continues its Midterm Evaluation activities.

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OCTOBER 19, 2019

ArcelorMittal is adding to its family of advanced high strength steels (AHSS) for the auto industry with the development of Fortiform 980 Extragal (-GI) in North America. This is a crucial advantage as carmakers come under pressure to further lighten vehicles as a part of their strategy to improve fuel economy.

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JANUARY 13, 2017

The standards are projected to result in average fleet-wide consumer fuel economy sticker values of 36 miles per gallon (mpg) by model year 2025, 10 mpg higher than the current fleet average. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has yet to weigh in on the results of its midterm evaluation for fuel economy standards.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

EcoMotors International, a Khosla-funded startup working to commercialize a diesel opoc (opposed-piston, opposed-cylinder) engine ( earlier post ), has named auto industry veteran Donald Runkle as its new CEO. EcoMotors was founded in 2008 by Prof.

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APRIL 24, 2013

We expect to gain an additional 4-8 percent fuel economy improvement over the 1,450 kg kerb weight, 12-volt LC SuperHybrid, which already achieves 50 mpg imperial (42 mpg US and 5.6 Batteries Fuel Efficiency Hybrids Vehicle Systems' Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 4, 2017

In the coming years, the world's auto industry will continue to shift its product mix to electric and electrified vehicles to meet growing concerns over carbon emissions and stringent fuel-economy regulations across the globe. A new study.

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MAY 18, 2009

The US auto industry, via the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, is lining up to support a new national, harmonized program to reduce carbon emissions and fuel consumption that President Obama will announce on Tuesday, 19 May. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 26, 2011

A couple years ago, the EPA announced the first changes in its Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards in more than a decade. Automakers were asked to increase the fuel efficiency of their fleets by almost 8 miles per gallon between 2012 and 2016. Since then.

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MARCH 4, 2009

American Honda Motor has introduced a Class 8 hybrid diesel electric truck into its truck fleet at its parts center in Alpharetta, Ga—the first such in the auto industry. The company’s diesel truck fleet, operated by its truck fleet partner, UPS Freight Truckload, typically travels 300,000 miles per day.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 6, 2012

The past couple of years, auto industry headlines have focused on 2025 and its high benchmarks for corporate average fuel economy. But there's a nearer-term deadline that's fast approaching, and it comes with its own set of emissions and fuel-economy standards.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2013

The goal of USCAR is to further strengthen the technology base of the domestic auto industry through cooperative research and development. Formed in 1987, the Auto/Steel Partnership is a consortium of Steel Market Development Institute’s Automotive Applications Council, Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co.

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OCTOBER 24, 2011

Leading closed-loop recycling: being the first in the auto industry to set a recycling objective and adopt a comprehensive closed-loop recycling scheme, including steel, aluminum and plastic. Nissan said it will also provide a second-life energy storage system with used EV batteries through the 4R business.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 15, 2011

Permanent fuel economy standards could pose a “very serious” risk to the auto industry, according to the Center for Automotive Research (CAR).

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JUNE 28, 2016

Even with wide-ranging unpredictable gas prices, US automakers will remain profitable and suppliers will benefit under existing national fuel economy standards slated to be in place until 2025, according to a new economic analysis brief prepared by independent automotive industry analysts, commissioned by the nonprofit group Ceres.

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OCTOBER 21, 2009

These efforts could include development of industry-wide vehicle specifications by weight class; industry-wide fuel economy requirements; fleet user education programs; and industry-wide best practices, all designed to help achieve a significant increase in fleet fuel efficiency and a commensurate decrease in GHG and other emissions.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

The lobbyists for automakers have made their views on Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards through 2025 quite clear. The majority of carmakers would prefer to see those standards relaxed, delayed or altered. Today, they call for a fleet average of 54.5 mpg (or about 38 mpg on window stickers) for vehicles sold in the U.S.

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