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NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Leading manufacturers of heavy-duty commercial trucks and engines called for a harmonized global approach and cooperation in efforts to improve fuel efficiency, with increased cooperation among European, Japanese and American regulators as a necessary key element. Tags: Fuel Efficiency Heavy-duty Policy. Earlier post.).

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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. —Dave McCurdy, president and CEO, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Audi has set the goal of successively reducing vehicle-specific CO 2 emissions by 30% by 2025 compared with reference year 2015 and over the entire product lifecycle. Combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 2.4 – 2.1 Combined CO 2 emissions in g/km: 53 – 46.). Audi is also focusing on the manufacture of its products.

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DECEMBER 21, 2010

A cap-and-price scheme with a target quantity and corresponding price can alleviate rebound effects and perverse incentives of fuel efficiency and low-carbon fuel standards. Including road transport fuels in a cap-and-trade scheme, complemented by appropriate regulatory policies such as. Source: CITIES. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 27, 2014

At the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), Schaeffler highlighted its range of fuel-efficiency technologies and systems in the form of its current demonstration vehicle: Efficient Future Mobility North America. Contributions to fuel efficiency improvement. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge. —Prof. 48 Volt System.

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AUGUST 30, 2009

Under the Proalcool Program, sugar companies were ordered to increase production and the state-run oil company, Petrobras, was required to make álcool (ethanol) available at its fuel stations. The production and consumption of hydrous ethanol fuel followed an expected pattern. of water.

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APRIL 26, 2021

Honda last week announced key targets for sales of electrified vehicles in North America, with a plan to make battery-electric and fuel cell electric vehicles (BEVs and FCEVs) to represent 100% of its vehicle sales by 2040, progressing from sales of 40% by 2030 and 80% by 2035. Fuel Cell Technology.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Greenhouse gas and fuel economy levels under the EPA NHTSA joint proposed rulemaking. The proposal builds upon the core principles President Obama announced in May for a harmonized national policy intended to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for all new cars and trucks sold in the US.( Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 10, 2014

EPA released the latest edition of its annual report on trends in CO 2 emissions, fuel economy and powertrain technology for new personal vehicles in the US. Fuel economy has now increased in eight of the last nine years; average carbon dioxide emissions are also at a record low of 369 g/mile in model year 2013.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2010

The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) will launch road-trials of an 18% blend of hydrogen with Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in the next 2-3 months. The project was taken up under the National Hydrogen Energy Road Map for developing greener fuel technologies to cut emission. Business Standard.

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MARCH 18, 2016

The world’s leading manufacturers of heavy-duty commercial trucks and engines called for further progress in regulatory harmonisation and closer cooperation among European, North American, and Japanese regulators in order to improve energy efficiency and reduce fuel consumption associated with on-road freight transport.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Mercedes-Benz presented the new B-Class F-CELL, its first (limited) series production fuel-cell powered electric vehicle available in the US ( earlier post ), at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The hydrogen used to run the fuel cell is stored in three tanks at a pressure of 10,150 psi (700 bar). lbs (4 kg) of the gaseous fuel.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

IEA fuel economy readiness index status, 2010. New propulsion systems requiring new fuels, such as plug-in electric vehicle systems and fuel cell systems, are beyond the scope of this technology roadmap and are treated in separate roadmaps. Average fuel economy and new vehicles registrations, 2005 and 2008.

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JULY 5, 2023

For example, 15 new electric and flex-fuel vehicle models are being launched by 2025 alone. The flex-fuel vehicles developed by Volkswagen in Brazil can basically run on ethanol and gasoline, as well as any mixtures of these fuels. Compared to gasoline, this reduces greenhouse gas emissions by up to 80%. and the ID.

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APRIL 21, 2010

At present, 17 of the 27 EU Member States levy CO 2 -related taxes on passenger cars, and 15 governments provide tax incentives for electrically chargeable vehicles, according to the newly published European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) Tax Guide 2010. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Europe Plug-ins Policy.

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MARCH 30, 2010

At the upcoming SAE 2010 World Congress in Detroit, John Rugh from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will present a paper proposing a vehicle-level test procedure to measure the fuel used by mobile air conditioning units. kW engine and a 51.8 kWh Li-ion battery pack) from 18% to 30% in a worst case hot environment. Real world.

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AUGUST 14, 2009

The federal government’s Cash for Clunkers aims to stimulate the economy, provide relief for automobile manufacturers and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Knittel did not analyze the program’s other key objectives: stimulating the economy and providing relief for automobile manufacturers. However, the.

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DECEMBER 2, 2011

ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers’s Association) has been asked to establish the Global Secretariat in 2012. Global Fuel Specification. Fuel Efficiency Improvements. The main issues to be covered by the global secretariat include: World Harmonized Diesel Certification (WHDC). Heavy Duty Hybrid Certification.

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Global Commercial Manufacturer Engine 210

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Seeking to slash CO 2 emissions from its North American manufacturing operations, Honda has entered into long-term virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) for renewable wind and solar power that will cover more than 60% of the electricity that Honda uses in North America.

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JUNE 4, 2010

Various combinations of commercially available technologies could greatly reduce fuel consumption in passenger cars, sport-utility vehicles, minivans, and other light-duty vehicles over the next 15 years without compromising vehicle performance or safety, according to a new report by the National Research Council. Engines and Technologies.

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OCTOBER 11, 2019

The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), Hydrogen Europe and the International Road Transport Union (IRU) are jointly calling on European policy makers to ramp up investments in EU-wide hydrogen refueling infrastructure for fuel cell electric vehicles. the Connecting Europe Facility). logistic centers).

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DECEMBER 20, 2010

The newly formed Engine Products Group (EPG)—comprising the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (Alliance), The Association of International Automobile Manufacturers, Inc. The statute passed by Congress in 2007 states that fuels can’t be approved for the market that could cause any failures.

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MARCH 27, 2009

The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has set the model year 2011 CAFE standards, which it estimates will raise the industry-wide combined light-duty vehicle fuel economy average to 27.3 mpg, save 887 million gallons of fuel over the lifetime of the MY 2011 cars and light trucks, and reduce CO 2 emissions by 8.3

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2011 MPG Standards Industry 210

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JUNE 25, 2013

Audi has opened its e-gas plant in Werlte, making it the first automobile manufacturer to develop a chain of sustainable energy carriers. CO 2 tailpipe emissions are less than 95 grams per km (153 g/mile) in the NEDC. The e-gas project is part of Audi’s comprehensive e-fuels strategy. Audi’s e-gas plant. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

For this purpose, the company provides plastic components that are no longer needed, such as fuel tanks, wheel trim parts and radiator grills, from Audi models returning from the German dealership network, for example. These plastic components are processed into pyrolysis oil by chemical recycling.

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OCTOBER 1, 2010

The US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Notice of Intent (NOI) to begin developing new standards for greenhouse gases and fuel economy for light-duty vehicles for the 2017-2025 model years. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 16, 2011

According to its estimates, adopting the full combination of improved technologies in medium and large cars and pickup trucks with spark-ignition engines could reduce fuel consumption by 29% at an additional cost of $2,200 to the consumer. Source: NRC. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2010

The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc (JAMA), a nonprofit industry association comprising fourteen manufacturers of passenger cars, trucks, buses and motorcycles in Japan, recently issued position statements on and recommended specifications for bioethanol and biodiesel (fatty acid methyl ester, FAME).

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NOVEMBER 30, 2011

At the meeting, the chief executives of more than ten global truck and engine manufacturers discussed key issues facing the industry, including fuel efficiency improvements, reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, diesel fuel specifications, and issues related to heavy-duty engine and vehicle regulation and certification.

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Global Manufacturer Engine Vehicles 199

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JUNE 9, 2009

Three organizations representing health, environmental and energy policy interests joined four national trade associations in calling on the US Congress to restore funding for the federal hydrogen and fuel cell research and deployment program to FY 2009 levels. Fuel cell vehicles should be part of our portfolio. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 8, 2014

For the eighth consecutive year, two of Honda’s Ohio automobile manufacturing plants have earned the US. On average, ENERGY STAR certified plants consume 35% less energy and produce 35% fewer greenhouse gas emissions than similar non-certified operations. earned the designation for the second year in a row. metric tons annually.

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MAY 13, 2011

drag coefficient) and low weight enable a fuel efficiency of 31.0 L/100km) in the 10-15 test cycle outlined by MLIT (equivalent to 75 g/km of CO 2 emissions), or 26.2 km/l in MLIT’s JC08 test cycle (equivalent to 89 g/km of CO 2 emissions). The combination of aerodynamic performance (0.29 km/L (73 mpg US, 3.2

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JUNE 8, 2015

to provide fuel cell power products and technology solutions to support the planned deployment of an initial 33 fuel cell-powered buses in two Chinese cities. Ballard and Synergy are collaborating with electric bus manufacturer Foshan Feichi Automobile Manufacturing Co. in the city of Yunfu in Guangdong province.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2010

When Congress passed the Clean Air Act, it never gave EPA the explicit authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions for the purpose of stopping global climate change. The resulting set of new standards will cover model years 2012-2016, and will require an average fuel economy standard of 35.5

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MARCH 15, 2018

The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (Auto Alliance) is strongly supporting the passage of Maryland’s SB 1234 , a bill that would require the State of Maryland to purchase zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) for state fleets. Maryland is one of nine states that has adopted California’s ZEV Mandate.

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OCTOBER 12, 2010

Maruti Suzuki developed the SX4 Hybrid and Eeco Charge concepts as a part of the Government-initiated and SIAM (Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers)-coordinated National Hybrid Propulsion Program (NHPP) and the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy Sources (MNRE)’s High Energy Density Battery Development Program. SX4 Hybrid.

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MARCH 1, 2013

The e-gas fuel will be produced in the power-to-gas plant in Werlte, Germany. CO 2 tailpipe emissions are less than 95 grams per km (153 g/mile) in gas mode. Two displays in the instrument cluster provide the driver with up-to-date information on the fuel level in each of the tanks. The engine is based on the new 1.4

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