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OCTOBER 10, 2014

mpg increase over the previous year and an increase of nearly 5 mpg since 2004. The majority of the carbon and oil savings from current vehicles is due to new gasoline vehicle technologies, the report observed. Since 1975, half of car production has consistently been within several mpg of each other. mpg, which is 0.5

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

The proposed CAFE standards are projected to require, on an average industry fleet-wide basis for cars and trucks combined, 40.1 mpg US (5.87 mpg by 2016 and result in an average light vehicle tailpipe CO 2 level of 250 grams per mile. mpg in MY 2021. mpg in model year 2025. L/100km) in model year 2021, and 49.6

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Fuel Economy EPA Economy MPG 338

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

A new economic analysis in an issue brief from the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) is recommending that the Obama Administration set a fleet-wide car and light truck fuel economy standard of 60 mpg (3.92 The economic analysis shows that going to 38 mpg (6.19 L/100km) by 2025 and 74 mpg (3.18 L/100km) by 2025.

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MPG Standards Fuel Economy America 225

Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2011

AT&T is putting 101 Chevrolet Express Cargo 2500 vans powered by low-emissions compressed natural gas into its customer service fleet. The vans get gasoline-equivalent fuel economy of 11 mpg city and 16 mpg highway. to 23 gasoline-equivalent gallons. Chevrolet Express/GMC Savana CNG storage tanks.

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Chevrolet Fleet GMC MPG 199

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2013

EPA projects advanced transmissions (6+ speeds and CVTs), gasoline direct injection (GDI) systems, and turbocharged engines will be installed on at least 15% of all MY 2013 vehicles. The majority of the emissions and fuel savings from current vehicles, EPA noted, is due to new gasoline vehicle technologies. mpg, or 22%.

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Fuel Economy 2012 Economy EPA 247

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2020

This new battery technology and other upgrades give them the range, power and features at the price they need to scale up their electric fleets. The Gen 4 model achieves 61 MPGe on certified dyno testing, compared to 13 MPG for the gasoline version. —Tim Reeser, CEO of Lightning eMotors.

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Battery Batteries Fuel Electric 448

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2013

GM has made three product commitments for 2017 related to its sustainability strategy: to have 500,000 vehicles on the road in the US with some form of electrification ( earlier post ); to double the number of US models that can achieve an EPA-estimated 40 mpg US (5.9 Earlier post.).

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GM MPG Manufacturer 2017 275

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 27, 2012

mpg US) or better (measured according to the technical requirements and specifications of the European Regulation (EC) 715/2007 as last amended). l/100 km (71 mpg US), equivalent to 87 gCO 2 /km. liter Duratec gasoline units. liter Duratec gasoline units. l/100 km (63.6

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MPG Ford Diesel 2007 210

Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2022

The new standards require an industry-wide fleet average of approximately 49 mpg for passenger cars and light trucks in model year 2026. Estimated Average of CAFE Levels (mpg) Required Under Final Rule. Overall Fleet. Passenger Cars. Light Trucks.

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MPG Standards Fleet Fuel Economy 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2012

Cincinnati, Ohio city officials are developing a Green Fleet Plan that would end the city’s dependence on gasoline or diesel motor fuels by 2025. The Green Fleet Plan is being developed for the city’s 3,654 vehicles and is expected to be finished by mid-2012.

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Fleet Green Fuel Ohio 218

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2021

MPG compared to E15. 10% of the US’ on-road fleet switching from E10 to E30 every year would result in an average reduction of approximately 34 megatons of CO 2 emitted every year. The use of E30 leads to an average decrease in fuel efficiency of approximately 0.64

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Fuel Gasoline Vehicles Nebraska 375

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

The 2017 Cruze Diesel Sedan ( earlier post ) fitted with the six-speed manual transmission offers an EPA-estimated highway mileage of 52 mpg (4.52 The six-speed manual model returns an EPA-estimated city mileage of 30 mpg (7.83 l/100 km), resulting in 37 mpg (6.35 Base price of the entry-level gasoline-powered Cruze is $17,850.

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MPG EPA 2017 Diesel 170

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Number of cars (world and US), amount of gasoline consumed, amount of ethanol equivalent required for a neat ethanol fleet, ethanol and electricity to power hybrid fleet, and sugar cane area for hybrid fleet. km/liter (46 mpg US, or 5.1 l/100km) using gasoline as the fuel. Credit: ACS, Pacca and Moreira.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2012

The seven-seater compact vans now offers gasoline, diesel, CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) and LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) ex works. The engine provides the same output and torque of 200 N·m (148 lb-ft) (1,850 – 4,900 rpm) in both LPG and gasoline operation modes. Gasoline mode fuel consumption is 6.7

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Gasoline Gas MPG Engine 324

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2011

Light duty vehicle fleet by type and average fuel efficiency. The vast majority will be hybrids that use mainly gasoline plus a small amount of battery power; these will make up more than 40 percent of the global fleet by 2040. Source: ExxonMobil Outlook. Click to enlarge. L/100 km) by 2040. —ExxonMobil Outlook.

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Personal Global Transportation Fuel 408

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

The team evaluated five vehicle types (gasoline and diesel cars, diesel buses, e-bikes, e-cars) and considered how environmental impacts varied depending on the emission location. 1 , equivalent to a gasoline car with a fuel economy of 5.6 L/100km (or 42 mpg US). —Ji et al. on average), lower than for diesel cars (2.5×

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Emissions China Gasoline-Electric Fleet 252

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2012

The first phase, from MYs 2017-2021, includes final standards that are projected to require, on an average industry fleet-wide basis, a range from 40.3—41.0 mpg US (5.84 NHTSA projects that those standards could require, on an average industry fleet wide basis, a range from 48.7–49.7 L/100km) in MY 2021.

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MPG 2017 EPA Fuel Economy 210

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

A study by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University has concluded that regulatory incentives for OEMs for alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) intended to encourage a technology transition in the transportation fleet result in increased fleet-wide gasoline consumption and emissions. Incentives for selling AFVs.

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Gasoline Fleet Emissions Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2011

mpg US, 7.1 L/100km) of gasoline to 17.3 mpg US, 5.8 The [CAFE] standard is the average annual fuel efficiency for a manufacturer’s fleet and is measured in terms of global warming causing carbon dioxide emissions. The draft standard will be CO 2 emission of 135 gm/km for entire fleet in 2015. km/liter (33.2

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Standards India Fuel Fuel Economy 247

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

mpg US) and 119 g/km. liter T3 gasoline engine with manual gearbox down to 139 g/km. Volvo Car Corporation’s DRIVe Towards Zero also includes improvements of the gasoline engines. mpg US) in the S60. mpg US) and 164 g/km. Fuel consumption in the Volvo S60 with the 1.6D engine and Powershift is 4.3 L/100km (54.7

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Volvo Corporation Diesel Fuel 261

Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2020

The Lightning Electric models are being provided to the hospital system by Wondries Fleet Group, a leading fleet dealer in California. Lightning Electric is a battery-electric drivetrain package for the Ford Transit 350HD, a product used extensively by commercial and government fleets.

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California Ford Los Angeles Fleet 286

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2012

The current EV market is a fleet market, a B2B market, not a B2C market. A 500 kg gasoline car—a gasoline Twizy for example (which does not exist)—emits less CO 2 in its lifecycle than a the Renault Zoé EV weighing 1400 kg [3,086 lbs]. Such light vehicles consuming 2L per 100 km (118 mpg US) already exist.

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MPG Tax Gasoline-Electric 2012 385

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2014

In the analysis, EPA uses overall fuel economy in mpg equivalent (mpge) and tailpipe CO 2 emission values. Including net upstream CO 2 emissions for vehicles operating on electricity would reduce the positive impact of alternative fuel vehicles on fleet-wide CO 2 emissions, the agency noted. —EPA 2014 Trends report.

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Fuel Economy EPA Economy PHEV 312

Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2013

MPG: A Progress Report on Achievability ”—of the response of consumers and automakers as both begin to experience the effects of the newly adopted federal fuel economy standard. Those who say fuel economy is very important expect to get twelve miles more per gallon (mpg) from their next vehicle than those who say it is not important.

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Europe MPG Fuel Fuel Economy 281

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

This will be the first time that Ford F-250 trucks can be ordered by fleet customers with hybrid-electric drive technology; the XL3 system can provide up to a 25% increase in fuel economy. liter V8 gasoline engine compatible with a range of wheelbases, cab and bed configurations in both 4x2 and 4x4 options. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2013

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its annual report summarizing key trends in carbon dioxide emissions, fuel economy, and CO 2 - and fuel economy-related technology for gasoline- and diesel-fueled personal vehicles sold in the United States, from model years (MY) 1975 through 2012. Source: EPA. Click to enlarge.

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Fuel Economy 2012 EPA Economy 284

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MARCH 29, 2025

Toyotas hybrid system automatically switches between the electric drive mode, combined electric motor and gasoline engine, and gasoline-only engine power. The undetectable and seamless transitions have the Crown Hybrid EPA fuel economy rated at 42 mpg city/41 highway/41 combined. Story by John Faulkner.

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Toyota Hybrid MPG Nickel Metal Hydride 97

Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2011

Chrysler will deliver the first 20 units of its coming 140-unit plug-in hybrid RAM pickup test truck fleet ( earlier post )—10 to Clark County, Nevada and 10 to Yuma, Arizona—later this month, said Chrysler’s Abdullah A. Hemi V8 gasoline engine; a two-mode hybrid transmission; a 12.9 Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

The 2014 Accord Plug-in has been rated by the EPA with a maximum all-electric EV mode range of 13 miles (21 km) (Honda had earlier projected 10 to 15 miles), and a fuel-economy rating of 47/46/46 mpg city/hwy/combined (5.0/5.1/5.1 l/100km respectively). I.e., SULEV20 represents NMOG+NO x emission standards of 0.020 g/mi.

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2014 EPA Honda PHEV 339

Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2019

XL delivered 154 hybrid electric (HEV) GMC Savana Cargo vans to the California Vanpool Authority (also known as CalVans ) to improve the fuel efficiency and sustainability of its agriculture transportation fleet. According to the company, the order represents the largest single hybrid electric van deployment in California to date.

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GMC California Hybrid 2001 223

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2010

The SUV has a full-tank range of 650 kilometers (404 miles)—equal to that of a gasoline-powered car. The new model gets gasoline equivalent fuel efficiency of 31 kilometers per liter (73 mpg US), a 15% improvement over the previous version. Gasoline equivalent fuel efficiency. 73 mpg US, 3.23 Earlier post.).

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2015 Tucson Hyundai Fuel 231

Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2010

mpg if all improvements came from fuel economy) and 34.1 mpg US (6.9 As part of its program, EPA is establishing a system of averaging, banking, and trading (ABT) of credits, based on a manufacturer’s fleet average CO 2 performance. mpg US (EPA). Final CAFE mpg US (NHTSA). mpg US (EPA). mpg US (EPA).

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EPA Standards Light PHEV 236

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2014

GMC Sierra and Chevy Silverado trucks for each fleet were upgraded to run on either natural gas or gasoline using the new DuraDrive DI natural gas system, supplied by Utah-based AGA Systems. During EPA testing the DuraDrive DI set a record for efficiency on an eight-cylinder natural gas truck, achieving 23 mpg (10.2

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Texas Gas San Antonio Engine 259

Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2012

A) CNG light-duty cars vs. gasoline cars; (B) CNG heavy-duty vehicles vs. diesel vehicles; and (C) combined-cycle natural gas plants vs. supercritical coal plants using low-CH 4 coal. coal, gasoline, or diesel fuel), distinctions that have been largely lacking in the policy debate. Source: Alvarez et al. Click to enlarge.

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Climate Change Climate Gas Coal 270

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NOVEMBER 21, 2013

liter V6 engine is available with a factory-installed, gaseous-fuel prep package that includes hardened valves, valve seats, and pistons and rings so it can operate on either natural gas or gasoline through separate fuel systems. liter V6 has an EPA-estimated rating of 23 mpg on the highway and 19 mpg combined. per gallon.

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F-150 Ford Production Florida 220

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2014

The proposed regulations cover passenger cars sold in China from 2016 to 2020, and project an overall fleet-average fuel consumption of 5L/100km (47 mpg US) for new passenger cars in 2020, as measured over the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC), from an expected fleet average of 6.9L/100km 100km (34 mpg US) in 2015.

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Fuel Economy Economy China Fuel 239

Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2018

Lightning Systems, a global developer of zero-emissions solutions for commercial fleets, is taking its new Ford Transit LightningElectric model ( earlier post ) on the road, showcasing the recently released vehicle efficiency ratings of 61 MPGe on in-town routes and 66 MPGe on highway.

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