Green Car Congress
APRIL 11, 2023
Aggressive CO 2 and Miles Per Gallon (MPG) regulatory targets helping drive EV adoption and aluminum growth. Recent federal regulation ushering in more stringent CO 2 and MPG targets expected for 2027 to 2030 incentivizes EV adoption and helps further drive aluminum growth.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 26, 2022
Toyota has unveiled the all-new third-generation 2023 Sequoia full-size SUV. Fuel economy estimates are not available at this time, but Toyota expects it to be extremely competitive at the top of the segment—and a huge improvement over the previous generation (14 or 15 mpg US combined, for 4WD or 2WD models, respectively).
Green Car Congress
APRIL 2, 2019
Compared with cars, SUVs consume more energy per vehicle mile. Consequently, SUVs emit more carbon dioxide per vehicle mile than do cars. However, in the United States, the typical occupancy is higher for SUVs than for cars. Given that the difference in the average occupancy between SUVs and cars is 0.29
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 7, 2021
Specifically, this study examines actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks (pickup trucks, SUVs, and vans) from 1966 through 2019. (My mpg for both years). This is the latest of my occasional updates on long-term trends in U.S. vehicle fuel economy. My previous update included data through 2017.). gallons per 100 miles to 5.10
Green Car Congress
MARCH 16, 2021
miles per gallon (MPG). mpg, or slightly below the record high achieved in model year 2018. All vehicle types are at or near record low CO 2 emissions; however, market shifts away from cars and towards sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and pickups have offset some of the fleetwide benefits. Fuel economy decreased by 0.2
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
Specifically, this study examines actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks (pickup trucks, SUVs, and vans) from 1966 through 2017. mpg for both years). This is the latest of my occasional updates on retrospective, long-term trends in U.S. vehicle fuel economy. Calculated vehicle fuel economy is available going back to 1923.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 10, 2014
The SUV, a 2009 Ford Explorer with a 4-liter V6 engine, was also tested while towing an enclosed trailer. l/100 km) at 60 mph (97 km/h) to 33 mpg (7.1 Using a rooftop cargo box with the SUV decreased fuel economy from 24.9 The researchers tested the vehicles at a variety of speeds with the different configurations. l/100 km).
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