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| | Fuel efficiency - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Fuel efficiency is normally expressed in terms of power per unit of engine displacement, also known as specific output. | | | Fuel efficiency relates the efficiency of converting energy contained in a carrier fuel to kinetic energy or work. | | | For example, power output from Chrysler's 3.9 L LA V6 engine jumped from 125 hp (93 kW) to 180 hp (134 kW) in 1992 due to the addition of fuel injection and a free-flowing intake manifold. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_efficiency
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| | Green Car Congress: Fuel Efficiency |
| | Fuel that is not needed flows back via a water heat exchanger and is mixed with the incoming fuel from the tank of the CLS 350 CGI. | | | Fuel cell technology is projected to supply a tiny 0.02% of LDV transportation energy consumed in 2030. | | | A regulating valve ensures that only the fuel quantity required for the engine’s operating point is delivered, thereby reducing the power requirement of the high-pressure pump. |
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http://www.greencarcongress.com/fuel_efficiency
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| | Directory:Fuel Efficiency - PESWiki |
| | SuperTech fuel saver - Super Tech® is a catalyst device that is immersed in the fuel tank, where it emits infrared and electromagnetic waves. | | | The Fitch Fuel Catalyst (http://www.fitchfuelcatalyst.com/products/auto/index.html) is a maintenance free device which easily installs in the fuel line much like a fuel filter, or directly into the fuel tank. | | | The result is cleaner combustion and higher overall fuel mileage. |
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http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Fuel_Efficiency
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| | The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers |
| | One way is through improvements in conventional technology that enhances the efficiency of today’s vehicle powertrains, such as variable valve timing. | | | For example, because of torque demands for trucks (towing, load carrying, etc), technologies such as turbochargers, variable valve timing, and continuously variable transmissions do not yield the fuel economy gains possible in cars—and may not be applicable at all. | | | Downsizing with Turbocharger or Supercharger: Utilizes a turbine in the exhaust stream to drive a compressor in the intake manifold, which compresses incoming air to the engine. |
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http://www.autoalliance.org/fuel/fuel_efficiency.php
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| | IATA - Fuel efficiency |
| | The bulk of fuel efficiency improvements derive from the gradual incorporation of best available technologies in the fleet. | | | Typically, it takes 15 to 20 years before new technologies translate into system-wide efficiency gains. | | | Safety, legal and environmental constraints can also limit the potential to operate more efficiently. |
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http://www.iata.org/whatwedo/environment/fuel_efficiency.htm
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| | Motor Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Program |
| | The MOUs embrace a more comprehensive, balanced approach to motor vehicle fuel efficiency aimed at vehicle owners and operators, as well as vehicle technology. | | | An update and enhancement of NRCan's Vehicle Information System (VIS) was undertaken in preparation of the release of an analysis of new vehicle fuel efficiency and technology trends from 1988 to 1998. | | | The elements of the MOUs are being implemented through the Government Industry Motor Vehicle Energy Committee (GIMVEC) and its sub-committees, which are working in three areas: communicating and promoting vehicle efficiency, vehicle energy data and reporting and future vehicle technology. |
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http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/transportation/fuels/motorvehicles.cfm?text=N&printview=N
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| | Fuel Efficiency |
| | Fuel efficiency: Actual tests using the Listeroid 6/1, ST3 head, and the efficient Allmand drive system produced.125 gallons of biodiesel per KWH. | | | He is using the utterpower Allmand built pulley on the head and driving the generator off the flywheel, we think this is a very efficient belt drive and probably saves a few percentage points in losses over a Vee belt system. | | | Jeff's (point one two five).125 gallons per KWH was accomplished with a 2500 watt load. |
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http://www.utterpower.com/fuel1.htm
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| | Fuel Efficiency - Transport Canada |
| | The government’s voluntary fuel consumption program for new vehicles was initiated in the late 1970s, as an alternative to proclamation of mandatory standards under the Motor Vehicle Fuel Consumption Standards Act (1982). | | | The ATVP will ensure that Transport Canada is ready to match the pace of technological change with programs that facilitate the introduction and use of clean, safe and efficient advanced technology vehicles. | | | The sustainability of Canada's transportation system relies on the reduction of air emissions from transportation sources and the development of cleaner transportation systems, practices and technologies. |
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http://www.tc.gc.ca/programs/environment/policy/fuelEfficiency.htm
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| | Fuel Efficiency Standards |
| | A temporary one-year freeze was included in DOT's Fiscal Year 1996 appropriation; the legislation would extend the freeze at the current levels of 27.5 miles per gallon (mpg) for passenger cars and 20.7 mpg for light trucks, until changed by law. | | | A few of the real reasons construction contractors chose specific vehicles are (in no particular order): safety, expected life-span of vehicle, durability and reliability, ease and handling, engine size and/or power, towing, plowing and hauling capability, ground clearance and off-road capability, stocking options, and size and configuration of cargo space. | | | PHCC-National Association believes that unreasonably high CAFE standards have already raised automobile and light truck costs, limited consumer choice of vehicles and reduced highway safety without achieving the anticipated environmental and energy efficiency benefits expected. |
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http://www.naphcc.org/members/govt/position/fuel.asp
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| | Fuel Efficiency, LLC |
| | Keeping the firetubes clean on a continual basis will improve the heat transfer efficiency of the boiler and reduce fuel requirements as well. | | | The Brock Digital Stack Temperature Monitor is an early warning device which can help to prevent fuel waste and warn of potential problems. | | | In addition to the improvements in boiler performance and output, the use of the B.E.T. Automatic Boiler Tube Cleaning System can eliminate the messy, unpleasant task of manually cleaning boiler tubes. |
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http://www.fuelefficiencyllc.com
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| | Howstuffworks "What speed should I drive to get maximum fuel efficiency?" |
| | So in terms of fuel used per mile, the faster the car goes, the better use we make of that fixed amount of fuel required. | | | When you put the car in drive and start moving at say 1 mph, the car uses only a tiny bit more fuel, because the road load is very small at 1 mph. | | | Eventually, the power required increases more than the efficiency of the engine improves. |
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http://www.howstuffworks.com/question477.htm
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| | InsightCentral.net - Honda Insight Fuel Efficiency Tips |
| | The best fuel economy is gained by a combination of the gas petal to the floor with shifts at as low an rpm as possible to sustain your desired acceleration. | | | Because the regenerative braking system is limited in how quickly it can slow the car by itself, the more abruptly your stop, the more you are using the friction brakes, and the so the more energy you've wasted. | | | The advantage of this mode is the extra digit of accuracy and higher resolution of the bar graph allows you to see more subtle differences in the efficiency you're achieving. |
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http://www.insightcentral.net/KB/faq-efficiency.html
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| | Energy Efficient Transportation for Florida (FSEC-EN-19) |
| | It can be burned efficiently in internal combustion engines or used in fuel cell powered electric vehicles. | | | Beyond hybrids, there are many off-the-shelf technologies that U.S. automobile manufacturers could incorporate to raise fuel efficiency of American cars by up to 30%. | | | Ford, DaimlerChrysler, GM and BMW are also soon to be deploying fuel cell-powered automobiles in the U.S. in the near future. |
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http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/pubs/energynotes/en-19.htm
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| | Fuel Efficiency |
| | Fuel Efficiency : The proportion of energy released by fuel combustion that is converted into useful energy. | | | NTL Catalog: Increased Automobile Fuel Efficiency and Synthetic... | | | New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV) set an automobile fuel efficiency goal of 80 |
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http://www.mongabay.com/reference/environment/Fuel_Efficiency.html
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| | Active.com - Eight ways to 'program your muscles' for greater fuel efficiency |
| | A large amount of fat is also burned in the first portion of a race, while blood glucose supplies a smaller amount of energy and protein a very tiny amount. | | | Eight ways to 'program your muscles' for greater fuel efficiency | | | Active.com - Eight ways to 'program your muscles' for greater fuel efficiency |
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http://www.active.com/story.cfm?story_id=9806&sidebar=26&category=triathlon
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| | Magnetic FuelSaver and Tornado FuelSaver. |
| | These units have been installed without other fuel line or ignition adjustments to treat vehicles failing required emission tests as an inexpensive retrofit accessory to give substantially immediate improvements of up to the order of 80 % reduction in hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide emissions. | | | In the usual automobile gasoline engine demagnetization usually does not occur even when the oxygen is treated in the air filter section of the engine. | | | The resultant conditioned fuel/air mixture magnetized in opposite polarities burns more completely, producing higher engine output, better fuel economy, more power and most importantly reduces the amount of hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide and oxides of nitrogen in the exhaust. |
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http://www.fut.es/~sje/mag_fuel.htm
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| | Car - Fuel Efficiency |
| | One of the most common reasons for a drop in fuel efficiency is a dirty intake filter. | | | Also your catalytic converter will no longer be running at full temperature and so your car will be less efficient, increasing the amount of pollution you cause. | | | Consider 'hybrid' vehicles &; they combine a conventional engine with an electric motor and battery. |
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http://www.whatprice.co.uk/tips/fuel-efficiency.html
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| | FAQ - Fuel Efficiency - technical details |
| | The 2207 cartridge is barely different from the liquid fuel case; the two sizes of Powermax cartridge and the 450 gm gas cartridge (thrown in just for comparison) are very efficient. | | | The petrol and kero stoves remain heavy and expensive, but the incremental cost of fuel is low. | | | The column 'HPI' is for 'Heating Power Index: a measure of efficiency found in some Primus literature, but whether it relates to fuel by volume or mass I am not sure. |
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http://www.bushwalking.org.au/FAQ/FAQ_Efficiency.htm
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| | Fuel - Fuel Efficiency |
| | CNN.com - Fuel efficient vehicles outnumbered by gas guzzlers in... | | | in the global development of hydrogen and fuel cell powered cars. | | | NREL: Advanced Vehicles and Fuels Research - Hybrid Electric and... |
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http://www.fuelreview.com/fuelefficiency
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| | Fuel efficiency, efficiency fuel improve, fuel efficiency rating |
| | Improve Your Fuel Efficiency With Proven Military Technology That Works...This Is Not Snake Oil...This Product Creates A More Efficient Burn, Which Increases Your MPG, Increases Power, Saves Money And Drastically Reduces Harmful Exhaust. | | | Read about fuel efficiency in the free online encyclopedia and dictionary. | | | Starware search is an excellent resource for quality sites on fuel efficiency and much more! |
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http://www.bmwhome.com/fuel-efficiency.html
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| | Green Trust Sustainability & Renewable Energy: Fuel Efficiency: Technology Not Pulling Its Weight |
| | We are also interested in hearing about fuel efficiency projects currently underway. | | | The country needs a real catalyst to spark innovation in fuel efficiency technology. | | | The Technology Suits is trying to rally people in a push for higher requirements and more government funding into alternative fuel sources. |
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http://www.green-trust.org/2005/09/fuel-efficiency-technology-not-pulling.html
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| | Planet Ark : UPDATE - US Senate debates fuel standards for gas guzzlers |
| | However, in addition to looking at the potential effect on vehicle safety and jobs, the plan would mean the Transportation Department must consider the "economic practicability" and "technological feasibility" of new fuel standards. | | | Service stations would be able to deduct up to $100,000 in the first year they install alternative refueling equipment like pumps and storage tanks, under the Levin-Bond approach. | | | The department would decide the target for higher mileage requirements. |
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http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/15012/story.htm
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| | Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) |
| | To convert from a metric system fuel efficiency measurement like 5 liters per 100 kilometers into the equivalent miles per gallon rating, convert from 100/5 km/liter to mpg. | | | To convert from an English system measurement like 25 miles per gallon into the equivalent liters per 100 kilometers rating, convert from 100/25 km/mpg to liters; the result will be the number of liters per 100 kilometers. | | | How do I convert fuel efficiency/fuel consumption measurements between the metric system (SI) and English system units? |
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http://www.convertit.com/Go/PlacesNamed/Measurement/FAQ.ASP?Topic=4
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| | Alternative Fuel & High Efficiency Vehicles |
| | Moving toward a more diversified approach to fuels and supporting the advancement of higher efficiency vehicles is one of the goals of the State's programs. | | | Earlier programs included demonstration programs with vehicles using "neat" ethanol and methanol; infrastructure development for methanol/gasoline blends - M85; support for flexible fuel, natural gas and electric vehicles. | | | Safe School Bus Clean Fuel Efficiency Demonstration Program, Final Status Report Phase 4 |
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http://www.energy.ca.gov/afvs
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| | Online NewsHour: Increasing Fuel Efficiency -- July 31, 2001 |
| | Among other things, the study finds fuel efficiency can be improved by 20 to 40 percent, using technology that already exists; and implementing these improvements would take at least ten to 15 years. | | | Whether to increase fuel efficiency standards has become part of the energy debate now before the House of Representatives. | | | You could probably take the fuel economy of one of those cars from, say, 20 miles per gallon which would be the average fuel economy for one of those now, up to something in the vicinity of 25, 26 miles per gallon, which is a non-trivial increase. |
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http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/environment/july-dec01/fuel_7-31.html
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| | WOWT Fuel Efficiency |
| | Consumer Reports compared fuel efficiency on more than 300 cars. | | | It turns the front wheels, while a computer directs the driver to speed up and slow down. | | | The engineers say these tests, done outdoors, give a much more accurate assessment of the actual mileage you'll get from a car. |
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http://www.wowt.com/news/features/1/1752486.html
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| | The paradox of fuel efficiency - The Boston Globe |
| | Result: more miles driven and more gasoline consumed. | | | If that sounds counterintuitive, think about it this way: Would lowering the price of operating an automobile -- i.e., making driving cheaper -- lead to higher or lower consumption? | | | As the efficiency of computers has climbed, so has the demand for them. |
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http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2005/09/21/the_paradox_of_fuel_efficiency
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| | cars.com: Automotive Top 10s Best & Worst Fuel Economy |
| | Each class includes both the top-ranking vehicle with a manual transmission and the top-ranking automatic. | | | Each year, the Environmental Protection Agency compiles its Fuel Economy Guide to educate car buyers on fuel-efficient vehicles. | | | The following vehicles have the highest fuel economy within the most popular classes. |
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http://www.cars.com/go/advice/Story.jsp?section=top&subject=best_mpg&story=mpgClass&referer=advice
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| | Fuel efficiency |
| | I would imagine, in the highest gear with maximum vacuum in the intake | | | > Mine's most fuel efficient at maybe 1mph. | | | At what speed are cars their most fuel efficient? |
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http://www.car-groups.com/post/22106/Fuel_efficiency.html
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| | Fuel cell or fuel efficiency? csmonitor.com |
| | Longer term, Washington is right to target government funding where it will do the most good - overcoming the logistical and technological obstacles that keep pollution-free vehicles off the road. | | | In creating Freedom CAR, Bush dropped the Partnership for New Generation Vehicles (PNGV), which researched ways to make internal combustion engines more fuel efficient. | | | We should not be taken in by a false dichotomy between fuel cell and fuel efficiency. |
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http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0118/p11s02-coop.html
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| | DaimlerChrysler fuel efficiency Executive Motoring |
| | The system, now standard on the majority of HEMI 5.7L V8 engines, can improve fuel economy by up to 20%. | | | DaimlerChrysler says that with rising petrol prices across the Middle East, its new Multi-Displacement System technology delivers substantial fuel savings. |
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http://www.ameinfo.com/68713.html
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| | Wired News: Fuel Efficiency Trumps Fuel Cells |
| | They said better fuel efficiency, improvements to car technology and stricter environmental rules could reduce air pollution at less than one-hundredth the cost of hydrogen cars, and would be more effective for several decades. | | | Other scientists have also questioned the benefits of hydrogen fuel cells. | | | WASHINGTON -- Two U.S. energy experts cast more doubt Friday on a push to develop hydrogen-powered cars as a means to cut air pollution and reduce oil imports. |
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http://www.wired.com/news/autotech/0,2554,59687,00.html
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| | Fuel Efficiency Trade-Offs |
| | However, CAFE's curbing of demand for oil in the '70s and '80s, when the standards were put into effect, was small. | | | After all, highly fuel efficient compact cars are available for purchase and are cheaper than the larger alternatives, but many people still choose to buy sport utility vehicles. | | | Also, any increase in fuel efficiency as a result of higher CAFE standards would be slow to take effect because the turnover in the auto fleet takes many years. |
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http://www.cei.org/gencon/019,04789.cfm
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| | Drumbeat grows louder for fuel efficiency - Business - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper |
| | Though the CAFE standards are opposed by the auto industry and many Republicans for distorting markets and inhibiting free consumer choice, "there is a case for raising the CAFE standards," and narrowing the difference between cars and SUVs, which with other light trucks are required to average only 20.9 miles per gallon, said Mr. | | | The biggest gains in fuel efficiency were attained in the 1970s and 1980s, when oil prices soared to unprecedented levels and the government imposed fuel efficiency standards that require the fleet of cars to average a minimum of 27.5 miles per gallon. | | | Americans consume a quarter of the world's oil, and most is used to fuel cars, trucks, airplanes and other vehicles. |
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http://washingtontimes.com/business/20050822-122511-5121r.htm
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| | Fuel Efficiency Automobile Test Data Center |
| | Welcome to the Fuel Efficiency Automobile Test Data Center | | | This site provides access to much of the remote sensing work Don Stedman's group at the University of Denver has been involved in since 1987. |
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http://www.feat.biochem.du.edu
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| | Americans for Fuel Efficient Cars |
| | Help get our TV ads on screens across America - click here to find out how you can make a donation online or through the mail. | | | The Detroit Project by Americans for Fuel Efficient Cars - info@thedetroitproject.com | | | Click here to watch the new ad or view our past TV ads. |
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http://www.thedetroitproject.com/about/david.htm
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| | Car Fuel Efficiency Toughened |
| | Ironically, it is developments in the U.S. that have revived the possibility of a Canadian code for fuel economy. | | | And the feds' opening bargaining position is ambitious enough to have the industry's lobbyists very jumpy: a 25-per-cent improvement in fuel economy by 2010 for both passenger cars and the light trucks category, which includes popular minivans, sport utility vehicles and pickups. | | | Under the current guidelines, all cars sold by each manufacturer must average no more than 8.6 litres/100 km, and all light trucks, including SUVs and minivans, no more than 11.4 litres/100 km. |
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http://www.canadianencyclopedia.ca/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=M1ARTM0012311
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| | Fuel Consumption Guide Database 1986-2003 |
| | The Fuel Consumption Guide Database provides comparative data on the fuel consumption of many vehicles sold in Australia between 1986 and 2003. | | | The database includes passenger cars and four-wheel drives, and light commercial vehicles up to 2.7 tonnes gross vehicle mass. | | | The Green Vehicle Guide provides information about the environmental performance of new vehicles sold in Australia. |
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http://www.greenhouse.gov.au/fuelguide
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| | EERE: Bookmark Update |
| | Formerly known as the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (EREN), the site is now US DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). | | | The US Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy can now be found at http://www.eere.energy.gov/. | | | The US Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has updated and redesigned its Web site. |
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| | BNA reported today that 20 House members introduced legislation that would increase the fuel economy standards for autos and ligth trucks to an average 33 mpg by 2016 from the current 21.7 mpg for light trucks and 27 mpg for cars. | | | Although the Bush administration and automakers still opposes increased fuel efficiency standards, the sponsors hope to be able to pass this legislation as floor amendment to another bill. | | | Welcome to The Environment hosted by Lowenstein Sandler PC A weblog addressing Environmental, Health and Safety issues for the Business Community. |
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http://www.the-environment.ws/search.aspx?blogid=360
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| | lolife: Fuel Efficiency |
| | Lawmakers with automakers in their districts led the fight to defeat Waxman's proposal, arguing it was backdoor way to require U.S. mini-vans, sport utility vehicles and pick-up trucks to improve their fuel efficiency. | | | I don't get how these losers can keep their jobs. | | | This quote from this article cracks me up: |
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http://www.lolife.com/blog/archives/000097.html
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| | Personal Vehicles Initiative |
| | The Personal Vehicles Initiative provides Canadian motorists with helpful tips on buying, driving and maintaining their vehicles to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change. | | | Reducing fuel consumption means saving money and, more importantly, helping the environment. |
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http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/transportation/personal-vehicles-initiative.cfm
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