Working through grantees, it has had significant impact on promoting adoption of state and federal vehicle efficiency standards, more stringent residential and commercial building codes to reduce energy consumption, and development of renewable energy technology.
After speaking with a few experts, it seems clear what needs to be done: China has to reduce its reliance on coal, increase renewable energy, regulate the amount of smog-causing sulfur that can go into its diesel fuel and increase vehicle efficiency.
New government rules require new vehicle fuel efficiency to average 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025.
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First, it increases vehicle fuel efficiency to a fleetwide average of 35 miles per gallon by 2020, up from the current level of 25 mpg.
It's similar to a proposal by the Bush administration, which calls on Congress to drop a requirement that the Energy Department's loans be used for investments in vehicle fuel efficiency.
The average vehicle fuel efficiency has increased significantly.
Direct controls on emissions, for instance through vehicle fuel-efficiency standards, are being tightened around the world.
Designed to help drivers get the most from C-MAX, information such as instantaneous fuel economy can be displayed on one of two 4.2-inch LCD screens, helping drivers more closely monitor how their driving behavior affects the vehicle's efficiency.
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Companies like Ford are realizing that there is more to an eco-friendlier vehicle than simply fuel efficiency.
New car models like the Chevrolet Equinox, that combine car and sport utility vehicle elements for more efficiency, led the sales surge, up by 60% last month.
It applies it to allocating grants for transportation, for workforce training programs, and for the way we encourage commercial building efficiency and electric vehicle deployment.
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Another team from a public high school in one of the most disadvantaged neighborhoods in Philadelphia successfully created a low carbon emissions and ultra-high efficiency alternative fuel vehicle which competed against collegiate and corporate teams.
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In March of this year, the company set a goal of 30 percent improvement in fuel efficiency for its global vehicle fleet by 2020.
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It used a proprietary magnetic-pulse welding process, for example, to develop a lightweight, one-piece aluminum driveshaft that improves fuel efficiency for both light vehicle and commercial truck customers.
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And these investments will help businesses develop new technologies that vehicle makers can use to meet higher fuel efficiency standards.
Given today's materials and know-how, automotive engineers reckon a 10% reduction in vehicle weight yields a 6% improvement in efficiency.
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A123 expects this to lower cost, reduce weight and improve reliability, providing automakers with a cost-effective solution that A123 believes will increases efficiency and minimize system complexity without sacrificing vehicle performance, battery life or driving range.
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Taking a lead from the utility market, where OPower uses data from utilities to let consumers know how their energy use stacks up against comparable households, the car companies could let customers know how their fuel efficiency compares with other owners of the same type of vehicle, then suggest ways to improve.
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By 2050, it will have nearly 700 million, or almost three times the number of registered vehicles currently in the U.S. If China's vehicle fleet grows to these anticipated sizes with today's fuel efficiency and emissions standards, China will need roughly 20 million barrels of oil per day to fuel its transportation sector, which in turn will emit about 3 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide every year.
But consider that fuel efficiency improves 2 percent for every 100 pounds shed from a vehicle, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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However, I think you have to be a "diesel person, " one who enjoys the engines' efficiency, feel and unique power delivery, for such a vehicle to be truly satisfying.
But for hybrid owners who demonstrate exuberant efforts to find more energy efficiency, "we really appreciate the fact that the Prius is the vehicle of choice, " said Jana Hartline, environmental communications manager for Toyota.
None of this should surprise environmentalists: Fuel-efficiency standards sparked the boom in the ultimate symbol of wasteful consumption, the sport utility vehicle.
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