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Autobesity, also known as car bloat and truck bloat, is the trend, beginning in about the 1990s, [3] of cars increasing in average size and weight. [4] [5] The average weight of cars sold in Europe increased by 21% between 2001 and 2022. [6] In the United States, SUVs and pickup trucks comprised more than 75% of new sales in 2024 compared to 38 ...
VinBus electric bus charging at VF station. Solar cells are on top of the roof. A phase-out of fossil fuel vehicles are proposed bans or discouragement (for example via taxes) on the sale of new fossil-fuel powered vehicles or use of existing fossil-fuel powered vehicles, as well the encouragement of using other forms of transportation.
A start-stop system off button on a Perodua Myvi. A vehicle start-stop system or stop-start system (also known as S&S, micro hybrid, or micro hybrid electric vehicle (μHEV)) [1] automatically shuts down and restarts the internal combustion engine to reduce the amount of time the engine spends idling, thereby reducing fuel consumption and emissions.
Exxon Mobil is one of the largest oil-and-gas companies in the world, with more than 11,000 gas stations across the U.S.In 2023, the company generated $36 billion in profits and $55.4 billion in ...
[33] [44] This loophole might allow the car industry to meet the CAFE targets in fuel economy just by spending between US$100 to US$200 that it cost to turn a conventional vehicle into a flex-fuel, without investing in new technology to improve fuel economy, and saving them the potential fines for not achieving that standard in a given model year.
Starting with 2026 models, 35% of new cars, SUVs and small pickups sold in California would be required to be zero-emission vehicles, with quotas increasing each year until 2035.
While the Biden administration approved California’s effort to ban new sales of gas-powered cars by 2035, the Golden State’s automotive future remains uncertain. The incoming Trump ...
Some Diesel-powered cars can run with minor modifications on 100% pure vegetable oils. Vegetable oils tend to thicken (or solidify if it is waste cooking oil), in cold weather conditions so vehicle modifications (a two tank system with diesel start/stop tank), are essential in order to heat the fuel prior to use under most circumstances.