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FOTW #1131: Average Fuel Economy for Model Year 2019 Light-Duty Vehicles Was 95% Better than Model Year 1975
Posted by Victoria on Apr. 29, 2020 / Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation, Emissions & Fuel Economy, EERE Fact of the Week / Subscribe 0
The average production-weighted fuel economy for all new light-duty vehicles in model year (MY) 2019 was 95% better than in MY 1975, while average horsepower was 78% higher and weight was 1% higher.
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FOTW #1128: Innovations in Automotive Battery Cell Composition
Posted by Victoria on Apr. 6, 2020 / Electric Vehicles, Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation, EERE Fact of the Week / Subscribe 0
The Department of Energy has recently launched the ReCell Advanced Battery Recycling Center to further research on recycling technologies for current lithium-ion batteries and future battery chemistries.
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