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  2. Fuel economy in automobiles - Wikipedia

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    Fuel consumption monitor from a 2006 Honda Airwave.The displayed fuel economy is 18.1 km/L (5.5 L/100 km; 43 mpg ‑US). A Briggs and Stratton Flyer from 1916. Originally an experiment in creating a fuel-saving automobile in the United States, the vehicle weighed only 135 lb (61.2 kg) and was an adaptation of a small gasoline engine originally designed to power a bicycle.

  3. Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicles Test Procedure - Wikipedia

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    The distance covered is 23.25 km (more than double the 11 kilometers of the NEDC). [5] The key differences between the old NEDC and new WLTP test are that WLTP: [4] has higher average and maximum speeds; includes a wider range of driving conditions (urban, suburban, main road, highway) simulates a longer distance; has higher average and maximum ...

  4. List of countries by traffic-related death rate - Wikipedia

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    The average rate was 17.4 per 100,000 people. Low-income countries now have the highest annual road traffic fatality rates, at 24.1 per 100,000, while the rate in high-income countries is lowest, at 9.2 per 100,000. [3]

  5. Real-world mileage standard for new vehicles rising to ... - AOL

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    June 7, 2024 at 5:16 PM. WASHINGTON (AP) — New vehicles sold in the U.S. will have to average about 38 miles per gallon of gasoline in 2031 in real-world driving, up from about 29 mpg this year ...

  6. Vehicle miles traveled tax - Wikipedia

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    A vehicle miles traveled tax, also frequently referred to as a VMT tax, VMT fee, mileage-based fee, or road user charge, is a policy of charging motorists based on how many miles they have traveled. It has been proposed in various states in the United States including Illinois who are currently following through with implementing this tax, and ...

  7. Corporate average fuel economy - Wikipedia

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    The program covered model year 2012 to model year 2016 and ultimately required an average fuel economy standard of 35.5 miles per US gallon (6.63 L/100 km; 42.6 mpg ‑imp) in 2016 (of 39 miles per gallon for cars and 30 mpg for trucks), a jump from the 2009 average for all vehicles of 25 miles per gallon.

  8. Cowlitz River - Wikipedia

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    Cowlitz River. /  46.65444°N 121.62028°W  / 46.65444; -121.62028. /  46.09778°N 122.91111°W  / 46.09778; -122.91111. The Cowlitz River is a river in the state of Washington in the United States, a tributary of the Columbia River. Its tributaries drain a large region including the slopes of Mount Rainier, Mount Adams, and Mount ...

  9. Freight rate - Wikipedia

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    Freight rate. A freight rate (historically and in ship chartering simply freight[ 1]) is a price at which a certain cargo is delivered from one point to another. The price depends on the form of the cargo, the mode of transport ( truck, ship, train, aircraft ), the weight of the cargo, and the distance to the delivery destination.