lightweight construction Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 03 Aug 2017 12:05:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Lightweight Cars Will Drive Fuel Economy Future, say Carmakers https://www.greenoptimistic.com/lightweight-cars-fuel-economy/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/lightweight-cars-fuel-economy/#comments Wed, 11 Mar 2015 04:44:47 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=53696 Fuel economy in the automotive industry has been largely dependent on aerodynamics and powertrain enhancements, but lightweight cars are going to take us into the future. Since CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) standards were first implemented by the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency), back in 1978, the main means of reducing fuel consumption and emissions has […]

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