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Global Fuel Economy Initiative - GFEI

@GlobalFuelEcon

We promote fuel economy policy particularly in developing countries to deliver energy & #globaldev. We're 100% independent, our Secretariat is in @FIAFdn.

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🚨 Breaking news The Australian Parliament has passed a bill for its first CO2 emission standard for light-duty vehicles, a vital step towards fulfiling its climate commitments, supported by GFEI partner advocacy - with @TheICCT globalfueleconomy.org/news/2…
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Should bigger cars pay more to park? @thetimes asks questions about the impact of SUVs, citing our research on growing the size and popularity of the biggest cars - with @ITS_UCDavis @FIAFdn thetimes.co.uk/article/shoul…

Should bigger cars pay more to park?

We asked two experts if higher parking fees for bigger cars should get the green light

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Should bigger cars pay more to park? @thetimes asks questions about the impact of SUVs, citing our research on growing the size and popularity of the biggest cars - with @ITS_UCDavis @FIAFdn thetimes.co.uk/article/shoul…

Should bigger cars pay more to park?

We asked two experts if higher parking fees for bigger cars should get the green light

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🚨 New partner report 'Used Heavy- Duty Vehicles and the Environment: A Global Overview of Used Heavy-Duty Vehicles: Flow, Scale and Regulation' by @UNEP examines the heavy-duty vehicle market and its impact on air quality, climate, and road safety globalfueleconomy.org/blog/2…
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"The love affair with the SUV has to end. Paris is showing how cities can listen to their people, start to take control of their streets and challenge the supremacy of the SUV" says @FIAFdn Deputy Director @sheilawatson100 globalfueleconomy.org/blog/2…
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📰 GFEI in the news Why we need to scale down car sizes - our research with @ITS_UCDavis and @FIAFdn cited in @timescolonist Op Ed timescolonist.com/opinion/tr…
Trevor Hancock: We need smaller, more fuel-efficient cars, not more trucks and SUVs

Trevor Hancock: We need smaller, more fuel-efficient cars, not more trucks and SUVs

Large SUVs and light trucks are vastly over-designed for the suburban market and very energy inefficient

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How do cities address the growing size and popularity of SUVs? Paris is looking at charging for the biggest cars Read the @Guardian featuring our latest report with @ITS_UCDavis @FIAFdn theguardian.com/commentisfre…
Paris is saying ‘non’ to a US-style hellscape of supersized cars – and so should the rest of Europe...

Paris is saying ‘non’ to a US-style hellscape of supersized cars – and so should the rest of Europe...

From emissions to road deaths, the trend for ever-bigger SUVs is a disaster. We need regulation to turn the car industry back to smaller vehicles

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A new report from @GlobalFuelEcon suggests that the significant negative impact on the climate from passenger cars, could have dropped by more than 30% over the past decade if not for the world’s appetite for SUVs. @alexa_stjohn of @AP has the scoop apnews.com/article/climate-e…
Buyers worldwide go for bigger cars, erasing gains from cleaner tech. EVs would help

Buyers worldwide go for bigger cars, erasing gains from cleaner tech. EVs would help

The energy used by cars and their CO2 emissions could have dropped by over 30% in the past decade if not for the world’s growing taste for SUVs, a new report from the Global Fuel Economy Initiative...

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Sheila Watson@sheilawatson1005 Dec 2023
*Today At #COP28 * 18:30, SE Room 6 Join us for the launch the Global ZEV Transition Roadmap and high level discussion with @FIAFdn @TheICCT @energygovuk @GlobalFuelEcon Register: eventbrite.com/e/acceleratin…
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📰 GFEI in the news @GuardianAus examines the SUV fleet inculding new data from our latest report, with @ITS_UCDavis @IEA @UNEP @FIAFdn @TheICCT @ITF_Forum theguardian.com/australia-ne…
Lab tests v the real world: how does the fuel consumption of Australian SUVs compare?

Lab tests v the real world: how does the fuel consumption of Australian SUVs compare?

The Australian Automobile Association has found some SUVs use up to 20% more fuel on the road than reported in laboratory tests. Is your vehicle underperforming?

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