Between 2040 and 2050, nearly 100 percent of
new passenger vehicles sold in California must be zero emissions to meet the state's long - term climate goals.
While the hatch is pitched as a sporty drive, Holden intends to market the sedan as more comfort - oriented choice for buyers in Australia's single biggest
new passenger vehicle sales segment.
Fuel consumption and CO2 emissions for the BMW M2 Coupé: Fuel consumption in l / 100 km (combined): 7.9 CO2 emissions in g / km (combined): 185 Further information about the official fuel consumption and the official specific CO2 emissions for new passenger automobiles can be found in the «
New Passenger Vehicle Fuel Consumption and CO2 Emission Guidelines», which are available free of charge at all sales outlets and from DAT Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH, Hellmuth - Hirth - Str.
The Institute, which routinely
subjects new passenger vehicles to 5 mph barrier and pole tests, more recently conducted a series of car - to - car crash tests of Beetles at 20 mph.
Japanese automaker Toyota has already adopted the open - source SmartDeviceLink, and is expected to begin deploying it in
new passenger vehicles soon.
If the bill is passed, the sale of
new passenger vehicles powered by fossil fuels would be banned from January 1 2040, helping the state to achieve its target of slashing greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent from 1990 levels by 2050.
The 2002 - 03 model Cadillac Escalade EXT, a luxury pickup, and the 2002 - 03 model Nissan Maxima, a midsize sedan, have the highest theft claim rates
among newer passenger vehicles.
Europe's eCall is requiring
all new passenger vehicles sold in the entire European Union to have in band modems that would be able to dial the nearest emergency systems when the car or light commercial vehicle gets into a collision.
This is the first time that more than half of
all new passenger vehicles offer restraints rated good or acceptable by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
ESC has been required on
all new passenger vehicles since the 2012 model year.
Dual front airbags have been required by law on
all new passenger vehicles since the late 1990s.
Starting September 1, 2002, regulations will require
all new passenger vehicles to come with 6 mm metal bars in the folds of rear seats to anchor child restraints (see «Car seat anxiety,» Jan. 16, 1999).
In 2002 SUVs accounted for 18 per cent of
all new passenger vehicles and the Allroad claimed six per cent of all Audi sales.
Phase I. By September 2007, at least 50 percent of each participating manufacturer's
new passenger vehicles will be designed in accordance with one of two head protection options.
The starting year for each of the technologies Kahane evaluated was the first year in which at least half of
all new passenger vehicles had such technologies.
For the first time since the Institute began rating head restraints, more than half of
all new passenger vehicles offer restraints that are rated good or acceptable.
For the first time, more than half of
all new passenger vehicles offer restraints that are rated good or acceptable.
Nearly
all new passenger vehicles are expected to have rearview cameras by May 2018 under a new regulation designed to reduce backover crashes.
Thanks to the advocacy of IIHS and others, frontal airbags have been required in
all new passenger vehicles since the 1999 model year.
This New Car Assessment Program has been a major contributor to crashworthiness improvements — in particular, improved restraint systems in
new passenger vehicles.
In 1995 the Institute began to rate head restraint geometry, finding only 3 percent of vehicles had good head restraints while those in 82 percent of
new passenger vehicles were poor (see Status Report special issue: whiplash injuries, Sept. 16, 1995).
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety began rating the geometry of head restraints in 1995, finding only 3 percent of vehicles had good head restraints, while those in 82 percent of
new passenger vehicles were poor.
This is the first time that more than half of
all new passenger vehicles offer restraints rated good or acceptable.
The NHTSA's Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 126 requires
all new passenger vehicles to include Electronic Stability Control (ESC) systems that meet certain standards that can be tested through a comprehensive series of evasive maneuvers.
The United States has adopted fuel economy standards that require increases in the on - road efficiency of
new passenger vehicles, with the goal of reducing petroleum use and (more recently) greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
In 2015, 13 US states and four countries signed onto the International Zero Emission Alliance, pledging that
all new passenger vehicles sold will be zero emissions no later than by 2050.