INDUSTRY NEWS
EPA Reports on Automotive Fuel Economy Performance
T e Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s annual re-
port that tracks the average fuel economy of vehicles sold in the United States shows model year 2012 vehicles achieved an all-time high fuel economy of 23.6 miles per gallon (mpg). T is represents a 1.2 mpg increase over 2011, making it the second largest annual increase in the last 30 years. Fuel economy has now increased for seven of the last eight years. (2013 fi gures are not yet available.) Fuel economy has increased by 4.3 mpg, or 22%, since 2004. The Obama administration’s National Clean Car
Program doubles fuel economy standards by 2025 and cuts vehicle greenhouse gas emissions by half. The goal is to reduce oil consumption by more than 2 million barrels a day—as much as half the oil currently imported from OPEC every day. “Light-Duty Automotive Technology, Carbon Diox- ide Emissions, and Fuel Economy Trends: 1975 through 2013” attributes much of the recent improvement to the rapid adoption of more efficient technologies such as gasoline direct injection engines, turbochargers and advanced transmissions.
INDUSTRY NEWS
This lightweight, high pressure diecast aluminum transmission housing for a fuel-effi cient hybrid electric vehicle received an honorable men- tion in the annual casting competition featured in the May 2012 issue of Modern Casting.
RH Sheppard Expands Coldbox Core Production
RH Sheppard Company, Hanover, Pa., is expanding
coldbox core production with an additional Laempe LB25 CoreCenter. T e new system will consist of a CoreShooter, GasGenerator and Sand Mixer integrated into a central controller, with existing periphery equipment for sand, binder and amine delivery. T e company designs and manufactures castings for the truck, bus, rail, construction and recreational vehicle industries.
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