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Demand for petrol continues to fall

Green Cars News

This made it the lowest July for demand since 2003, with the exception of the recession-hit 2008. Tags: Green cars Latest news American Petroleum Institute crude oil imports gasoline gasoline demand petrol petrol demand US crude oil production US petrol demand. However, [.].

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Maruti Suzuki’s hits and misses | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

It launched in 2008 with a fun-to-drive premise, and while it also had traditional Suzuki strengths like a fuel-efficient engine, and affordable ownership, the lack of rear seat space in a car pricier than the Alto didn’t go down well with customers. Furthermore, the petrol-only powerplant was a weak link at a time when diesel was popular.

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Biofuels- paving the way for low carbon future in mobility – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Among liquid biofuels, ethanol is the most widely used for blending with petrol, while biodiesel and bio methanol are produced globally at a y lower scale. Biofuels can emerge as viable solutions for targeting the existing parc as well as the new ICE vehicle sales. the GHG emissions are ~50% lower than that for petrol.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. See our frequent comments at our news archive.

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