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Toyota’s new RAV4 plug-in hybrid SUV offers 39 miles AER, 90 MPGe

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As a technology comparison, the 2006-2012 RAV4 offered an optional 269-hp, 3.5-liter seconds—a half-second slower than the RAV4 Prime—and a 21 combined MPG fuel economy rating. Notably, the RAV4 Prime uses regular-grade gasoline. liter four-cylinder Atkinson-cycle gasoline engine.

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VW Premieres New Polo GTI; Textbook Downsizing Results in 25% Reduction in Fuel Consumption from Predecessor

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liter TSI with gasoline direct injection plus turbo- and supercharging. L/100km (40 mpg US)—equivalent to CO 2 emissions of 139 g/km. By comparison, its direct predecessor with regard to power—equipped with a 132 kW 1.8-liter L/100km (30 mpg US)—equivalent to 188 g/km CO 2. Click to enlarge.

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Audi banking on Gen 2 3.0L TDI diesel for US sales; calls for a “fair shot” for diesel

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Not only is it more powerful and contains up to 30% better efficiency than traditional gasoline, etc. During his presentation at the TDI Efficiency Rally, UMTRI researcher Bruce Belzowski first presented a summary of his analysis of the total cost of ownership of diesels with a comparison to that of their gas vehicle counterparts.

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BMW Technology Day 2009: Focus on Aerodynamics, Two New Engines and 8-Speed Transmission

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liter gasoline unit combining turbocharging, direct fuel injection and VALVETRONIC fully-variable valve management; a new 3.0-liter L/100 km (40 mpg US), with an average CO 2 rating of 158 g/km. From 2006 to 2008, BMW’s average fuel consumption and CO 2 ratings decreased by 16%, the average MINI ratings by 20%.

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Wall Street Report

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FIALKA Staff Reporter THE WALL STREET JOURNAL January 25, 2006 DAVIS, Calif. -- In the 1950s, an aspiring Pasadena hot-rodder named Andrew Frank shocked the competition by powering his 1936 Ford with a Cadillac V-12 engine. "It Then the students replaced the Explorer's big gasoline engine with a fuel-sipper taken from a General Motors Corp.

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News: 2025 Honda CR-V e:FCEV

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The first Honda hydrogen vehicle–the FCX EV Plus 1997-99 Insight Hatchback Hybrid 1999-2006 Civic Hybrid 2003-* (offered intermittently in various generations of Civics starting with the 7 th generation in 2003; note: An all-new Civic Hybrid will be released in 2025.) This is a history, with an * next to models currently in production.

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New Engines for the New Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupé: More Power, Less CO2

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Included in the lineup are four-, six- and eight-cylinder diesel and gasoline powerplants with outputs ranging from 150 kW/204 hp to 285 kW/ 388 hp. L/100km (46 mpg US) (provisional NEDC combined figure), equivalent to 135 g CO 2 /km. Gasoline/4 in-line. Gasoline/V6. Gasoline/V8. 4-cylinder gasoline engine.

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