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UK Manufacturer Axon Automotive Unveils Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle

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The Axon gasoline-powered city car uses existing engine technology and carbon fibre material advances to offer 100 mpg UK (83.3 The plug-in version offers full electric mode for local travel and uses a gasoline or bioethanol powered engine for long distance or highway travel. mpg US, 2.8 Axon Automotive Ltd. Axon Automotive Ltd.

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JATO: global vehicle sales fall by 39% in March; electrified vehicles up to 17.4% new registration market share in Europe

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This represents the largest year-on-year monthly decrease since 1980, when JATO Dynamics started to collect data—even surpassing the global financial crisis in November 2008, which saw a 25% decline in sales. This result follows declines in January and February, taking the quarterly volume down to 3.04 million units.

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Ford now offering dual dry-clutch PowerShift and E85 options for new Focus in Europe

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liter Duratec Ti-VCT gasoline engine can now be specified with a 6-speed Ford PowerShift automatic transmission with dual dry-clutch technology. liter Duratec Ti-VCT gasoline engine, the new 120PS Flexifuel Focus replaces the 1.8-liter Dual dry-clutch PowerShift. New Ford Focus models with the 125PS (123 hp, 92 kW) 1.6-liter

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A Brief Look at Today's Plug-in Hybrid and Electric Vehicles and the Companies That Are Revolutionizing an Old Industry - Yahoo! Finance

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Compared to a gasoline powered vehicle a hybrid uses less fuel, has a smaller carbonfootprint, and has a comparable range and performance. Also due to limitations in currenttechnology therange for most all-electric vehicles is limited to about100 miles and toup to 250 miles for high-end electric vehicles. All rights reserved.

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Nissan Updates on Nissan Green Program 2010; New Vehicle CO2 Needs to Be Reduced 90% by 2050

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Introduction of an original EV test vehicle in August 2008. Between January 2008 and June 2009, the Alliance established 27 “zero-emission mobility partnerships” with governments, municipalities and other sectors around the world for full-scale EV diffusion. Raleigh, N.C. and Washington, D.C. The reduction target was 7%.

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