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75th Anniversary of introduction of series-production diesel passenger car

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February 2011 marks the 75 th anniversary of the introduction of the first series-production diesel-powered passenger car by Mercedes-Benz. 100 km (26 mpg US), compared to the 13L/100km (18 mpg US) consumed by the corresponding gasoline-fueled model. The 260 D was powered by a 2.6-liter

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Honda unveils new small car prototype

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Honda introduced a prototype of Honda BRIO, the new small-sized vehicle developed for Asian markets and scheduled to be introduced in Thailand and India in 2011, at the 27 th Thailand International Motor Expo. The BRIO prototype. Based on Thai spec.) Click to enlarge.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Electric motorcycles breakout. Sales of e-motorcycles have been increasing, but the market remains a tiny fraction of the e-bicycle and e-scooter market (5.2 million e-bicycles and e-scooters compared to about 30,000 e-motorcycles were estimated to have been sold in 2013 outside of China), Navigant says. million tons.

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Shell, Gordon Murray and Osamu Goto to develop new ultra-compact ICE city car

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The vehicle’s fuel consumption was 97 mpg Imp (81 mpg US, 2.91 27 that followed in mid-2011 ( earlier post ), the T.25 Following his work in motorsport, Goto founded Geo Technology—an engineering consultancy company working for the automobile and motorcycle industry. Gordon Murray Design’s first milestone was the T.25.

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Mercedes-Benz sets Pikes Peak diesel record with near-production C 300 d

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liters of diesel per 100 kilometers), the C 300 d offers 42 mpg (5.6 The entire route has been asphalted since 2011. Races for automobiles and motorcycles have been held here since 1916; this year’s event was the 93 rd in the course’s history. With a combined range of 34 miles to the gallon (corresponding to 4.1

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2015 VW Jetta TDI: a more refined, powerful and efficient diesel within a nicely redesigned model line

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TDI Clean Diesel EA288 engine ( earlier post ) with an EPA-rated highway fuel economy rating of 46 mpg with the manual transmission (45 mpg automatic). 2015 Jetta TDI. % Δ City mpg (l/100km). Highway mpg (l/100 km). Combined mpg (l/100km). Volkswagen’s refreshed 2015 Jetta is now in showrooms in the US.

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Peugeot Shows Two HYbrid4 Concepts, New BB1 EV Concept at Frankfurt

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The 3008 HYbrid4 concept previews the production model that will appear in spring 2011. The 3008 HYbrid4 ( earlier post ) previews the production model scheduled to appear in the spring of 2011, while the experimental RCZ HYbrid4 is a sports car application of the same hybrid system. liters/100 km (62 mpg US) or 99 g/km of CO 2.

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