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Used Car of the Day: 2013 Volkswagen Jetta GLI

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Today we return to New Jersey to bring you this 2013 Volkswagen Jetta GLI. This one has 94,000 miles and some mods. Those include a clutch kit, shift kit, ECU tune, and air-intake upgrade. It appears pretty clean and it's an Autobahn with a stick. The kind of car many of us pine for -- a sporty compact with three pedals.

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Consortium seeks to show total cost of EVs can be less than combustion engine reference car

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Michelin and Siemens, in cooperation with research partners at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI, are launching a project to demonstrate that the total cost of electric vehicles can be less than that of a conventional combustion-engined car.

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Cummins/Peterbilt SuperTruck shows 54% improvement in fuel economy, 61% improvement in freight efficiency

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Freight efficiency is based on payload weight and fuel efficiency expressed in ton-miles per gallon. Still to come are the 24-hour Cycle Freight Efficiency Demonstration (December 2013) and the 55% BTE scoping and demonstration (Aril 2014). Parasitic power reductions addressed cylinder kit friction and cooling pump power.

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Volkswagen CrossBlue Coupé plug-in makes its European debut; showcasing the MQB

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Volkswagen brought the new CrossBlue Coupé plug-in hybrid sporty mid-size SUV show car, introduced in April at Auto Shanghai 2013 ( earlier post ), to a media event in Berlin for its European premiere. The Group also is using the New Small Family (NSF) kit; the MLB (Modular longitudinal kit); and the MSB (Modular standard kit).

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Lockheed Martin invests in Peloton Technology and truck platooning

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In 2013, Peloton began demonstrating its Truck Platooning System with fleets and other transportation stakeholders in the US, where the trucking industry is worth $700 billion annually. The System has been shown to reduce fuel consumption by 10% for the rear truck and 4.5%

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Aviat, Aviation Foundation unveil concept CNG-fueled single-engine aircraft

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The Aviat Husky CNG is on display outside the Innovations Pavilion throughout AirVenture 2013 in Oshkosh, Wis. (29 The proof-of-concept Aviat Husky CNG, which flew more than 1,000 miles from Aviat’s headquarters in Afton, Wy., manufactures the Husky, Pitts Special and complete kits for the Eagle biplane.

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Citroën introduces E-Berlingo Multispace

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The new E-Berlingo Multispace is equipped with the electric drivetrain technology presented in 2013 on the electric Berlingo light commercial vehicle (LCV). The E-Berlingo has an NEDC range of 170 km (106 miles). Two Lithium-ion battery packs with a capacity of 22.5 12 or 15 hours depending on the amperage.