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Nissan Leaf for Energy Security & Independence

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When Farid’s friend, an engineer who worked in the petrol industry, told him that Australia only has 24 days’ supply of petrol in reserve, he did his research and bought an electric car. His initial purchase was a 2015 Nissan Leaf for […]

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Volvo Cars introducing S60 plug-in hybrid concept at Beijing show; production version in early 2015

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Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) will reveal the Volvo S60L PPHEV (Petrol Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) Concept Car at the 2014 Beijing International Auto Show. A production version of the S60L plug-in hybrid will be launched in China early 2015 and will be produced at the Chengdu plant. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Honeywell Expects Turbocharged Engine Segment to Double by 2015

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Honeywell expects the global turbo segment to double in the next five years, from 17 million new turbo vehicles in 2009 to 35 million in 2015. In China, turbocharging will grow from approximately 10% today to 20% by 2015. million engines in 2009 to six million engines in 2015. Power & Associates, and R.L. Polk & Co.,

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York study: Less traffic in first UK lockdown reduced NO2 pollution but caused increase in surface ozone

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Mean relative change of deseasonalized UK values of (a) NO 2 and (b) O 3 for all urban background and traffic sites from 2015 to 2020, with the mean 2015–2019 trend superimposed. Data from 2020 are shown in orange, with the red dashed line denoting the start of the lockdown on 23 March 2020. These results are a cautionary tale.

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Mahindra launches new Supro Excel at starting price of Rs 6.62 lakh | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Mahindra & Mahindra, which is the market leader in small commercial vehicles, first launched Supro in 2015 and over 200,000 units have been sold till date. The CNG Duo, which varaint runs on both CNG and petrol, and is equipped with cylinders, will have a mileage of 24.88 lakh and CNG Duo, at Rs 6.94 km per litre.

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2024 Hyundai Creta to launch tomorrow: What is the expected pricing structure

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The Creta, first launched in 2015, has had over 9.80 litre turbo petrol motor is mighty interesting too but it will come only on one top-end variant and may carry a price tag of around ₹ 21 lakh (ex-showroom). litre Turbo GDi Petrol engine on the new Creta. MPi petrol and 1.5l The introduction of the 1.5-litre

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Toyota phasing out diesel in passenger cars in Europe, keeping diesel for commercial vehicles

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Toyota’s HEV mix in passenger cars already equalled our diesel mix in 2015. Turbo – 4-cylinder direct injection turbo-charged petrol engine (116 hp). For several years, HEV versions have been the dominant powertrain where offered. In our latest new model, the Toyota C-HR, HEVs accounted for 78% of sales last year.

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