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Nissan launches new Note Aura in Japan; enhanced e-POWER electrified powertrain

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Nissan launched the all-new Note Aura premium compact car in Japan, with sales planned to start in autumn. The all-new Note Aura comes exclusively with Nissan’s e-POWER electrified powertrain ( earlier post ), a key part of the company’s electrification strategy under the Nissan NEXT global business transformation plan.

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

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mpg in 2016, GM’s short term answer is to get greater mileage out of existing gasoline engine technologies. I was able to spend 10 minutes driving a Saturn Aura sedan with an (HCCI) engine system. As a gasoline technology, HCCI provides the fuel economy benefits of lean burn without requiring additional NO x after treatment.

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