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Honda to unveil prototype of Gen 3 Insight hybrid at Detroit show; two-motor hybrid system

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Honda will unveil the Honda Insight Prototype at the 2018 North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January as the precursor to the new third-generation 2019 Honda Insight—an upscale, stylish five-passenger sedan positioned above the Civic in Honda’s passenger car lineup. Teaser shot of third-generation 2019 Insight.

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2017 Ford Fusion Energi PHEV boosts total range to 610 miles

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Ford’s 2017 Fusion Energi—incorporating enhancements announced earlier this year at the Detroit Auto Show ( earlier post )—can travel 610 miles (982 km) on a full tank of gas and battery charge according to EPA estimates to be posted to fueleconomy.gov—the highest combined range of any plug-in hybrid sold in the US.

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Ricardo demos real-world driving emissions testing at Air Quality show

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Ricardo launched its vehicle emission measurement service in April 2017. This data promises to play an important role in providing cities and local authorities with the insight they need to develop Clean Air Zones and other air pollution mitigation measures.

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Cooperation between Daimler and Renault-Nissan Alliance deepening in 2016

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Nissan and Daimler broke ground on the US$1-billion Aguascalientes, Mexico, plant in 2015, which will produce next-generation premium compact vehicles for Infiniti as of 2017 and for Mercedes-Benz starting in 2018. Construction will be completed in 2017, followed by preparation for pilot production of Infiniti vehicles.

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Sandia, TUD optical diagnostic helps reduce emissions while improving fuel economy

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The acquired data provides important insights into the fuel spray motion as well as the timing and quantity of soot formed under a wide range of conditions. Skeen noted that although new diesel vehicles are cleaner than ever before, some of the latest generation gasoline engines emit as much particulate matter as older diesel engines.

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Lightning Hybrids renames itself Lightning Systems; rollout of new lineup of fleet efficiency products

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The system is available now with the Lightning Hybrids system, and will be available standalone in Fall 2017. This is achieved through high-frequency recording of many real-time parameters from the vehicle, followed by expert data analysis, resulting in reports that provide insights and actionable recommendations for fleets.

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Groupe PSA, T&E, FNE and Bureau Veritas develop accurate real-world fuel consumption test protocol

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Although inspired by the Real World Driving Emissions (RDE) legislation now used to meet the Euro 6 emission standards the Protocol is more robust and provides insights into how representative of real-world driving the RDE tests are, according to the report. l/100km less than a gasoline one. 100km) and gasoline (2.5

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