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Ford prices Auto Start-Stop system in non-hybrid 2013 Fusion 1.6L EcoBoost model at $295

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Ford is offering the Auto Start-Stop system on its new non-hybrid 2013 Fusion equipped with a 1.6-liter Auto Start-Stop saves fuel use when the car is standing and running at idle. On average, Auto Start-Stop improves fuel efficiency by about 3.5%. Some communities—such as Denver, Colo.

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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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Slashing Platinum Group Metals Content in Catalytic Converters: An Atoms-to-Autos Approach. Improving Network-wide Fuel Economy and Enabling Traffic Signal Optimization Using Infrastructure and Vehicle-based Sensing and Connectivity. Clean Fuels Ohio. Denver Metro Clean Cities Coalition. General Motors LLC.

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Hydraulic Hybrid Systems and EMI Partner to Target Fleet Retrofit Market; First Retrofit Underway

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HHS says that its system is expected to deliver at least a 40% improvement in fuel economy made possible through regenerating braking energy that is then used during acceleration. The first conversion of the partnership is already underway, a MY 2002 CNG Chevrolet HD 2500 provided by Denver International Airport.

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Campaign Begins

Plug In Partners

The result is an 80+ mile-per-gallon vehicle — with even greater fuel economy possible utilizing bio-fuels. All we need is for one of the large auto manufacturers to step up to the plate.” EV world NATIONAL COALITION LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO URGE AUTOMAKERS TO PRODUCE PLUG-IN HYBRID VEHICLES WASHINGTON, D.C.—January

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Junkyard Find: 1959 Studebaker Lark VIII Deluxe 4-Door Sedan

The Truth About Cars

Last week, a first-model-year Lark sedan showed up at a self-service yard just south of Denver , and I was there to document it in its final parking spot. With its three-on-the-tree column-shift manual transmission , this car would have attained respectable fuel economy for its era. Even a cabin heater cost extra.

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2018 VW Tiguan and new 2.0 TSI B-cycle engine gives VW a strong offering in compact SUV segment

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Based on our half-day of driving the new Tiguan in the foothills of Denver, the automaker has succeeded on the quality front. Put another way, the rightsizing approach combines the fuel economy benefits of downsizing with the power of a larger-displacement unit. Fuel economy city/hwy/comb. Height (in). tbd/40/tbd.

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Study finds cities can reduce CO2 more easily from residential conservation than transportation

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If accompanied by aggressive efforts to get drivers out of their cars, compact growth programs could reduce auto-based 2030 CO 2 emissions by as much as 25% over and above any emissions reductions attributable to higher fuel economy standards. miles per gallon by the year 2027. a rapid electrification of the automobile fleet.