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Mercedes-Benz unveils new Sprinter; focus on connectivity; electric drive in 2019; realizing adVANce

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The nine-speed automatic torque converter transmission is a first in the large van segment. litres of diesel per 100 kilometers (34 to 24 mpg US) (combined fuel consumption/combined CO 2 emissions: 181 – 253 g/km). Sprinter is offering two newly developed transmissions for front-wheel drive. Safety and assistance systems.

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Flash Drive: 2023 VinFast VF 8

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Flash Drive: 2023 VinFast VF 8 The First Car Vietnamese Car Comes To North America When Vietnam’s largest company, the VinGroup, announced in 2017 they were entering the automobile manufacturing business, it probably didn’t get too much notice.

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NHTSA Modeling and Technology Projections Underlying the Proposed CAFE Target of 34.1 mpg by MY 2016

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mpg and 250 g CO 2 /km for model year 2016. mpg if the automotive industry were to meet this CO 2 level just through fuel economy improvements.) ( Earlier post.). In the past, the baseline was the manufacturers’ confidential plans for each model year; in the new analysis, the baseline is each manufacturer’s MY 2008 fleet.

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Mitsubishi to begin offering customers test drives of North American spec i-MiEV in November

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Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) is $29,125—$6,075 less than electric vehicles produced by other mainstream automobile manufacturers—for the base ES model before a federal tax credit of $7,500 and available state financial incentives (subject to availability of funding). Battery Management Unit (BMU).

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