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Ford Focus 1.0L EcoBoost model accounts for 23.3% of Focus orders in April in Europe

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The Euro 19 markets are: Austria, Belgium, Britain, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. liter engine with improved fuel efficiency and lower CO 2. Across Europe, more than 4,700 customers ordered a Focus 1.0-liter

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Deloitte Survey finds only 4% of global consumers likely to be satisfied with current EVs despite increasing consideration and willingness to buy; higher ICE fuel economy reduces interest in EVs

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Specifically, consumers will not pay more for an electric vehicle than they currently pay for a comparable vehicle with a gasoline or diesel engine. Consumers in the United Kingdom and Belgium are the most sensitive to paying a price premium with 71% opposing. —Craig Giffi.

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Opel to introduce new Euro 6 1.6 CDTI diesel in Geneva; 57 mpg US in the Zafira Tourer

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BiTurbo CDTI engine with 143 kW/195 hp—and four gasoline engines, as well as an LPG and a CNG Turbo variant. Its balance of fuel economy and performance should also make it very successful in further major diesel markets such as Portugal and Spain, Opel suggests. Opel expects the new Zafira Tourer 1.6

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Ford Rolls Out New Powertrain Lineup for Europe

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EcoBoost gasoline engine. Ford is infusing its European product range with new generations of more efficient gasoline and diesel engines, led by the introduction of two 4-cylinder Ford EcoBoost gasoline units. This takes CO 2 emissions down to a class-leading 99 g/km with combined fuel economy of 3.8 TDCi diesel.

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Road Test: 2023 Volvo C40 Recharge Twin AWD Ultimate

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If the C40 Recharge, built in Ghent, Belgium, is any indication of what is to come, Volvo is off to a solid start with its plans to never put another drop of gasoline in any of its models beginning in 2030. Venturing out further, like Clean Fleet Report did recently on 1,796-mile road trip , would be a challenge.

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Reports highlight ongoing advances in vehicle technology, consumer demand for fuel efficiency in US and Europe

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MPG: A Progress Report on Achievability ”—of the response of consumers and automakers as both begin to experience the effects of the newly adopted federal fuel economy standard. More than half (57%) of respondents who said they intend to purchase a SUV said they want its fuel economy to be at least 25 mpg (9.4

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