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ORNL researchers quantify the effect of increasing highway speed on fuel economy

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Data has been collected for 23 light-duty vehicles at ORNL’s vehicle research laboratory and a valuable data set for 51 vehicles was loaned to ORNL by Chrysler, LLC under a non-disclosure agreement. The study includes various sizes of sedans, wagons, and SUVs, as well as pickup trucks, minivans and a few “muscle” and sports cars.

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Honda in moderation transferring from hybrids to EVs

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It now do business in a larger footprint, a bunch of protection and tech options, in addition to extra horsepower and torque in comparison to the outgoing style. Odyssey: The Odyssey minivan closed terminating pace in 0.33 Odyssey: The Odyssey minivan closed terminating pace in 0.33

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EPA trends report sees record levels of average new vehicle fuel economy and CO2 emissions for MY 2012; role of new gasoline vehicle technologies

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Light trucks (pickups, minivans/vans, and truck SUVs), accounted for 36% of all light-duty vehicle production in MY 2012, the second lowest level since 1993. There are 15 MY 2013 pickup and minivan/van models for which at least one variant of the model has a combined city/highway label fuel economy rating of 20 mpg (11.8 mpg, or 22%.

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Chrysler Group LLC Begins Detailing Elements of Powertrain Strategy; More Than 25% Fuel Efficiency Improvement During 2010-2014

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Chrysler Group LLC provided some more detail on its revamped powertrain lineup—outlined in November 2009 ( earlier post )—that applies technology that will contribute to an overall fuel-efficiency improvement of more than 25% during the 2010-2014 period. Another addition to the Chrysler Powertrain lineup is the new 2.4-liter,

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Hit the jump for a comparison that includes plenty of pics and video. Chrysler alone, for instance, may have 3 different battery pack shapes in its upcoming models. Reply ↓ ↑ report 18 Efried 5:47AM (4/10/2009) I will hang a poster about the comparison at EVS24. Finally, there are charging stations.