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Kia introducing bi-fuel gasoline-LPG Picanto in Europe

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Responding to growing customer demand in Europe for small cars with low running costs and low emissions, Kia is introducing a bi-fuel gasoline-LPG model to its Picanto small car range. Bar), a gas filter and an injector module. gallon) gasoline tank in the regular position ahead of the rear axle and a 27-liter (7.1-gallon)

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ŠKODA showing VisionC dual-fuel design concept at Geneva

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ŠKODA will showcase a five-door concept coupé—ŠKODA VisionC—powered by a CNG/gasoline bivalent 1.4 On natural gas, the vehicle consumes 3.4 Based in the Czech Republic and part of the Volkswagen Group, ŠKODA is using the concept to highlight the evolution of the brand, as well as compliance with Europe’s 95 g/km target.

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SEAT introducing natural gas Mii Ecofuel with 79 g/km CO2

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SEAT, a member of the Volkswagen Group, is expanding its Mii family with the introduction of the Mii Ecofuel, which runs on natural gas. Given the fuel price in many countries, the running costs are approximately half those of a Mii with a gasoline engine. kg CNG/100 km and CO 2 emissions of 79 g/km.

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KSPG awarded $342M in contracts for new compact EGR valve

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Pierburg GmbH, a member of the KSPG Group, has been awarded contracts worth a lifetime total of €250 million (US$342 million) for a newly developed compact exhaust-gas recirculation valve. The effect of exhaust-gas recirculation is based on a lowering of combustion temperatures in diesel and gasoline engines. Click to enlarge.

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Chevrolet Extends LPG Portfolio Throughout Europe

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Switzerland, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia and Spain will offer LPG-versions in addition to the regular gasoline and diesel range. The driver can switch from gasoline to LPG or vice versa (bivalent propulsion) with the push of a button, increasing the range to 1,100 km.

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Hyundai to Debut ix-Metro Hybrid Concept and i10 Electric Vehicles at Frankfurt Show

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liter gasoline engine. The Elantra LPI HEV is the world’s first hybrid electric vehicle to be powered by liquid petroleum gas (or autogas) and the first production car to be powered by advanced lithium-ion polymer batteries (LiPoly). Direct injection, dual CVVT, turbocharging are all combined with a six-speed dual clutch transmission.

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Continental Introduces Its First Turbocharger

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The new turbocharger, designed to allow fully-automated assembly, will be installed in a European vehicle platform’s gasoline engines in 2011. Series production of Continental’s turbocharger will start in 2011 at the Trutnov plant in the Czech Republic.