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Cadillac Optiq preview, $22,000 VW EV, hydrogen hybrid engines: Today’s Car News

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Toyota, Subaru, and Mazda commit to a new generation of engines. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The 2025 Cadillac Optiq EV arrives later this year, and Green Car Reports recently got up close with it. Would such a vehicle also make waves in the U.S.?

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OECD paper presents and analyzes policies and programs to foster market growth of green cars

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Given the specific barriers, suggests author Andrea Beltramello, there is a role for government to support the development and diffusion of green vehicles, including through policies to strengthen the markets for green cars. Timing and sequencing of energy technology policy. Source: OECD. Click to enlarge.

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Australian auto manufacturing industry collaborating on electric vehicles; launch of EV Engineering Ltd.

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Leading companies in the Australian automotive manufacturing industry are collaborating on the design and engineering of electric vehicles with the launch of EV Engineering Ltd. EV Engineering will design and engineer seven proof-of-concept fully-electric versions of. vehicles for both domestic and export markets.

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BMW i8 beats Mercedes S 500 PHEV, Golf GTE to win World Green Car award in New York

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The BMW i8 plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) was named the World Green Car at the World Car Awards in New York. The BMW i8 was also one of the finalists in the category World Luxury Car at the World Car Awards. The BMW i8 is the first plug-in hybrid vehicle manufactured by the BMW Group.

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Pinnacle Engine pre-production prototype opposed piston engine shows about 27% fuel consumption improvement across different scooter cycles compared to conventional engine

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Fuel mass flow comparison shows Pinnacle engine ahead at just about all points in the map. FEV performed engine mappings in a dynamometer test cell to evaluate the fuel economy of Pinnacle’s TP90 scooter engine compared to a benchmark engine (N15) from Pinnacle’s Asian OEM partner. Test engine specs. Stroke [mm].

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Mazdas new SKYACTIV gasoline and diesel engines are steps on the road to its Ideal Engine; focus on compression ratio

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Mazda’s roadmap to the ideal internal combustion engine. the step-by-step introduction of electrification to SKYACTIV internal combustion engines: stop-start, followed by regenerative braking, followed by electric motor drive technologies. Energy balance in an internal combustion engine. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Best Used Green Cars To Buy: Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid

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Yes, we're recommending a full-size sport utility with a huge V-8 engine as a "best used green car to buy." Because there are green choices in every automotive category, and this is by far the greenest full-size sport utility vehicle. OK, OK, calm down.

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