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Camry in Europe features new 2.0L engine with VVT-iW for both Atkinson and Otto cycles; 13% lower fuel consumption

Green Car Congress

The 2014 Camry in Europe is benefitting from a new, Euro V-compliant, 4-cylinder, 1,998 cc, 16v, DOHC petrol engine mated to a 6-speed Multi-mode automatic transmission which replaces the existing 2.0-liter mpg US), fuel consumption is a substantial 13% less than that of the outgoing engine. turbo 8AR-FTS engine.

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The irrational argument against government intervention with EVs & ICE vehicle bans

Plug In India

By Team PluginIndia Now that Electric Vehicles are an increasingly attractive and attainable option for personal vehicle buyers , governments around the world have issued various petrol vehicle bans which will be implemented over the coming years. Is their criticism warranted? Why should the government interfere?

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Berkeley researchers integrate ABE fermentation and chemical catalysis to produce bio-hydrocarbon blend stocks from sugars at high yields

Green Car Congress

Advances in metabolic engineering have enabled the biological production of several higher-molecular-mass jet and diesel fuel compounds from carbohydrates, but until now these processes have suffered from low titres and yields. —Anbarasan et al. Dashed lines represent proposed recycle streams for continuous operation. Click to enlarge.

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

Drive Electric

The Climate Change Commission has recommended setting a time limit on light vehicles with internal combustion engines entering, being manufactured, or assembled in Aotearoa as early as 2030. Slovenia, Iceland, the Netherlands, Ireland, India, Denmark, Sweden, Israel, Germany and the United Kingdom all have 2030 deadlines.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Home Business Industry Sectors Engineering MY PROFILE SHOP JOBS PROPERTY CLASSIFIEDS From The Sunday Times April 19, 2009 Slow start for charge of the electric cars Ray Hutton Electric cars need a boost. Why does everybody state Tesla as US, When this is UK engineering from Norfolk in Great Britian? to charge overnight.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

So far Israel, Denmark, Australia , Hawaii and California’s Bay Area have plans to implement the Better Place model. “We have 10,000 engineers out there every day, installing and servicing boilers,&# he added. Are electric cars really green than combustion engine cars? “There’s a relationship of trust already.

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The French are coming. The Green Piece

Green Cars News

The PROLOGUE puts the internal combustion engine up front and runs on diesel, while the RC uses petrol with the electric motor going at the back. These include the Peugeot PROLOGUE HyMotion4 and the RC HyMotion4 Concept, which effectively act in reverse of each other.

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