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Volvo extends S60 range with plug-in hybrid powertrain and new trim levels

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Fuel economy (on the WLTP combined cycle) is up to 147 mpg US. The S60 is built at Volvo’s new Charleston plant in South Carolina on Volvo’s SPA (Scalable Product Architecture) platform, which also underpins the award-winning S90, V60, V90, XC60 and XC90. The 0-62mph sprint takes just 4.6 The T8 Twin Engine's 11.8

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New Illinois law raises speed limit to 70 mph on rural highways

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A study by researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory found that increasing a vehicle’s speed from 60 to 70 mph results in an average 14% decrease in fuel economy. Earlier post.).

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Hyper-miler Wayne Gerdes targeting record with Kia Optima Hybrid

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The drivers will depart from Kia Motors’ manufacturing plant in West Point, Georgia, on 26 August and travel through the 48 adjoining states in a clockwise direction before finishing in South Carolina just 16 days later, on 10 September. fuel consumption improvement over the standard Optima EX model in the USA.

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BMW applies N20 4-cylinder TwinPower Turbo with Auto Start/Stop to the X3; ECO PRO mode

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BMW estimates that the BMW X3 xDrive28i will provide much improved fuel economy figures with the new TwinPower Turbo 4-cylinder engine over the former 6-cylinder engine it replaces—as it has with other BMW models that have transitioned from 6- to 4-cylinder engines.

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Nissans US Roll-Out Plan for the LEAF

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Nissan LEAF will be introduced to Texas and Hawaii shortly thereafter, in January 2011; North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Washington DC, Virginia, Maryland, South Carolina and Alabama follow in April 2011; and be rolled-out to the balance of the nation beginning in Fall 2011 with availability in all markets nationwide by the end of that year.

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