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Volvo XC90 SUV PHEV to offer up to 400 hp and low GHG emissions of around 60 g/km

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A two-liter, four-cylinder supercharged and turbocharged Drive-E gasoline engine powers the front wheels and an 80 hp (60 kW) electric motor drives the rear wheels. The Volvo XC90 Twin Engine features a crankshaft-driven Integrated Starter Generator (ISG) between the high-performance gasoline engine and the 8-speed automatic gearbox.

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Junkyard Find: 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line

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Honda beat everybody to the production gasoline-electric hybrid game in the United States, putting the Insight in showrooms in 1999. Toyota followed with the Prius a year later, but it took GM until 2006 to introduce its first true gasoline-electric hybrid here. liter engine and automatic).

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Honda Clarity Fuel Cell EPA-rated with 366-mile range; longest of any ZEV

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Since the introduction of its first-generation fuel cell vehicle, the FCX, in 2002, Honda has made significant technological advancements in fuel cell vehicle operation in both hot and sub-freezing weather while meeting customer expectations and safety regulations. The first fuel cell vehicle leased to an individual customer (July 2005).

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The BMW-sourced 1.6L diesel in the Toyota Verso

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Since the initial launch of the European market Verso in 2002, cumulative sales have risen to more than 700,000 units. l/100 km (52 mpg US) in the combined homologation cycle. All electrical interfaces were redesigned, and a newly-developed dual-mass flywheel was fitted to optimise noise and vibration. Earlier post.)

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BMW introduces the 2 Series; power up, fuel consumption down by up to 21% over 1 Series, depending upon model

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Offering both gasoline and diesel engines at launch (depending upon market), output is up by as much as 10 kW over the new car’s 1 Series predecessor, yet average fuel consumption in the EU test cycle has dropped by up to 21%, depending on the model. The US will see the gasoline model as the 228i.) mpg US (automatic: 5.7 – 6.0

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2014 Toyota Verso offering new 1.6L diesel from BMW, first stop/start system

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Toyota first introduced the Verso in 2002, and in 2013, launched the current Verso MPV, developed exclusively for the European market. The 2014 Verso now features an expanded powertrain line-up of 4 diesel and 2 gasoline engines which introduces a new 1.6 mpg US) in the combined homologation cycle. The new 1.6 Click to enlarge.

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First drive: Volvo XC90 T8 Drive-E Twin Engine PHEV sets a high bar for full-size luxury SUV plug-ins in US

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Put another way, even when driving the conventional T6 model and accelerating briskly up a winding road, the driver has no idea that only a 2.0L (1,969 cm 3 ), 4-cylinder gasoline engine is doing the work. All electric (mi). liter gasoline engine, the 2.0 Earlier post.) Supercharged turbocharged Inline 4. Twin turbo V6.

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