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Chevrolet introduces new Cruze; new 1.4L EcoTec turbo, new 1.6L diesel coming to US in 2017

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The new Cruze will be offered in more than 40 global markets and goes on sale first in North America in early 2016. turbocharged direct injection engine (for North America) helps enable a General Motors-estimated 40 mpg (5.88 million sold since it went on sale in 2008. Variable-flow oil pump enhances efficiency.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Solar, Wind and Biofuels Grew 53 Percent in 2008 Green Education = Environmental Religion? Review of Forestry Carbon Standards 2008 Ford Partners to Commercialize Electric Vehicles A New "Green" Deal.Direction for the economic re. Millions of EVs and PHEVs would expand the sale of electricity as an alternative to oil.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

It offers 18 models that deliver 30 mpg or more. "It is unreasonable to expect the Volt and any similar new technology to be immediately profitable when other technologies that started with a price premium, such as the Toyota Prius, became wild successes," said Chelsea Sexton, an advisory board member of Plug-In America.

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