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Groups join forces on fuel efficient engine

Green Cars News

In April 2008, Changan displayed a prototype engine developed with Orbital at the Beijing International Motor Show. With engine downsizing and FlexDI combustion, it was able to deliver significant fuel economy benefits as well as offering the potential to use both petrol and other gaseous fuels in the same combustion chamber.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. Weve kept the summary table below generally up-to-date for passenger PHEVs, but not for BEVs, motorcycles or larger vehicles like buses and trucks. First Escape PHEV delivered to SCE Nov 2007; 20 in 2008-2009. Batteries not ready.

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