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EU Parliament Approves 2012 Tire Efficiency Ratings

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Members of the European Parliament last week approved regulations that will require replacement tires for cars as well as light- and heavy-duty vehicles (C1, C2, and C3 tires) to carry energy efficiency labels as of 1 November 2012.

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Singapore introducing stiff new feebate scheme for low carbon cars

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Singapore will implement a new Carbon Emissions-Based Vehicle Scheme (CEV) on 1 January 2012, providing rebates to qualified new cars, taxis, and imported used cars with low carbon emissions, and imposing an equivalent surcharge on higher emitting vehicles. 101 to 120. 121 to 140. 141 to 160. 161 to 210. 211 to 230. 231 to 250. 251 to 270.

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Univ of Toronto study details impacts of interaction between driving patterns and electricity generation for WTW energy use and GHG emissions for PHEVs

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C1 is shorter than C2, which is shorter than C3). Among their findings were: Regardless of the charging scenario, total energy use of the PHEV is lowest for the city driving patterns (C1?C3) For the hydroelectric scenario, fossil energy use is 81% lower for C1 than for HWY2. Within each category, distance varied (e.g.,

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Zipcar Launches Car Sharing Club with Hybrids, PHEV and EV in London

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Car-sharing operator Zipcar and the Westminster City Council in London have launched a new car sharing club fleet that will initially include 20 hybrid vehicles and will offer members access to the country’s first all-electric car club vehicle, a Citroen c1.

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New PSA 1.2-liter 3-cylinder turbo takes International Engine of Year category award

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liter naturally aspirated versions have been manufactured since 2012 at the French Trémery plant, which has an annual production capacity of 640,000 units. The PureTech family of 3-cylinder engines offers high levels of performance, cutting fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions by an average of 18% compared with its predecessors. liter and 1.2-liter

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New Peugeot and Citroen city cars duck under 100g/km CO2

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City car models, the Peugeot 107 and Citroen C1 are both set to benefit from a refresh which will see emission levels cut below 100g/km CO2 for the first time. That means the two models, which are based on the same platform developed by parent company PSA Peugeot Citroen, will be able to qualify for [.].

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ALABC lead-acid UltraBattery Civic hybrid surpasses 100,000 miles of fleet duty

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Researchers at the DOE’s Idaho National Lab issued a report on the development and testing of the UltraBattery hybrid in August 2012. According to the DOE report, as of the end of August 2012, the vehicle had accumulated more than 60,000 miles and had experienced a wide range of driving conditions. The battery capacity was 7.54

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