Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 2, 2011
liter TSI turbocharged, direct-injection engine beginning in 2012. Volkswagen is the first carmaker to implement this technology in a turbocharged four-cylinder engine in large-scale production. When the Stop/Start functionality is integrated, which deactivates the engine in neutral gear, the savings effect adds up to about 0.6
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 12, 2011
liter diesel in the 2012 Defender. The smaller capacity engine delivers the same power, torque and economy as the outgoing engine, but makes this the cleanest Land Rover Defender yet produced. In EU5 markets, the new engine comes with a diesel particulate filter (DPF) to ensure the lowest possible levels of regulated emissions.
Green Car Congress
MAY 29, 2012
Fisker Automotive published its first business update, announcing that revenues had exceeded $100 million in the first four months of 2012. In the first few months of 2012, Fisker has continued to raise private equity investment to fund its expansion plans, securing $174 million of additional private financing since the start of the year.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 5, 2013
Consumer Reports’ own fuel economy tests of vehicles equipped with small turbocharged engines has found in many cases that the turbocharged cars tested by CR have slower acceleration and no better fuel economy than the models with larger conventional engines, the organization said. The smaller engine—a 1.6-liter
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
2012 Sonic. The 2012 Chevrolet Sonic with the Ecotec 1.4L The Sonic’s highway fuel economy makes it one of the most fuel-efficient small cars in the market, with fuel economy equivalent to the 2012 Ford Fiesta SFE and on a par with the 2012 Hyundai Accent. turbo Sonic can reach 60 mph in 8.2 Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 24, 2011
Audi will start series production of the A8 hybrid in 2012. TFSI gasoline engine and an electric motor develop peak output of 180 kW (245 hp) and 480 N·m (345 lb-ft) of torque. seconds from a standing start and has a top speed of 235 km/h (146 mph). miles) with zero local emissions at a constant speed of 60 km/h (37 mph).
Green Car Congress
JUNE 2, 2011
liter EcoBoost three-cylinder engine—the first three-cylinder engine Ford has built for a regular production car—and an new eight-speed automatic transmission to its line-up. liter engine is a little dynamo.” This enables the engine to run in a wider rpm band with the optimum fuel-to-air ratio.
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