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GM to double models with 40 mpg highway or better by 2017; ongoing manufacturing efficiency improvements

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Describing its product goals and tracking progress toward its 2020 manufacturing priorities in its 2012 Sustainability Report , General Motors reaffirmed its commitment to further reduce the energy used and the environmental impacts of building and operating an automobile. —2012 Sustainability Report. Earlier post.).

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Tata Motors shows CNG, diesel-electric hybrid and fuel cell concepts at Auto Expo 2012 in India, unveils 3 new production vehicles

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Tata Motors showcased its alternate fuel technology capability at the New Delhi Auto Expo 2012 by displaying four concepts: the Tata Nano CNG; the Tata Indigo Manza diesel-electric hybrid; the Tata Starbus Fuel Cell (hydrogen); and the Tata Magic Iris CNG. They will be commercially launched in the next financial year. With more than 6.5

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New A-Class to offer radar-based collision prevention assist as standard along with array of other advanced safety options; fuel consumption down by up to 35%

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The A 220 CDI (available from December 2012) already meets the Euro 6 emission standard which only comes into force in 2015. On the gasoline engine side, the A 200 with 115 kW (156 hp) and 250 N·m (184 lb-ft) of torque consumes 5.4 The A 180 CDI will be the first Mercedes-Benz to emit only 98 g of CO 2 per kilometer.

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