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2014 Chevrolet Malibu equipped with new 2.5L iVLC base engine with start-stop

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2014 Malibu. Chevrolet unveiled the 2014 Malibu, featuring updated styling (and more rear seat room) and a new 2.5L base engine with variable valve lift control (Intake Valve Lift Control, iVLC earlier post ) and start/stop technology as standard. The new 2014 Malibu goes on sale this fall. The 2014 Malibu’s available 2.0L

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97% of US buyers opted for 2.5L stop/start base engine on 2014, 2015 Malibu

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2014 ECOTEC 2.5L Ninety-seven percent of customers in the US who purchased a 2014 or 2015 Malibu—accounting for about 83,000 vehicles—opted for the 2.5-liter, liter, 4-cylinder base engine (LKW) equipped with standard stop/start technology, according to GM. l/100 km) in city driving and 36 mpg (6.5

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2014 Chevrolet Malibu 2.5L base model with standard stop/start delivers 14% improvement in city fuel economy

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The 2014 Chevrolet Malibu arriving in dealerships this fall will offer fuel-saving stop/start technology as standard on its 2.5L The Malibu delivers an EPA-estimated 25 city and 36 highway mpg (9.4 The engine automatically restarts when the driver takes his or her foot off the brake. Earlier post.) l/100 km and 6.5

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BMW unveils production i8 plug-in hybrid; 94 mpg; on sale in US in 2014 priced from $135,925

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The BMW i8 goes on sale in the US in 2014. The i8—the first plug-in hybrid vehicle from the BMW Group—will have a manufacturer’s suggest retail price of $135,925 (including destination and handling) when it arrives in US showrooms in spring of 2014. Rear-mounted 3-cylinder engine. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Ford to make start-stop technology available on 70% of its N. America lineup by 2017

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liter EcoBoost engine ( earlier post ) is set to go on sale in the 2014 Ford Fiesta. Rated at 45 mpg EPA highway (5.2 Auto Start-Stop turns off the engine when a vehicle stops, while a battery powers vehicle accessories and systems in place of the engine. Engines Fuel Efficiency Vehicle Systems'

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Volvo Car Group boosts production of V60 PHEV by 90%; 7,600 units in 2013

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All in all, Volvo Cars will produce 7,600 plug-in hybrids in 2013, with a 2014 target of 10,000 units. The driver of the V60 Plug-in Hybrid selects the required driving mode via three buttons in the dashboard: Pure, Hybrid or Power. l/100 km (131 mpg US) in the NEDC certification driving cycle for hybrids.

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DOE to issue FY14 Vehicle Technologies program-wide funding opportunity announcement

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The Department Of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) intends to issue, on behalf of its Vehicle Technology Office (VTO), a program-wide Funding Opportunity Announcement (DE-FOA-0000991) for fiscal year 2014 on or about January 2014. mpg) for cars and 203 gCO 2 /mi (43.7

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