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Audi aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 30% over the vehicle lifecycle by 2025

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Audi has set the goal of successively reducing vehicle-specific CO 2 emissions by 30% by 2025 compared with reference year 2015 and over the entire product lifecycle. Audi opened its electric initiative with the introduction of e-tron, which has been available at dealerships since March. Earlier post.). 97.9 - 111.9

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EC proposes 95 grams CO2/km target for new cars by 2020, 147 grams for light vans; super credits for cars below 35g

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grams in 2011 and a mandatory target of 130 grams in 2015. grams in 2010 (the latest year for which figures are available) and a mandatory target of 175 grams in 2017. Each European manufacturer will receive an individual annual average target for all its new cars registered in the EU in a given year. Earlier post.).

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Toyota launches Prius in Japan; forecasts delay in deliveries of the new model

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The Prius α is available in two interior configurations: a five-seat, two-row model and a seven-seat, three-row model, the latter’s third row enabled by a space-saving lithium-ion drive battery—a first for a Toyota-brand mass-produced hybrid vehicle—in the center console. km/L (73 mpg US, 3.2 Earlier post.).

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Bosch: Electrification is Coming, But Combustion Engines to Dominate for Another 20 Years

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By 2015, we expect to see a sales volume of some 500,000 electric vehicles worldwide. Rolf Leonhard By 2015, said Leonhard, a gasoline-driven car will consume only 5.5 liters per 100 kilometers (43 mpg US)—29% less than a standard engine in 2009. A diesel-powered car in 2015 will only burn 3.6 Bernd Bohr. Source: Bosch.

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Green Star to Demonstrate Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle

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The company expects to demonstrate that during an eight hour delivery day simulation this plug-in hybrid vehicle can exceed 150 miles while exhibiting an efficiency of over 75 mpg (miles per gallon). Night time electric power is available from many renewable resources therefore reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

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