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BMW wins overall International Engine of Year 2015 for hybrid drive system in i8 PHEV

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The BMW i8 TwinPower Turbo three-cylinder gasoline engine was voted class winner in the 1.4-liter The combination of electric motor and gasoline engine also earned it overall victory. The other winners from the International Engine of the Year Awards 2015 were: International Engine of the Year Awards 2015. liter to 1.8-liter

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Diesel car registrations in Europe in 2017 down 7.9%; SUV sales up 19.5%; AFVs up 46% but share still low

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Gasoline car registrations benefited from the decline of diesel, growing by 10.9% (+760,000 units) to a 50% market share; SUVs led growth with a record 4.56 volume growth experienced in 2016 and 2015 respectively. In Europe, diesel car registrations fell by 7.9% million units in 2017, representing just 43.7% higher than in 2016.

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EEA: almost all Euro car makers met specific 2017 CO2 targets on new sales, but emissions up year-on-year

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However, between 2015 and 2016, emissions decreased by only 1.5 Other key findings of the report: For the first year since 2009, gasoline cars constituted the majority of new registrations in 2017 (almost 53%). New diesel cars, which were on average around 300 kilograms (kg) heavier than new gasoline cars, emitted on average 117.9

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Ford 1.0L EcoBoost wins 3rd consecutive Int’l Engine Of The Year; VW 1.4L TSI takes 9th straight win; Tesla the Best Green Engine

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Available in Ford Fiesta and the upcoming 2015 Focus, the 1.0L For the eighth year in a row, BMW / PSA Peugeot Citroen won the 1.4-liter liter turbo gasoline engine. liter category was topped by BMW’s 3-liter twin-power turbo six-cylinder gasoline engine. EcoBoost was also named Best Engine Under 1.0-Liter liter to 1.8-liter

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Groupe PSA, T&E, FNE and Bureau Veritas develop accurate real-world fuel consumption test protocol

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The development of the test protocol began in late 2015. l/100km less than a gasoline one. 100km) and gasoline (2.5 l/100km) when expressed in liters/100km but is higher for diesel (53%) compared to gasoline (42%) when expressed in percentage. Earlier post.).

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