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2015 Ram ProMaster City compact van EPA-rated at 24 mpg combined

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The 2015 Ram ProMaster City compact van ( earlier post ) has been EPA-rated at 21 mpg city, 29 mpg highway and 24 mpg combined (11.2, l/100 km, respectively)—matching the EPA fuel economy ratings for the 2015 Ford Transit Connect (2WD) powered by a 2.5L, four-cylinder engine. Compact Van Fuel Economy (mpg US).

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Ram introduces Doblò-based 2015 Ram ProMaster City van

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2015 Ram ProMaster City. Chrysler’s Ram brand introduced the 2015 Ram ProMaster City commercial van. The front-wheel drive 2015 Ram ProMaster City will be offered in two-seat cargo van and five-seat passenger wagon configurations and is powered by the 2.4-liter Click to enlarge. million units sold. liter Tigershark I-4.

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Navigant forecasts global road transportation energy consumption to increase 25% by 2035; 84% from conventional fuels

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Annual road transportation sector energy consumption by fuel type, world markets: 2015-2035. For instance, markets for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) are particularly strong in Eastern Europe, Turkey, and South Korea, but relatively small elsewhere. Source: Navigant Research. Click to enlarge. Conventional fuels (e.g.,

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ExxonMobil: global GDP up ~140% by 2040, but energy demand ~35% due to efficiency; LDV energy demand to rise only slightly despite doubling parc

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Significant growth in the global middle class, expansion of emerging economies and an additional 2 billion people in the world will contribute to a 35% increase in energy demand by 2040, according to ExxonMobil’s latest Outlook for Energy report. The OECD represents the developed economies. Outlook for Energy.

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Refugees are up-cycling their discarded life jackets and dinghies

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Lesvos Solidarity is a non-profit organisation that not only provides medical support and shelter, but also hosts workshops for refugees in which they up-cycle things such as life jackets and dinghies that pile up on the shores of Lesvos and tell the story of their harrowing journeys across the Aegean sea from Turkey. “

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Renault-Nissan Alliance, CEA and FSI to Form Joint Venture to Develop and Manufacture Batteries for Electric Vehicles

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The Renault-Nissan Alliance will use its European battery plants in France, the UK and Portugal to supply electric vehicles built around Europe and Turkey. The FSI is a fund that takes minority interests in French companies that have the potential to create value and competitiveness for the economy. Earlier post.).

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Renault 2010 Environment Workshop, Part 1: Combustion Engine Technology and Product Plans

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dCi (type K9K) diesel is the brand’s best-selling engine with almost 900,000 units manufactured in 2009, in Valladolid (Spain) and Bursa (Turkey). It is equipped with a low inertia turbocharger and was engineered to provide standard-setting performance and fuel economy for its class. New-generation 1.5 dCi engines. The current 1.5