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Kia EV3 debut, Silverado EV review, Bolt EV settlement, ID.7 delay: The Week in Reverse

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Just don’t expect to stay fully connected to your own smartphone. The 2025 Honda Civic Hybrid lineup coming this summer will return nearly 50 mpg, the automaker revealed Tuesday, as well as pep and performance that may rival that of the sporty Si model. 2025 Volkswagen ID.7 7 The Volkswagen ID.7 7 EV has been delayed for the U.S.,

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Here’s how Nissan might electrify trucks and SUVs for the US

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That ICE engine acts as a generator only, and there’s no direct mechanical connection between the ICE engine and the wheels. liter V-6, which altogether might return about 20 mpg on the highway. Both will be built in Mexico. That’s not while towing. More energy-dense next-generation batteries might help enable that.

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New York City Taxi and Limo Commissions selects Nissan NV200 as Taxi of Tomorrow; fully-electric version possible starting in 2017

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Fuel efficiency was not used as a specific criterion for evaluation; estimated 2014 MY EPA combined label fuel economy is 25 mpg US (9.4 The Nissan NV200 taxi will be produced in North America at Nissan’s facility in Cuernavaca, Mexico. —Ron Sherman, President of the Metropolitan Taxicab Board of Trade.

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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

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While we’re fixing vehicles, we can also equip them with low-cost real-time MPG indicators that show us how to save money and still get to places quickly. Make it affordable, safe, drivable, eligible for certification and warranty, and installable in high volumes. We’ll pre-fund your prototypes.

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Chevrolet introduces new Cruze; new 1.4L EcoTec turbo, new 1.6L diesel coming to US in 2017

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turbocharged direct injection engine (for North America) helps enable a General Motors-estimated 40 mpg (5.88 Cycling engines for 400 straight hours (more than 16 days) between peak horsepower and peak torque rpm levels—a torturous test that pushes rotating parts such as the crankshaft and connecting rods to their limits.

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Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

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US mpg) in the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC), corresponding to 46 grams CO 2 per km (74.0 With the e-tron services in the Audi connect portfolio, drivers can use their smartphones to control such functions as charging and heating or cooling. That is making electric mobility affordable for more and more customers.

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