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Finland’s oldest ferry goes all electric with Visedo

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The Föri initially entered service in 1904, after the City of Turku commissioned local shipyards Aktiebolaget Vulcan to build a city commuter ferry to take passengers across the Aura River to Åbo. Mobimar oversaw the removal of the boat’s diesel-powered hydraulic motor and the old control system.

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BMW adding two plug-in hybrid variants to 7 Series range; first use of pre-gearing stage

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liters/100 km [35 – 39 mpg US]; CO 2 emissions combined: 178 – 160 g/km in the WLTP cycle), with a six-cylinder in-line diesel engine boosted by 48V mild hybrid technology. A performance profile injected with extra sporting potency and an aura of top-end dynamism mark out the new BMW M760e xDrive (fuel consumption combined: 1.3 – 1.0

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CNG car and SUV sales jump 29% in first 10 months of FY2024 | Autocar Professional

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While Tata Motors has four models (Altroz, Tigor, Tiago, Punch), Hyundai Motor India’s CNG range has expanded to three models now (Aura, Grand i10 Nios, Exter) and Toyota Kirloskar Motor has three CNG-powered passenger vehicles (Glanza, Hyryder, Rumion). a litre in Mumbai) and diesel (Rs 94.25 cheaper than diesel.

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India’s electric four-wheeler ride-hailing fleet incentives

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Earlier in 2019, the study showed that in 2019, electric vehicles powered by batteries were not yet cost competitive when compared to gasoline, diesel, or compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles. As there was no sufficient financial incentives for electric vehicles (BEVs) provided and the cost of electric vehicles and fast charging opportunity.

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Maruti, Hyundai, Tata, M&M and Toyota hit best-ever sales in FY24 | Autocar Professional

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Providing the sales charge, as it has been for the entire fiscal, has been the company’s SUV and MPV range. According to the company, the Creta, Exter, Ioniq 5 SUVs and the Aura sedan registered their highest ever annual numbers. million units, up 10% on the 1.60 million units it sold in the domestic market in FY2023.

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

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Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI). I was able to spend 10 minutes driving a Saturn Aura sedan with an (HCCI) engine system. I don’t have a specific event that triggers combustion like a spark for gasoline engines or fuel injection event for a diesel , ” explains Vijay Ramappan, a GM development engineer.

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News: 2024 Volkswagen ID.Buzz

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Tow Rating: 3,968 pounds Charging The ID.Buzz is charged through a plug-in port via its 11 kW on-board charger. Volkswagen has not released official charging times, but based on our reviews of the single and dual-motor ID4, the ID.Buzz should charge somewhere near these speeds. inch infotainment and a 5.3

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