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Volkswagen unveils Golf GTE Sport PHEV concept: 0-100 km/h in 4.3s and 118 mpg

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Volkswagen used the annual Wörthersee festival in Austria as the venue to unveil the Golf GTE Sport concept plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. l/100 km/h (118 mpg) on the NEDC cycle for plug-in hybrid vehicles. l/100 km/h (118 mpg) on the NEDC cycle for plug-in hybrid vehicles. Golf GTE Sport PHEV concept. Click to enlarge.

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Volkswagen to produce XL1 diesel plug-in hybrid at Osnabrück; 261 mpg US

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261 mpg US), will go into limited production at the company’s Osnabrück factory in Germany. When the XL1 is braked, the E-motor operates as a generator that utilizes the braking energy to charge the battery (battery regeneration). Click to enlarge. l/100 km (approx.

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Honda targets new Guinness World Records title for fuel efficiency with 8,500-mile diesel drive across Europe

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i-DTEC engine provides 120 PS (118 hp, 88 kW) of power and 300 N·m (221 lb-ft) of torque, 62 mpg US (3.8 Fergal McGrath and Julian Warren, based at Honda’s European manufacturing facility in Swindon, UK, volunteered to take up the challenge and will be charged with driving an average 370 miles (595 km) each day.

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Controlled Power Technologies and Advanced Lead-Acid Battery Consortium to unveil LC Super Hybrid at Geneva show; low-cost “micro-mild” demonstrator

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liters/100 km (42 mpg US) fuel consumption achieved at lower cost than an equivalent diesel model. The improved lead-carbon battery design employed in the LC Super Hybrid allows for a strong charge and discharge characteristic, while the carbon-enhanced negative plate formulations significantly improve life under hybrid vehicle duty cycles.

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Volkswagen: e-mobility and sustainability; Part 1, the e-Golf and Golf GTE

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BluePower energy comes exclusively from hydro-electric generating plants in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The e-Golf has a range of up to 190 km (118 miles) on a single battery charge (24.2 The conventional solution is to use the standard charging cable and plug it into a 230-Volt mains socket. kWh per 100 km.

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Can-Am Spyder First Drive: Embracing The Third Wheel

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While Can-Am offers the smaller, cheaper, and lighter Ryker with powertrains sized at 600 and 900 cubic centimeters, the Spyder F3 and RT come with a liquid-cooled, 1,330cc Advanced Combustion Efficiency (ACE) inline-triple manufactured in Austria by the BRP-owned Rotax. That’s middling for a motorcycle.