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Bentley teases another handbuild creation: this time convertible. Check details

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By: HT Auto Desk | Updated on: 28 Apr 2024, 09:35 AM Bentley Mulliner, renowned for its bespoke cars, has teased its latest masterpiece set to debut on May 7, 2024. Drawing inspiration from the Continent … Bentley Mulliner, renowned for its bespoke cars, has teased its latest masterpiece set to debut on May 7, 2024.

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Kia unveils Optima Hybrid sedan at LA Auto Show

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Kia Motors Corporation premiered the hybrid version of its new Optima sedan ( earlier post ) at the Los Angeles Auto Show. liter Theta II gasoline engine is mated to a small electric motor and drives the front wheels via a six-speed automatic transmission without the traditional torque converter. Kia Optima Hybrid. Click to enlarge.

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GM Introducing US Version of Chevrolet Cruze at LA Auto Show; Up to Estimated 40 mpg Highway

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GM unveils the US production version of the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze compact sedan at the LA Auto Show on 2 December. The Cruze is a GM global car; the North American version features a new Ecotec 1.4L close-coupled catalytic converters; Quick-Sync 58x ignition system; returnless fuel rail; fast light-off O 2 sensor. fuel economy.

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Auto Alliance on Mid-Level Ethanol Blends: Build Out E85 Infrastructure First

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Green Car Congress and Charles Territo of the Auto Alliance on 17 April briefly discussed the blend wall (ethanol supply greater than US’s ability to absorb it in 10% blends) and mid-level blends of ethanol being used on existing, non-flex-fuel, vehicles. Some of the catalytic converters showed significant wear and others didn’t.

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Rolls-Royce Droptail, Ferrari 412P: Lately’s Automotive Information

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The cost tag is assumed to exceed $25 million. The auto is a 1967 412P, an continuity racer of which simply 4 had been constructed. The untouched automotive is a roadster referred to as the Droptail, and simply 4 examples will probably be constructed the usage of bespoke chassis evolved solely for the undertaking.

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Plug-in Hybrid Bills in Congress Scare Auto Makers

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The Detroit News Autos Insider column today is reporting on Congressional efforts to promote plug-in hybrids and the backlash from the automakers. Toyota made the car, the Prius, that made plug-in conversions possible, and now they are trying to rein in the desires unleashed. HybridsPlus and EDrive have converted cars.

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Let My People Convert! - The A123 Challenge

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Les Goldman wants you to convert (your hybrid.) What began as a simple program requiring an ever increasing percentage of Zero Emission vehicles (read electric cars), has become mired in cumbersome bureaucratic complications. A plug-in hybrid, one could say, simply integrates electric drive into a car with internal combustion.

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