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Audi using supplementary port fuel injection to address particulates from gasoline direct injection

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liter EA888 Gen3 engine featured in Audi’s all-road shooting brake plug-in hybrid concept unveiled at the North American International Auto Show this week ( earlier post ) features—as does its production ilk—a dual injection system that combines direct injection with indirect injection into the intake manifold. Earlier post.).

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Mahindra XUV300 hits 250,000 sales ahead of XUV3XO reveal | Autocar Professional

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Fifteen variants across petrol and diesel Priced from Rs 993,000 (on-road Delhi) for the base P W4 variant through to the top-end Rs 17.78 lakh D W8 (O) AT variant (on-road Delhi), the XUV300 is available in all of 15 variants – nine petrol and six diesel – with standard-fit 6-speed manual transmissions for 10 variants and AMT for five.

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Indian Oil opens ethanol fuel pump; Ethanol now available at 183 outlets | Autocar Professional

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The government has already mandated ethanol blending in petrol. Currently, the ethanol blend in petrol is around 12%. Initially, 84 retail outlets of public sector oil marketing companies offered E20 petrol. As of now, E20 petrol is available at 12,000 fuel retail outlets and the government targets a pan-India rollout by 2025.

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M&M eyes top position in the subcompact SUV segment in the next 3 years with the launch of XUV 3XO | Autocar Professional

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2 in that segment in the next 3 years,” Rajesh Jejurikar, ED & CEO, Auto & Farm Sectors, M&M. He added that the XUV 3XO also meets the benchmarks established by XUV700 – offering best-in-class forward visibility and the quietness of its gasoline variant is comparable to that of the gasoline.

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Ford introduces more fuel-efficient Focus 1.0L EcoBoost; 99 gCO2/km

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liter EcoBoost ( earlier post ) that will be the first gasoline-powered family car in Europe to offer 99 g/km CO 2 emissions. gasoline direct injection engine, the new Focus 1.0-liter gasoline direct injection engine, the new Focus 1.0-liter Ford Motor Company has announced a new version of the Focus 1.0-liter The Focus 1.0-liter

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Hybrids vs EVs: where should government put its money

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Hybrids better than EVs According to a letter from Toyota’s India country head, Vikram Gulati, to the Niti Aayog, the corporation is asking for an 11 per cent point tax differential for hybrid vehicles and 14 points for flex-hybrid choices over petrol automobiles.

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Hybrid hype: types, tech, and the road ahead

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A hybrid vehicle is powered by at least one electric motor and a gasoline engine, and its system recovers energy through regenerative braking. Instead, the batteries are recharged using a combination of gasoline engine power and energy collected during braking (also known as regenerative braking).

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