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ADAC testing finds new diesel cars cleaner than required; Euro 6c and 6d-Temp vehicles well below the permissible NOx limits

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In Germany, testing by ADAC (Allgemeine Deutsche Automobil-Club eV) has found that all the Euro 6c and 6d-Temp vehicles that have been measured on the road to date meet much stricter requirements nitrogen oxides (NO x ) than required by the EU. Our measurement results show that diesel technology can have a future.

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ICCT-led test of 73 Euro 6 diesels finds large difference in NOx results under NEDC and more realistic WLTC

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A team from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) with colleagues from the US, China and Germany tested 73 Euro 6 diesel passenger cars on a chassis dynamometer over both the European type-approval cycle (NEDC, cold engine start) and the more realistic Worldwide harmonized light-duty test cycle (WLTC version 2.0,

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New diesel Volkswagen Golf GTD heading for the US; first driving impressions

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Volkswagen has introduced a new version of the Golf GTD (“Gran Turismo Diesel”) in Europe, and plans to bring it to the US market, reportedly likely for the 2016 model year. diesel delivering 184 horsepower (137 kW), 280 lb-ft (380 N·m) of torque, CO 2 emissions of 109 g/km, and a NEDC combined fuel economy figure of 56 mpg US (4.2

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ICCT study finds increasing discrepancy between type-approval and real-world fuel consumption in European cars

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and more than 1,200 vehicle models tested by Europe’s largest automobile club ADAC. kg per liter of diesel fuel. The study was based on the analysis of more than 28,000 user entries of the German fuel consumption database spritmonitor.de million passenger cars exported in 2010). kilogram (kg) CO 2 per liter of gasoline and 2.65

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EV sales in India at 3.4m, Maharashtra tops in 2Ws, PVs and buses | Autocar Professional

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Club the two and what you get is 94.80% of the India EV market, leaving the balance to electric passenger vehicles ( 1,61,361 units / 4.73% share), electric buses ( 6,390 units / 0.18% share) and others (9,306 units, likely electric cargo vehicles). Of the total EV population of 3.40 Then there are 1.36

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Road Test: 2023 Genesis G90 Performance

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The bargain newcomer Climbing behind the wheel of the G90 provides a quick appreciation of a fine automobile, possibly the nicest you have ever sat in. Our focus is on vehicles that offer the best fuel economy in their class, which leads us to emphasize electric cars, plug-in hybrids, hybrids and diesels.

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MQB-based 7th gen VW Golf up to 100 kg lighter and 23% more fuel efficient than predecessor; Golf BlueMotion delivers 3.2 l/100km (73.5 mpg US) and 85g/km CO2

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liters of diesel per 100 km (73.5 The diesel engines. The diesel injection engines, also four-cylinder, four-valve versions and here too generally turbocharged, initially deliver 77 kW / 105 PS / 103 hp and 110 kW / 150 PS / 148 hp. With all measures combined it was possible to reduce CO 2 emissions by up to 23%.

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