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Audi introduces Q7 e-tron quattro diesel PHEV SUV at Geneva; 138 mpg US

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kWh, liquid-cooled lithium-ion battery pack, the large SUV covers up to 56 kilometers (34.8 According to the ECE standard for plug?in US mpg) and has a CO 2 emission level of less than 50 grams per kilometer (80.5 US mpg) and has a CO 2 emission level of less than 50 grams per kilometer (80.5 Powered by the 17.3

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BMW unveils production i8 plug-in hybrid; 94 mpg; on sale in US in 2014 priced from $135,925

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liters per 100 km / 94 mpg (US) along with an AWD driving experience with torque distribution geared towards optimized dynamics. The everyday driving range of the BMW i8 on a full fuel tank and with a fully charged battery is more than 500 kilometers (310 miles) in COMFORT mode. The BMW i8 accelerates from 0 – 100 km/h in 4.4

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NREL study finds 2nd-generation diesel hybrid delivery vans show significant gains in fuel economy over conventional vans

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During dynamometer testing, three standard drive cycles were chosen to represent the range of delivery routes. mpg, 13% greater than the 9.2 mpg of the conventional group on those routes a year earlier. mpg, 20% greater than the 7.9 mpg of the conventional group on those routes a year later. Source: NREL.

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Promised VW Passat plug-in hybrid to debut at Paris show; both sedan and wagon

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kWh Li-ion battery pack, produces 85 kW / 15 PS. The NEDC consumption (for hybrid vehicles) is more than 117 mpg US (under 2.0 Additional components of the hybrid drive include the power electronics (converts DC power from the battery to AC power for the electric motor) and a charger. l/100 km) and 13.0

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NREL Study Finds UPS First-Generation Hybrid Vans Deliver Almost 29% Greater Fuel Economy

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Funded by the DOE’s Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity (AVTA), NREL’s Fleet Test & Evaluation (FT&E) team performed a 12-month evaluation of six MY 2007 P70D hybrid vans and six MY 2006 P70D standard diesel vans at a UPS location in Phoenix, collecting and analyzing fuel economy, maintenance and other vehicle performance data.

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Argonne Study Examines Impact of Real World Drive Cycles on Efficiency and Cost of Different PHEV Configurations

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Aymeric Rousseau, program manager at Argonne, presented a small slice of this wide study at the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference 2009 (AABC) this week in Long Beach. Here the controller drives as long as possible using battery energy, depleting the state of charge (SOC) from 90% to 30%. Load engine power strategy. L/100km (35.6

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Promised VW Passat plug-in hybrid to debut at Paris show; both sedan and wagon

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kWh Li-ion battery pack, produces 85 kW / 15 PS. The NEDC consumption (for hybrid vehicles) is more than 117 mpg US (under 2.0 Additional components of the hybrid drive include the power electronics (converts DC power from the battery to AC power for the electric motor) and a charger. l/100 km) and 13.0

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