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Diesel market share in Europe drops below 50%; offset by increased gasoline engine sales; implications for climate targets

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In the meantime, however, as diesel cars emit significantly less CO 2 than equivalent petrol-powered vehicles, they will have to be part of the gradual transition to low-carbon vehicles, acting as a ‘bridge’ technology. One will provide the traditional benefits of efficiency and fuel economy, as in the current offer.

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EV gameplan: Strategic tie-ups, fund raising, the way forward | Autocar Professional

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And the genesis behind this thought: Share significant investments needed to transition to zero-emission vehicles and build scale in the face of uncertainty over the penetration of EVs. Also, alliances such as Renault-Nissan, Skoda-VW and Jeep-Citroen are splitting the huge capital outlay needed to build scale.

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The Inefficiency of Car Buying

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Well, they are inefficient, it means we focus on just a small number of vehicles and technologies ignoring other factors such as ongoing costs, fuel economy, a car that’s fit for purpose, buying a car that’s perfect for one week of the year and incredibly inefficient for the rest of the year. Enable GPS.

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Can General Motors bounce back? The Green Piece

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The company was created from the old GM’s strongest operations and was reborn with a clear focus on building better and more environmentally friendly vehicles. Ecotec VVT I-4 will include E85 engines and the number of flex fuel models will increase from 17 in 2010 to 28 in 2012. Starting from 2010 its 2.4l Embracing new technologies.

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Will the future be green for Chrysler?

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Fiat has now brought two of its greenest - and most impressive - innovations to Chrysler in the form of the Fiat 500 and the Multi-Air, a new engine technology that boosts fuel economy by at least 10 per cent. Chrysler will build and sell the Fiat 500 model in North America.

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Mercedes-Benz B-Class B170 BlueEfficiency Sport road test

Green Cars News

When it comes to building greener cars, everyone’s at it. However, unlike most other manufacturers, Mercedes has decided to tweak its petrol-powered cars, rather than its diesels. This new BlueEfficiency model has been tweaked by Mercedes engineers to return better fuel economy and emit less carbon dioxide – but not by a huge amount.

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Mercedes-Benz powering ahead with €3B strategic engine initiative; increasing electrification, 48V; diesel and gasoline; cylinder deactivation

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For the mobility of the future, we are deliberately not committing ourselves to one solitary form of drive system, but to a coexistence of efficient and clean petrol engines, diesels, plug-in hybrids, battery and hydrogen drive systems. Each of these types of drive system has its justification and future prospects.

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