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ORNL researchers use stop-light cameras to reduce fuel consumption of less-efficient vehicles via traffic management

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Approximately 6 billion gallons of fuel are wasted in the US each year as vehicles wait at stop lights or sit in dense traffic with engines idling, according to US Department of Energy estimates. The team’s first step in February 2018 was to use GRIDSMART cameras to create an image dataset of vehicle classes.

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Amped Up: Installing an EV Charger at Home

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Before diving into the details, we’ll remind anyone who fell asleep in class that the chargers which a provided as standard with most EVs and PHEVs are called Level 1 units and plug into a normal 110V household outlet as if one were plugging in their Samsung television or knackered old Xbox. Technically, it’s called a NEMA 14-50 outlet.

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Mercedes-Benz previews new GLA compact SUV; fuel economy as high as 54.7 mpg in diesel version

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2015 GLA-Class. Mercedes-Benz previewed the new 2015 GLA-Class compact SUV prior to its global debut at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt next month. mpg US ) and 114 g CO 2 per kilometer (provisional figure). liters of gasoline per 100 km (33 mpg US ) and 151 g CO 2 /km—all provisional figures.

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Road Test: 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid

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Road Test: 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid How Does 53+ MPG Sound? Head of the hybrid MPG class Hybrid Efficiency Efficient, but not quick The 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid running on 87 octane is the class leader in fuel economy. The roof ends at an integrated spoiler over the rear hatch window that incorporates the LED high brake light.

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Road Test: 2023 Volkswagen Taos SEL 4Motion

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Fuel economy is EPA-rated at 28 mpg city/36 highway/31 combined for the FWD Taos, with the 4Motion rated at 25/32/28. mpg, but in a 99-mile highway run at 65 mph, we averaged 34.3 The front end has rounded edges with LED lighting on all trim levels (the SEL gets dynamic cornering headlights). All the connections–and knobs!

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Elio Motors unveils engine prototype for 84 mpg highway 3-wheeler

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Elio Motors, the start-up developing a $6,800, 84-mpg- (2.8l/100 As the team began to dive into some of the details and changes to meet the desired Elio targets, it found that the Geo Metro engine would not meet the fuel efficiency targets to enable the vehicle fuel economy goal of 84 mpg highway. Current prototype of the Elio.

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Road Test: 2022 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited

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Smooth, Quiet and 50+ MPG. The EPA estimates fuel economy to be 45 mpg city/51 highway/47 combined, numbers that make Clean Fleet Report smile, as we are happy to drive a car that is a serious fuel sipper. On shorter legs, if even for a brief time, we touched 60 mpg. Road Test: 2022 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited.

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