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New 2019 Toyota Avalon hybrid boosts fuel economy 10% to 44 mpg combined

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Toyota estimates that the 2019 Avalon Hybrid will boost fuel economy by up to 10% over its MY 2018 predecessor, from 40 mpg (5.88 liter four-cylinder Dynamic Force Engine is more fuel efficient, runs cleaner, and is more powerful than previous iterations, and excels at dissipating thermal inefficiencies. The new TNGA 2.5-liter

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TNGA-based 2019 Toyota Avalon features new hybrid system

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Its eight gear ratios balance wide range and close ratios, therefore enhancing power application and fuel efficiency. A wider range, specifically at the increased 8 th gear ratio, allows for improved high-speed cruising fuel economy. Close ratios at the mid-range gears improve passing power. A new TNGA 2.5-liter

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Road Test: 2022 Ford Escape PHEV Titanium FWD

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The Environmental Protection Agency, EPA , rates fuel economy at 40 highway when running in gasoline mode only. That number jumps to 105 MPGe, or miles per gallon equivalent, when combining electricity and gasoline. Clean Fleet Report ran a few test loops to get a feel for real world fuel economy and electric range.

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CMU study finds that coal retirement is needed for EVs to reduce air pollution

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Electric vehicles charged in coal-heavy regions can create more human health and environmental damages from life cycle air emissions than gasoline vehicles, according to a new consequential life cycle analysis by researchers from Carnegie Mellon University. Weis et al.

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Toyota’s new conventional and hybrid powertrains for 2018 Camry deliver significant boost in efficiency

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liter inline-four-cylinder D-4S gasoline engine and a new 3.5-liter liter V6 with D-4S Fuel Injection, both of which are paired to a new eight-speed Direct-Shift automatic transmission (8AT); and a next-generation Toyota Hybrid System (THS II). Powertrains. Dynamic Force engine. Other important new technological innovations for the 2.5-liter

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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Electric fuel cost is a fraction of gasoline or diesel fossil fuel cost, even at a time when petroleum prices are temporarily reduced due to geopolitical manipulations and manufacturing costs. Diesel fuel is also frequently blended with a small amount of biofuel. PHEVLERs use Clean Fuels to Reduce Air Pollution.

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Mazda to offer diesel Mazda6 in North America in second half of 2013; i-ELOOP and SCBS

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liter gasoline engine, goes on sale in January. Expected to offer a high amount of torque as well as cleaner combustion, the SKYACTIV-D 2.2L Other improvements include internal engine friction reduced by 20% and fuel economy increases by up to 20%. Click to enlarge. The first version, equipped with a SKYACTIV-G 2.5-liter