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VW Highlights 3-Cylinder, 1.2L Diesel at Vienna Motor Symposium

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Volkswagen highlighted the new 3-cylinder, 1.2-liter liters per 100 km (56 mpg US to 71 mpg US), compared to a conventional Polo TDI with 75 PS. TDI engine is a proof point, Volkswagen said, that such internal combustion engines can meet current and future demands. Tags: Diesel Engines. The 3-cylinder, 1.2L

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Cheap, Easy, and Underutilized Online Communication for Nonprofits

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Volkswagen has provided an update on its Golf blue-e-motion electric vehicle ( earlier post ), now scheduled to arrive on the market in 2014. Top speed is now 135 km/h (84 mpg), versus 140 km/h (87 mph) announced earlier this year. Tags: Electric (Battery). kWh lithium-ion battery pack. Acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h is 11.8

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NHTSA Sets MY 2011 CAFE Standards; Estimates Industry-Wide 27.3 mpg

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mpg, save 887 million gallons of fuel over the lifetime of the MY 2011 cars and light trucks, and reduce CO 2 emissions by 8.3 mpg US, a 2.0 mpg increase above MY 2010, corresponding to 326 gCO 2 /mi. mpg US (294 gCO 2 /mi); MY 2011 light trucks will reach 24.1 mpg (369 g/mi). mpg (320 gCO 2 /mi).

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. Tags: evdriven. GM Press Release ).

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