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New 3rd generation Audi TT diesel offers fuel economy of 56 mpg

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liters per 100 km (56 mpg US), which translates into CO 2 emissions of 110 g/km (177 g/mile). liters per 100 km (35 mpg US ) and CO2 emissions of 159 g per km (256 g/mile). In this way, the new TT can be steered agilely and precisely with little movement of the steering wheel in downtown traffic and on winding country roads.

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Where to locate public chargers?

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Electricity is ubiquitous, EVs refuelable by wind, hydro, geothermal, solar, or traditional energy sources. The Union of Concerned Scientists documents that an ICE vehicle in Ohio must maintain an average of 60 mpg to equal the emissions used to produce what’s needed to run an EV for the same distance. In California, it is 134 mpg.

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Will the Ford Fiesta Van ECOnetic be Britain’s greenest van?

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litre TDCi that will emit only 98g/km CO2. Made at Ford’s wind-powered engine plant at Dagenham, Essex, the 90PS 1.6-litre The new Fiesta Van ECOnetic features lowered suspension, low rolling resistance tyres and a specially calibrated Duratorq 1.6-litre Compared with the previous-generation 1.6-litre

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Volkswagen Group brings new Audi and Porsche EV concepts, Volkswagen PHEV concept to Frankfurt; 20 more plug-ins by 2020

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This is one example of the intensive development work in the wind tunnel. Wind noise is low on board the car, and there are no engine noises in an electric car in any case. l/100 km (124 mpg); this equates to a co2 emissions figure of 42 g/km. At speeds from 80 km/h (49.7 Its average fuel consumption (combined) is 1.9

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Volvo R-DESIGN joins the DRIVe range

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DRIVe R-DESIGN all boast CO2-emissions of just 119 g/km, enabling customers to benefit from the low £35 per year tax band. mpg on the combined cycle across all three models. mpg thanks to the introduction of two intelligent new features. mpg and 129 g/km respectively (preliminary figures). The new C30, S40 and V50 1.6D

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Volkswagen presents status of fleet study in electromobility; latest generation of twïnDRIVE plug-in hybrid

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Volkswagen, for example, has installed one of the highest performance wind power systems in the world at its German plant in Emden; it already supplies one-third of the factory’s energy requirements. sunshine duration, wind strength). L/100 km (112 mpg US) is attained (equivalent to 49 g/km CO2).

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New Engines for the New Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupé: More Power, Less CO2

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L/100km (46 mpg US) (provisional NEDC combined figure), equivalent to 135 g CO 2 /km. L/100km (35 mpg US), equivalent to 179 gCO 2 /km. mpg US) (NEDC combined figure), which is 14% lower than the figure for the previous model, whose V6 engine featured port injection. It consumes around 17% less fuel: 5.1 L/100km (27.7

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