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Argonne Study Examines Impact of Real World Drive Cycles on Efficiency and Cost of Different PHEV Configurations

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For drive cycles, the Argonne team used the Kansas City data collected in 2005 by the US EPA, which instrumented more than 100 drivers and collected their driving statistics for one day. To maximize charge depletion, the engine only provides the requested wheel power without recharging the battery. Optimum engine power strategy.

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Golf Plus joins Bluemotion range

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mpg on the combined cycle while emitting just 114 g/km of CO2. By comparison, the previous generation Golf Plus BlueMotion with a 1.9-litre mpg while producing 127 g/km; that’s an 11 per cent improvement in economy and a ten per cent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions. Using the latest 1.6-litre

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First drive: US spec Audi A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid; 83-86 MPGe with 16-17 mile EV range

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Although the EPA has not as of this writing released the final fuel economy numbers for the US A3 e-tron, Filip Brabec, Director, Product Management, Audi of America, said that the figures will be around 83 to 86 MPGe combined (depending on the equipment level), with 35 to 39 mpg gasoline only and 16-17 miles of EV range. Click to enlarge.

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SAE Publishes Revised J1711 Standard to Measure Exhaust Emissions and Fuel Economy of Hybrids and Plug-in Hybrids

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A rechargeable energy storage system (RESS) that is recharged by the on-board hybrid propulsion system, an external electric energy source, or both. Calculations are provided that combine the CD and charge-sustaining (CS) behavior according to in-use driving statistics. gasoline and Diesel fuel), alcohol-based liquid fuels (e.g.,