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DOE to issue FY14 Vehicle Technologies program-wide funding opportunity announcement

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mpg) for cars and 203 gCO 2 /mi (43.7 mpg) for light trucks by 2025 (54.5 mpg light duty average, or 4.3 Proposing teams must achieve at least a 35% fuel economy improvement for gasoline-fueled vehicles and at least 50% fuel economy improvement for diesel-fueled vehicles while meeting future emissions standards.

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The Beast in the Rumble Seat

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There is more to Dan Neil's recent LA Times column than a favorable review of yet another gasoline-only hybrid. Electric motors are clean, lightweight, maintenance-free and powerful. For the time being, the gasoline-only hybrids on offer are ICE preservers not ICE breakers. He likes the Nissan Altima Hybrid well enough.

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BMW Technology Day 2009: Focus on Aerodynamics, Two New Engines and 8-Speed Transmission

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liter gasoline unit combining turbocharging, direct fuel injection and VALVETRONIC fully-variable valve management; a new 3.0-liter L/100 km (40 mpg US), with an average CO 2 rating of 158 g/km. Liter Straight-Six Gasoline Engine with TwinPower Turbo. Eight-speed transmission. Click to enlarge.

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Volkswagen unveils updated Golf; Millerized engines, semi-automated driving, digital cockpit and gesture control

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The new Golf initially sees the debut of the new turbocharged gasoline engine EA211 “1.5 l/100 km (48 mpg US), equating to 110 g/km CO 2. l/100 km (51 mpg US), or 104 g/km CO 2. The update of the Golf is most readily visible inside, because the 2017 model year offers a new and increasingly digital display and control concept.

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New Engines for Mercedes S-Class; First 4-Cylinder Engine Delivers 5.7 L/100km Fuel Consumption

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Mercedes-Benz is introducing four new diesel and gasoline engines for its luxury S-Class, including the first four-cylinder engine in its almost 60-year history, the S 250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY diesel. liters per 100 kilometers (41 mpg US) NEDC, corresponding to CO 2 emissions of 149 grams per kilometer. L/100km, 31 mpg US).

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

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Included in the lineup are four-, six- and eight-cylinder diesel and gasoline powerplants with outputs ranging from 150 kW/204 hp to 285 kW/ 388 hp. L/100km (46 mpg US) (provisional NEDC combined figure), equivalent to 135 g CO 2 /km. Gasoline/4 in-line. Gasoline/V6. Gasoline/V8. 4-cylinder gasoline engine.

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Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

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TDI quattro plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ); the Audi A7 h-tron quattro fuel cell vehicle ( earlier post ); the Audi e-tron quattro concept battery-electric SUV ( earlier post ); the Audi TT clubsport turbo concept ( earlier post ); the Audi RS 5 TDI competition concept ( earlier post ); and the Audi R18 e-tron quattro ( earlier post ).

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