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CPT/AVL Study: New Generation of Micro-Hybrid Technologies Can Enable More than 25% Reduction in Fuel Consumption at Lower Cost Than Full Hybrid Drive Systems

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liters/100km (36 mpg US) and CO 2 emissions of 154g/km—a 20% reduction from the 192 g/km of a series production Passat (MY 2006) fitted with a 2.0L 22 nd International AVL Conference “Engine & Environment”). TGDI engine and close to the 146 g/km of the current Passat 2.0L common rail TDI engine. —Guy Morris.

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