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AUGUST 29, 2013

The petrol engine is teamed with an electric motor on the rear axle. Volvo unveiled the new Volvo Concept Coupé, the first of a series of three concept cars that reveal the design possibilities created by the company’s new Scalable Product Architecture (SPA). Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 22, 2013

MultiAir Turbo Petrol (with manual gearbox or Alfa TCT automatic transmission); and the 170 HP 1.4 MultiAir Turbo Petrol. In addition to the new 0.9-liter liter unit, the 2014 MiTo offers 4 other gasoline engines: 70 HP 1.4; 78 HP 1.4; Two turbodiesels are offered: 85 HP 1.3 JTDM and 120 HP 1.6 LPG Turbo.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Petrol, a mixture of C 4 –C 12 short-chain hydrocarbons (SCHCs), is a liquid fuel primarily used in internal combustion engines. Although short-chain alcohols were produced to substitute for petrol, they are inferior to petrol in their fuel properties. Here we report the development of engineered E.

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OCTOBER 7, 2014

We knew that 320 hp in our petrol configuration was just a starting point. When we launched the Drive-E powertrain family, our aim was to deliver the most advanced 4-cylinder engines in the industry based on emissions and fuel consumption relative to performance and drivability.

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DECEMBER 27, 2020

As well as looking at how we reduce levels of nitrogen dioxide by cutting diesel and petrol emissions, we also need to keep an eye on what is happening with ozone so we don’t create other forms of pollution dangerous to human health. These results are a cautionary tale. —Professor Lee.

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JANUARY 4, 2011

In addition to petrol engines, LPG bi-fuel and flex fuel variations will be available depending on market. The new Picanto will feature four all-new powertrains in 1.0- liter displacements, all offering class-leading CO 2 emissions levels, according to Kia.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2009

Road tests show that depending on the road and traffic conditions, each liter of petrol used by the engine is sufficient to generate enough power for the car to travel 20 to 30 kilometers (3.3 The engine in the system is not used for propulsion and is only run to charge the 18 kWh lithium-ion battery pack. to 5 L/100km or 47 to 71 mpg US).

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Front and rear motors then supplement the petrol engine. Parallel Hybrid mode, with the combustion engine’s torque feeding through to the GKN Multi-Mode eTransmission to the front wheels via a hydraulic clutch which remains disengaged in both other modes. Battery charging still occurs too.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

With the rise of the on-demand economy, there’s been a rapid increase in the use of petrol-powered mopeds for urban deliveries such as take-away meals, and this has contributed to air quality issues in our cities.

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OCTOBER 14, 2018

liter EcoBoost petrol engine as a range extender for total range exceeding 500 kilometres (310 miles). Featuring an advanced hybrid powertrain system, the Transit Custom PHEV targets a zero-emission driving range of 50 kilometers (31 miles) and uses the multi-award-winning Ford 1.0-liter

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MAY 4, 2011

for petrol cars and from 15.5 The draft standard will be CO 2 emission of 135 gm/km for entire fleet in 2015. In 2010, the average CO 2 emission was 165 gm/km. It will mean fleet fuel efficiency to improve from 14.1 km/litre to 17.3 km/litre to 19.9 km/litre for diesel cars. The draft also provides for further improvement by 2020.Environmental

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JANUARY 1, 2010

Total petrol consumption including gasohol currently averages between 20 million and 22 million litres per day. Energy Minister Wannarat Channukul said the government had set a goal to increase ethanol content in motor fuels to 2 million litres per day in 2010 from an average of 1.5

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AUGUST 30, 2019

Never before did a hydrogen-electric race car beat other cars in an official competition—let alone the kind of petrol-powered race cars we were racing against today. We’re incredibly proud of what we have accomplished today. This podium finish is the result of not just one year, but twelve years of dedication, faith and hard work.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2021

The fuel produced at the plant will deliver a reduction of more than 70% in greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional fossil jet fuel, equivalent to taking almost 27,000 petrol or diesel cars off the road each year.

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Georgia Carbon Fuel Emissions 415

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APRIL 20, 2014

At the Beijing Motor Show, Volvo Cars also officially introduced the Volvo S60L Petrol Plug-in Hybrid (PPHEV) ( earlier post ), underlining its commitment to bringing electrification technology to China. The S60L Petrol Plug-in Hybrid will be launched in China early 2015.

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JUNE 24, 2012

Building on 10 years of experience and accumulated knowhow, in addition to producing the full hybrid variant of the Toyota Yaris, the export of the conventional petrol Yaris to North America further endorses TMMF as a true global player within the Toyota organisation. —Toyota Motor Europe President and CEO Didier Leroy.

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JUNE 8, 2011

As a wider range of electric, biofuel and potentially hydrogen vehicles compete with petrol and diesel models in the future, it will become essential to compare vehicles on a whole-life carbon basis. —Ricardo Chief Technology & Innovation Officer and Chairman of the LowCVP, Prof. Neville Jackson.

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JUNE 22, 2021

Long-term low-level exposure to lead can adversely affect health and, while we don’t yet know the health implications of our findings, they suggest that leaded petrol might still be providing low level exposure which can have detrimental effects on health. —Dr Eléonore Resongles, co-corresponding author.

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JANUARY 27, 2014

We knew the electric component of the Nissan ZEOD RC was certainly going to turn heads at Le Mans but our combined zero emission on-demand electric/petrol power plant is quite a stunning piece of engineering. Our engine team has done a truly remarkable job with the internal combustion engine.

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JANUARY 29, 2014

Petrol with 20% ethanol can already be used easily in our latest Mercedes-Benz BlueDIRECT petrol engines. Our main task is to shape solutions for sustainable mobility of the future. We see great potential in second generation biofuels with regards to sustainability and reduction of greenhouse gases.

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DECEMBER 7, 2010

sales manager of a 4S store of Dongfeng Honda said that consumers are not buying new energy vehicles because they don’t trust the new technology and they don’t want to pay extra in order to save petrol.

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Electric Vehicles China Hybrid Sale 210

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FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Nevertheless, over the next ten years we will focus on a drive mix consisting of even further optimized petrol engines, plug-in hybrid models, and purely electrically operated sports cars.

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MAY 29, 2012

liter EcoBoost engine is an example of an innovation arriving to market at just the right time, when customers are looking for a very fuel efficient but still-fun-to-drive petrol engine. —Roelant de Waard, vice president, Marketing, Sales and Service, Ford of Europe. liter engine with improved fuel efficiency and lower CO 2.

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JUNE 1, 2010

Sandia has been working on “Sunshine to Petrol” technologies for a number of years. Source: Sandia. Click to enlarge. An alliance of industry, academic and government organizations has formed to commercialize technologies that will utilize concentrated solar energy to convert waste CO 2 into synthetic fuels. Earlier post.).

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MAY 28, 2009

In the past Mr Chu, a Nobel laureate, has argued that if the US wanted to reduce its carbon emissions, policymakers would have to find a way to increase petrol prices to levels in Europe. But Mr Chu warned that Americans will have to learn to live with higher petrol prices even if Washington does not enact policy that boosts them.

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Gasoline Tax Energy Petrol 150

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MARCH 20, 2012

It is far too early to dismiss the conventional diesel and petrol power trains. In the last two years Volvo has brought CO 2 emissions from our diesel and petrol model ranges down by 13 percent. The figure suggests that the car market will continue to be dominated by traditional combustion-engine models for the foreseeable future.

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MARCH 24, 2023

Green NCAP tested 34 cars with different powertrain types: battery electric, hybrid electric, conventional petrol and diesel, and one vehicle, the Ford Puma, that runs on alternative fuel. The LCA calculations used the interactive Life Cycle Assessment tool that is available for consumers on Green NCAP’s website.

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Green Climate Energy Vehicles 453

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NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Here we propose a chemical route to convert fermentation products from a variety of renewable carbohydrate sources into hydrocarbons that can be used for petrol, jet fuel and diesel.

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OCTOBER 13, 2014

With our nanotechnology, electric cars would be able to increase their range dramatically with just five minutes of charging, which is on par with the time needed to pump petrol for current cars. Chen expects that a new generation of fast-charging batteries will hit the market in two years.

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AUGUST 4, 2016

There appears to have been a dramatic shift in the petrol and diesel sales seesaw. In the 2000s, legislation changes resulted in a diesel boom but after last year’s revelations and the emergence of extremely efficient downsized petrol engines, the tide has now turned. — Steve Huntingford, What Car?

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APRIL 7, 2022

For example, while the legendary 300 SL Gullwing in 1954 was the world’s first series-produced passenger car with direct petrol injection, the new Mercedes-AMG SL 43 is now the very first series-produced vehicle with an electric exhaust gas turbocharger. In its long history, the SL has repeatedly set technological milestones.

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Exhaust Gas-Electric Mercedes Gas 408

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AUGUST 12, 2013

Even just a couple of years ago few people would have thought it possible that a medium-sized petrol car could break the 100 g/km CO 2 barrier. liter EcoBoost engine (named International Engine of the Year 2013 and 2012) enables the new model to be more powerful than a first generation Ford Focus with a 1.6-liter

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JULY 26, 2010

While we would be using ethanol to blend with petrol at our own fuel depots, we would also be selling the surplus to other industry players,” a senior executive from HPCL told Business Standard. The production would suffice for the blending requirements of Bihar and neighbouring states. “We

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FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Diesel cars tend to have larger cubic capacity than their equivalent petrol model but are more fuel efficient. The figures also reflect the migration to diesel executive cars, from just 10% to 75% over the period. The two-liter car today is much cleaner, greener and safer than its decade-old predecessor. —AA president Edmund King.

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JUNE 6, 2009

The Directors are pleased to announce that the X4V2 petrol engine achieved a repeatable Brake Specific Fuel Consumption (BSFC) figure of 212g/kWh (38.6% 1 using 98 RON petrol and a 10:1 compression ratio.

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Engine Gasoline Production China 240

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

By 2023 there should be more hydrogen filling stations in Germany, than there are conventional petrol stations along the Autobahns today. However, filling stations for this environmentally friendly alternative fuel are still scarce. The H2 Mobility initiative wants to change this.

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MARCH 6, 2018

Turbo – 4-cylinder direct injection turbo-charged petrol engine (116 hp). At an executive meeting with media on the eve of the Geneva Motor Show, Toyota announced that the new generation Auris will come with three powertrains, including 2 Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) ones: 1.2L HEV Powertrain – New, more powerful, TNGA 2.0L

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