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BMW’s eighth-generation 5 Series offers two all-electric i5 variants; PHEVs in 2024

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The new model generation will be offered worldwide with all-electric drive and, depending on the market region, also with the plug-in hybrid systems as well as with efficient gasoline and diesel engines including 48-volt mild hybrid technology. This enables the BMW i5 M60 to accelerate from zero to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.8

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Volvo to unveil XC60 gasoline-electric Plug-in Hybrid Concept at Detroit show; system targeted for US and China markets

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At the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Volvo Car Corporation will unveil the Volvo XC60 gasoline-electric Plug-in Hybrid Concept. To make the plug-in technology viable for buyers in the US and China, Volvo notes , it needs to feature a gasoline engine. VEA is a modular range of diesel and gasoline engines.

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DS brand accelerating development of electric cars

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The recent city-located ePrix races provide opportunities to show the advancing technologies that are being tested and evaluated for future production models, with three specific projects already in their advanced stages. DS E-Tense points the way to the DS future, in terms of design and technology. —Eric Apode.

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Volvo Cars launches new S60 sports sedan; first Volvo car made in US; two PHEV models coming

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The new S60 is the first Volvo car to be sold without a diesel offer, signalling the company’s industry-leading commitment to electrification and a long-term future beyond the traditional combustion engine. Volvo’s proven T5 and T6 gasoline engines will be available at launch.

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UC Riverside team characterizes impact on PM of fuels with varying aromatics and octane rating; benefit of increased ethanol fraction

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Among their findings is that an increased ethanol fraction in gasoline could help reduce PM mass and black carbon (BC) from gasoline direct injection engines (GDI). Vehicle steady-state testing showed that the hygroscopicity of PM emissions at high speeds (70 mph; κ > 1) are much larger than emissions at low speeds (30 mph; κ.

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2024 Dodge Charger Daytona: the ‘Brotherhood of Muscle’ goes electric – Charged EVs

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The Charger will also have a version with a gasoline engine (the electric one is the “Daytona”)—but every version of the EV will outperform its gasoline counterpart. The new Charger, electric and gasoline, is built on Stellantis’ STLA Large platform shared with other models from Jeep, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, and Maserati.

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Audi presents plug-in hybrid TT offroad concept car at Beijing; wireless charging

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The show car accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 5.2 seconds and reaches an electronically governed top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph). The Audi TT offroad concept provides a glimpse of how we might imagine a new model in the future TT family. ft) of system torque. Fuel consumption is 1.9 liters per 100 kilometers (123.8

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