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First drive: Volvo XC90 T8 Drive-E Twin Engine PHEV sets a high bar for full-size luxury SUV plug-ins in US

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Put another way, even when driving the conventional T6 model and accelerating briskly up a winding road, the driver has no idea that only a 2.0L (1,969 cm 3 ), 4-cylinder gasoline engine is doing the work. Volvo Car Corporation was founded in Sweden in 1927. Earlier post.) Middle) T8 Drive-E Twin Engine hybrid components.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) challenge. Cervero believes Stockholm, Sweden and Curitiba, Brazil are two good examples of the TOD principle. The upper level will be for pedestrians and light weight vehicles like bicycles, Segways and electric bicycles. The city will have two transit levels.

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

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Many leading markets and car manufacturers have committed to effectively phasing out fossil fuel powered light vehicles. Do you support the target to reduce VKT by cars and light vehicles by 20 per cent by 2035 through providing better travel options, particularly in our largest cities, and associated actions? . Transport .