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Event: Ford Bronco Sport Off-Roadeo

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Event: Ford Bronco Sport Off-Roadeo Experiencing the Bronco Sport in the Wild When Ford debuted the all-new Bronco Sport in 2021, it said it was “Built Wild.” The exterior design will be recognizable wherever you drive. Check them out if you want to see where Ford is excelling in electric vehicle design, development and technology.

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Event: WAJ Media Day: A Million Dollar Drive

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The event, WAJ Media Day 2021, afforded me a chance to experience some exotic and high-end cars that aren’t normally in the sights of Clean Fleet Report. The event was held in last week in Half Moon Bay, California. The spacious interior design was clean and simple with an emphasis on comfort and convenience. seconds to 60 mph.

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GM reveals new Ultium batteries and flexible global platform for rapid growth of EV lineup

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At an event in the GM Tech Center campus in Warren, Michigan, General Motors unveiled the core of its new strategy to grow the company’s EV sales quickly, efficiently and profitably. Motors designed in-house will support front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive, all-wheel drive and performance all-wheel drive applications.

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GM and partners to begin work in January at National Tire Research Center; seeking improvements in fuel economy

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The facility, to which GM contributed $5 million, uses advanced tire performance machinery that will enable automakers and tire manufacturers to replicate real-world emergency events and improve vehicle highway safety. By some estimates, tire design can help improve fuel efficiency by up to 7%. Click to enlarge. The center’s $11.2-million

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2018 Chevy Equinox drops almost 400 lbs; about 10% of mass

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Combined with this weight loss, the all-new body was designed and optimized for top safety ratings. The 2018 Equinox’s body structure design was optimized with a mixed-material strategy for strength and low weight. turbo engine offers 252 horsepower (188 kW) and can click off 0-to-60-mph in an estimated 7.2 Fuel economy.

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Honda begins sales of new Grace Hybrid in Japan; 4WD option

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The Grace is equipped with Honda’s Sport Hybrid i-DCD one-motor hybrid system that enables the driver to start in EV mode and realizes fuel economy of 34.4 The “safety package” that combines the City-Brake Active system that is designed to help drivers avoid rear-end collisions while driving at the speed of below 30 km/h (18.6

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Altair ProductDesign selects Parker Hannifins series hydraulic hybrid drive system for advanced transit bus demonstrator

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The system will enable the new advanced bus platform to achieve 45-70% increased fuel economy over average diesel powertrains and more than double the fuel economy improvement of hybrid-electrics, contributing to an overall lower cost of ownership for transit authorities and reduced emissions. Altair Engineering, Inc.,

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