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Could Tesla's million-mile battery help it undercut gasoline vehicles in sticker price?

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Achieving price parity with gasoline cars is a prerequisite of widespread electric-car adoption. New low-cost batteries designed to last a million miles are being developed to enable Tesla to sell electric cars profitably at the same price or less than comparable gasoline cars.

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Achates showcases 2.7L, 3-cylinder opposed piston gasoline compression ignition engine in F-150; estimated 37 mpg combined

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liter Opposed-Piston Gasoline Compression Ignition (OPGCI) engine. These trucks are driven more miles, sold in higher volume, consume more fuel and emit more CO 2 than other light duty vehicles. Earlier post.). The first project to be announced is the in-vehicle demonstration of the 2.7L Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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Blue Bird enters commercial vehicle market with flexible Class 5-6 EV chassis

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Blue Bird’s flexible Class 5-6 chassis will enable a broad range of fully-electric vehicles, including last-mile delivery step vans, motorhomes, and other specialty vehicles. million miles driven to-date. The battery packs take between one and twelve hours to fully recharge depending on the charging infrastructure.

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SEAT launches all-new Leon; gasoline, diesel, CNG, mild-hybrid, plug-in hybrid; €1.1B investment

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The new-generation compact car benefits from gasoline (TSI); diesel (TDI); compressed natural gas (TGI); mild-hybrid (eTSI) and plug-in hybrid (eHybrid) units. The system is designed so that the gear selector is not connected to the gearbox mechanically, instead using electronic signals to shift. TSI 81kW/110PS and the 1.5-liter

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T&E concludes that diesel cars emit more CO2 on a full lifecycle basis than gasoline cars

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tonnes more CO 2 than an equivalent gasoline car over its lifetime due to a more energy-intensive refining of the diesel fuel; more materials required in the production of heavier and more complex engines; higher emissions from biodiesel blended in the diesel fuel; and longer mileage because fuel is cheaper. l/100 km (37.3 mpg US) and 7.1

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Start of sales for the VW Golf eHybrid and Golf GTE PHEVs in Europe

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The Golf eHybrid is designed for maximum comfort and delivers an output of 150 kW (204 PS). The Golf eHybrid covers up to 80 kilometers (50 miles) fully electrically, while the Golf GTE offers a locally zero emissions range of up to 62 kilometers (38.5 Sales of both models are starting now.

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BMW introduces iX3 electric SUV; destined for China and Europe

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The operating range is up to 460 kilometers (285 miles) in the statutory new WLTP test cycle (up to 520 kilometers [323 miles] in the NEDC test cycle). The BMW X3 is the first model to be available with a gasoline or diesel engine, plug-in hybrid drive system or all-electric drive system.

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