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Opel to Debut New Astra at Frankfurt; Improved Fuel Consumption Across the Line-up

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Opel will debut the new Astra at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show; the company will also showcase the Ampera, Opel’s implementation of the Voltec extended range electric vehicle architecture. turbo diesel. turbo diesel motor. Continuing Opel’s strategy of downsizing, a new 103 kW (140 hp) 1.4 Click to enlarge.

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GM to double models with 40 mpg highway or better by 2017; ongoing manufacturing efficiency improvements

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GM’s electrified vehicles today include the extended-range electric Chevrolet Volt, Spark EV and Buick LaCrosse, Regal, Chevrolet Malibu and Impala with eAssist. On the 40 mpg+ highway side, in addition to the Volt and Spark EV (with the Cadillac ELR coming), GM also currently has the Sonic and the Cruze Eco and Cruze Diesel.

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Cummins to reveal battery-electric and range-extended-electric systems for transit buses

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The introduction of our new BEV and REEV systems will complement Cummins’ clean-diesel, near-zero natural gas and diesel-hybrid products to offer the broadest, most energy-diverse power portfolio in the bus industry. Compared to the standard diesel-powered bus, the REEV 4.5-liter

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Update on DOE Co-Optima project to co-optimize fuels & engines; goal of 30% per vehicle reduction in petroleum

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Thrust 1 builds on the significant amount of work carried out over the past several decades, focused on building advanced boosted, downsized, and downspeeded spark ignition engines. Co-Optima is investigating fuels that would extend the load-range band supported by RCCI and also investigating the impact of fuels on phasing control.

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Volvo CE rolls out autonomous equipment at Volvo Days 2024 [part 2]

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It’s so smart, you guys It’s also worth noting that the CX01 is something of an “extended range” EV, instead of a “pure” BEV. diesel engine to spin a generator that powers not batteries, but capacitors (those blue things, above right). That’s because it uses a small, 1.4L

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. Blue Concept PHEV Van with diesel or hydrogen fuel cells and rooftop photovoltaic. Shifted earlier focus to all-electric Focus in 2011 with Magna. Plans Saturn Vue PHEV-10. Detroit News ).

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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The PHEV does not require the heavy, costly batteries required by other electric cars, nor does it suffer from a limited range or poor freeway performance. Though the PHEV combines the two types of energy and power, it is not merely a temporary “transition” between gasoline and diesel cars to pure electric cars.

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