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1.0L EcoBoost Fiesta receives EPA rating of 45 mpg highway

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EcoBoost-powered Fiesta sub-compact, arriving at dealers later this year, at 45 mpg (5.2 The fuel economy rating outperforms some competitors’ diesels and hybrids on the highway driving cycle. l/100 km) and 37 mpg (6.4 liter EcoBoost we’re pushing into fuel economy numbers only seen on hybrids and diesels.”

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Ford begins production of new Fiesta ECOnetic with 71 mpg US

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Ford of Europe has begun production of the new Fiesta ECOnetic Technology, which offers fuel economy of 3.3l/100 mpg US) and CO 2 emissions of 87 g/km, at Ford’s Cologne Assembly plant in Germany. liter TDCi diesel engines; the 1.25-liter 100 km (71.2 The car is powered by a 95PS (94 hp, 70 kW) 1.6-liter

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Audi banking on Gen 2 3.0L TDI diesel for US sales; calls for a “fair shot” for diesel

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Audi of America introduced four new TDI clean diesel models for the US market this year—the Audi A8, A7, A6, Q5—along with an updated Q7 TDI, all equipped with a second-generation 3.0L V6 TDI diesel engine. ” One of our primary goals and objectives is to level the playing field for clean diesel vehicles.

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New diesel Ford Focus ECOnetic to debut at Amsterdam Motor Show; 67 mpg US

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The new diesel ECOnetic, which will go on sale early next year, leverages a number of advanced technologies that Ford expects will make it more fuel efficient than any other compact vehicle on the road today in Europe, including conventional diesel-, gasoline- and hybrid-powered vehicles. liter TDCi engine.

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New generation VW Polo features more fuel-efficient engines and advanced driver assistance; Polo TDI BlueMotion with 73.5 mpg

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The new Polo TDI BlueMotion takes the efficiency lead with combined fuel consumption of 3.2 mpg US ), or 82 g/km CO 2. mpg US ) and 94 g/km CO 2. The new Polo will go on sale this spring, first in Germany, then in most other European countries. mpg US ) and 128 g/km CO 2 to 4.6 mpg US ) and 106 g/km CO 2.

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2015 VW Jetta TDI: a more refined, powerful and efficient diesel within a nicely redesigned model line

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In addition, its diesel version is the top selling passenger car diesel in the market here, with about 29% share, according to figures compiled by Baum & Associates and hybridcars.com. TDI Clean Diesel EA288 engine ( earlier post ) with an EPA-rated highway fuel economy rating of 46 mpg with the manual transmission (45 mpg automatic).

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Protean Electrics retrofitted through-the-road plug-in hybrid van showing significant fuel economy gains

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A European-based Vauxhall Vivaro van retrofitted with Protean Electric’s electric wheel motors ( earlier post )applied in a through-the-road plug-in hybrid system (TTRH) has shown a more than three-fold improvement in fuel economy in hybrid mode over a conventional Vivaro on the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC).