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Urba Centurion: Building Your Own 128-MPG 1970s Diesel Sports Car

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It's the Urba Centurion, a diesel-powered kit car that it's still possible for you to build today. DON'T MISS: Opel P1 376-MPG. But despite its futuristic styling, it never achieved much popularity. No, it's not the DeLorean DMC-12.

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Axion Power receives order from ePower for PbC batteries to convert 10 Class 8 trucks to series hybrids

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Axion Power International, Inc. received an order from privately held ePower Engine Systems LLC for PbC batteries and management systems required to convert 10 Class 8 trucks from standard internal combustion engines (ICE) to series diesel electric hybrid drive train systems utilizing ePower’s proprietary technology. Earlier post.).

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Audi offers two new 3-cylinder engines in refreshed A1: 1.0 TFSI and MDB 1.4 TDI diesel for A1 ultra

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Audi is now refreshing its A1 models, including the offer of six engines—gasoline and diesel—that are new or that have been intensively further developed. TDI diesel. 4-cylinder engine as the second engine in the Volkswagen Group’s modular diesel engine platform (MDB). US mpg) (99 g CO 2 per km [159.3

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Cummins/Peterbilt SuperTruck shows 54% improvement in fuel economy, 61% improvement in freight efficiency

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and Peterbilt Motors Company, a division of PACCAR, released test results showing their demonstration SuperTruck tractor-trailer achieved a 54% increase in fuel economy, averaging nearly 10 mpg US (23.5 During the reported test, the Class 8 Peterbilt 587 powered by a Cummins ISX15 engine averaged 9.9 Cummins Inc. Source: Cummins.

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XL1 dive and drive: Volkswagen aggressively optimizes for efficiency in its sleek diesel plug-in hybrid

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During a media event in Wolfsburg, Germany, Volkswagen provided a medium dive into details of its two-seater XL1 Super Efficient Vehicle diesel plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) as well as some driving time on local roads and highways. two-cylinder diesel, 20 kW electric motor and 5.5 The two-cylinder diesel is very audible when it runs.

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Volkswagen CrossBlue Coupé plug-in makes its European debut; showcasing the MQB

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V6; DSG is to the right, with the power electronics unit mounted above it. The CrossBlue Coupé—based off the Volkswagen Group’s MQB architecture (the Group’s modular assembly kit for vehicles with transverse-mounted engines)—features a transverse-mounted turbocharged direct-injection (TSI) 220 kW (295 hp) 3.0L Earlier post.

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BMW introduces the 2 Series; power up, fuel consumption down by up to 21% over 1 Series, depending upon model

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Offering both gasoline and diesel engines at launch (depending upon market), output is up by as much as 10 kW over the new car’s 1 Series predecessor, yet average fuel consumption in the EU test cycle has dropped by up to 21%, depending on the model. The engine powering the BMW 220i Coupe sources significantly higher output from its 2.0-liter

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