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NOVEMBER 15, 2010

With the debut of the 2012 Buick LaCrosse with eAssist, arrives a new “light electrification” system. The vehicle increases fuel economy by 25 per cent compared to the four-cylinder/six-speed powertrain and produces fuel economy of 37mpg on the highway and 25mpg in the city.

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OCTOBER 25, 2012

A 110cc pre-production prototype of a Pinnace Engine 4-stroke opposed piston scooter engine ( earlier post ) showed approximately a 27% improvement in fuel consumption across different scooter cycles compared to a conventional benchmark engine in dynamometer and simulation testing by FEV. Engine efficiency, Pinnacle TP90. Click to enlarge.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Researchers at Newcastle University are trialling a new type of sat-nav system which enables drivers to adjust their speed to ensure they past through lights on green. The system informs drivers of the best speed to travel at in order to avoid stopping at red lights. Such stop-start driving is bad for fuel economy as [.].

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JUNE 25, 2012

reduction in fuel consumption achieved with XL Hybrids’ aftermarket hybrid electric powertrain ( earlier post ) on a light-duty cargo van on the UDDS cycle (urban conditions). The tests were conducted on ESWA’s light-duty chassis dynamometer test cell featuring a twin-roll Clayton dynamometer. —Justin Ashton. Both the 2.0

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OCTOBER 24, 2016

Additional features include the Honda Sensing suite of safety and driver assistive technologies, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto for smartphone connectivity, distinctive LED exterior lighting and 18-inch aluminum alloy wheels.

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AUGUST 23, 2011

Toyota has unveiled the seventh-generation Camry, the best-selling car in the US for nine years running and for 13 of the past 14 years. The projected city/highway/combined fuel economy for the LE model equates to 5.47, 6.03 Lighter overall vehicle weight also contributes to better performance and fuel economy.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2010

The Consumer Federation of America has recommended that President Barack Obama set a fleet-wide car and light truck fuel economy standard of 60mpg by 2025. Its recommendation was made with the Obama Administration scheduled to release a Notice of Intent for 2017-2025 light duty fuel economy standards on September 30.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 11, 2009

Suzuki Great Britain is launching a “Green Light Campaign&# for all Suzuki customers. The campaign gives Suzuki drivers the chance to get their car checked at a local dealership to ensure the vehicle emissions are at the correct level and that fuel economy is at its optimum.

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AUGUST 8, 2011

Mazda hosted Green Car Congress at the event.). Preventing engine output loss also improves fuel economy; Mazda calculates that the new transmission improves fuel economy by up to 7%. The SKYACTIV-MT features a light and compact layout. SKYACTIV-Drive six-speed automatic transmission.

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APRIL 25, 2013

The Swedish car brand has been testing its new Flywheel KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery System) on an S60 model on public roads, and the results confirm that it would be a light and [.]. Volvo emissions fuel economy'

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JULY 16, 2013

diesel delivering 184 horsepower (137 kW), 280 lb-ft (380 N·m) of torque, CO 2 emissions of 109 g/km, and a NEDC combined fuel economy figure of 56 mpg US (4.2 Eco: the engine controller, air conditioning and other auxiliary units are controlled for optimal fuel economy. Dynamic Light Assist. Light Assist.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Achates Power, founded in 2004, currently has six announced development projects underway spanning a variety of applications of its CI opposed-piston engine architecture, from light-to-heavy duty—all diesel. Earlier post.) The Achates Engine is EPA 2010 and Euro VI compliant. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 12, 2012

For the seventh successive year, car manufacturers showed they are winning the battle against emissions – by decreasing carbon dioxide emissions and increasing fuel economy.

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AUGUST 4, 2011

Mazda hosted Green Car Congress at a SKYACTIV Technologies media workshop this week in Vancouver, Canada, at which engineering management explained the development philosophy, approach and results for the initial set of SKYACTIV technologies. SKYACTIV at Powertrains, Fuels & Lubes. Although downsizing—i.e.,

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NOVEMBER 3, 2009

The Global Green Challenge ran North-South across the barren interior of Australian, pitting conventional and alternative fuel cars against each other in a 1,900 mile real world test. The winner of the challenge was the vehicle judged to have recorded the biggest improvement over its official fuel consumption figure.

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MARCH 3, 2014

This new engine choice delivers more power without compromising on fuel economy; d[.]. Fiat is to unveil a lightly refreshed version of its popular 500 model at tomorrow’s opening day of the Geneva Motor Show. The new 500 will benefit from new equipment and a new engine choice; a TwinAir 105hp engine. Fiat Editor Pick'

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JANUARY 4, 2013

US car giant, General Motors is celebrating becoming the first to sell more than one million vehicles in its home country with an EPA-rated fuel economy of 30 mpg or more on the highway test cycle. While that might not sound very impressive to us Europeans, in the US, light-duty vehicles (including passenger cars) sold [.].

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JULY 30, 2011

The aim is to increase fuel economy to a fleet-wide average 54.5mpg or 163g/mile of CO2 for cars and light duty trucks by model year 2025. An agreement has been reached with 13 major automakers as President Obama announced the next phase of the administration’s national vehicle programme.

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Green Cars News

MAY 21, 2009

US President Barack Obama has confirmed a new national policy that intends to slash fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions on all new cars and trucks sold in the USA. However, there will not be an exact one-to-one correspondence between the two standards - greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy.

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OCTOBER 29, 2009

Known as the FED programme, it was launched in late 2008 with the goal of improving military vehicle technology while reducing fuel consumption on the battlefield and cutting the nation’s dependence on oil.

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AUGUST 12, 2009

Bright Automotive may only be considered a start-up company, but it is about to have a significant impact on one of the most important car manufacturers in the world - Volkswagen. It will have fuel economy of 57mpg based on a 50mile daily cycle. The goal for Bright meanwhile, is to prove the platform works and get it into play.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2017

The Ioniq Hybrid boasts the highest fuel economy in the US (up to 58 mpg) for a non-plug-in vehicle and the Ioniq Electric is the industry’s most efficient EV (136 mpge). They can choose the level of green, the level of electrification that mets their driving style and wallet. Design objectives included: Fuel economy.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 15, 2009

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has dedicated more money to research projects with the goal of increasing vehicle freight efficiency and accelerating the development of cost-competitive engine and powertrain systems for light duty vehicles. The engine can accommodate a hybrid system or another advanced transmission.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

However, with Japanese rivals such as Toyota and Honda having burst into an early lead in the green car race and Chinese manufacturers challenging the dominance of the traditional ‘big name’ manufacturers, is there room for the new GM to succeed? diesel engine for light trucks. How GM hopes to recover. Starting from 2010 its 2.4l

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FEBRUARY 16, 2017

The Ioniq Hybrid boasts the highest fuel economy in the US (up to 58 mpg) for a non-plug-in vehicle and the Ioniq Electric is the industry’s most efficient EV (136 mpge). They can choose the level of green, the level of electrification that mets their driving style and wallet. Design objectives included: Fuel economy.

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Green Cars News

MAY 18, 2009

With the addition of the all-new EcoBoost engine, the new 2010 Lincoln MKS feature a powertrain that produces a combination of V-8 power and V-6 fuel economy. “We are committed to delivering fuel economy leadership in every new vehicle,&# said Derrick Kuzak, Ford’s group vice president of Global Product Development.

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JUNE 19, 2009

Mini One lease prices Mini One new and nearly new car prices. The official fuel economy is 52.3mpg on the combined cycle, with carbon dioxide emissions of 130g/km, placing the car in Band D for road tax, costing £120 per year. The Mini One Clubman’s 1.4-litre litre engine means that it’s relatively cheap to run.

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OCTOBER 19, 2009

Audi’s most fuel efficient model, the A3, is to extend its class-leading fuel economy to its automatic variants. The fuel saving start-stop function which was previously reserved for four-cylinder manual gearbox models in now available in conjunction with S tronic automatic transmission. This is true of the A3 1.4

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FEBRUARY 12, 2016

While the Niro Hybrid was preceded by clean mobility products such as the Optima Hybrid and Soul EV, Niro is the first Kia to make use of an all-new, dedicated eco-car platform and is an important next step on the path to nearly tripling the brand’s global green car line-up by 2020. A compact and lightweight 1.56-kWh

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APRIL 20, 2009

Capturing “energy in motion” through its athletic stance and muscular surfacing, the iosis MAX incorporates a dynamic shape and advanced materials to create a dramatic interior environment which is light, spacious and expressive.

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JUNE 18, 2009

Equipped with Toyota’s new Multidrive CVT system, fuel economy is just as good, while emissions rise slightly to 120g/km, but remain within Band B. With manual transmission, iQ3 returns an official 58.9mpg in combined cycle driving, and 113g/km of CO2 – Band B for road tax (£35 annual charge). iQ3 is on sale now.

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JULY 13, 2009

Pay-per-mile service contracts eliminate the additional upfront costs traditionally associated with electric cars. The study predicts that electric vehicles with this type of pricing will account for 64 per cent of light vehicle sales and comprise 24 per cent of the U.S. light-vehicle fleet by 2030.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Delphi’s award winning ultra-light radio. Delphi was named Grand Award Winner for its ultra light radio technology which was also cited as the winner of the competition’s Process/Assembly/Enabling Technologies category. The center high-mounted stop light (CHMSL) is also integrated in this first-surface part.

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MARCH 13, 2014

The cabin is free of even slight audible cues of earlier electric drives (light whining, fan noise, etc.). Level ‘D1’ regenerates energy and slows down the car the least, while level ‘B’ has the strongest effect. Further features at no extra charge include LED rear lights and aerodynamic 16-inch alloy wheels. Equipped with an 8.8

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OCTOBER 5, 2009

The car race with a twist, where the winning cars aren’t necessarily the ones which come first but the ones which show the biggest improvement over the manufacturer’s stated fuel economy figure, took place over two days centering round a tour of the West Midlands. against the manufacturer’s combined figure of 44.10

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Ford’s new Ford Focus ECOnetic is a partial hybrid, where the Start/Stop technology is used to stop the engine when stationary at lights or in heavy traffic. A: The new Ford Focus ECOnetic also introduces a new green technology that we are calling EcoMode. We will start to see electrification begin to creep into vehicles and ranges.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

In addition to the standard foglights and LED Daytime Running Lights (all trims) with automatic headlight activation (SE and SEL only), a Driver Assist & Lighting Package is available for the Alltrack SEL that adds automatic headlight adjustment and replaces the halogen headlights with Bi-Xenon units. Driver Assistance Systems.

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