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Drive Notes: 2024 Nissan Versa SR

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On a MPG basis, fuel economy is excellent. Cons The engine is a bit too noisy under load or when pushed -- and you'll be pushing it a lot. I wished for more info from the gauge cluster. While the MPG numbers are great, the range stunk, presumably due to a small fuel tank. Trunk space is plentiful.

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Volkswagen introduces the Sport Coupé Concept GTE PHEV at Geneva; 118 mpg US

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Equipped with a V6 TSI engine, two electric motors and externally chargeable 10.7 Equipped with a V6 TSI engine, two electric motors and externally chargeable 10.7 The concept car, with a top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph), has an average combined fuel consumption (NEDC combined) of 2.0 l/100 km (118 mpg US), or 46 g CO 2 /km.

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New BMW 3 Series includes a new 4-cylinder TwinPower Turbo, 8-speed automatic and start-stop; ActiveHybrid 3 model in 2012

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On the most-efficient end of the scale, the BMW 320d EfficientDynamics Edition, with peak output of 120 kW/163 hp, offers average fuel consumption in the EU driving cycle of 4.1 l/100 km (57 mpg US) and CO 2 emissions of 109 g/km. All the engines are well within the EU5 and US ULEV II limits. The new-generation 2.0-liter

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3rd generation BMW X5 to offer 5 diesel variants by end of year; more power, less fuel consumption

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BMW’s newly introduced third-generation BMW X5 Sports Activity Vehicle will launch with two diesel engine model options, to be joined by three more in December. The xDrive30d will be badged as the X5 xDrive35d in the US, with a slightly different power rating but the same base engine.) seconds), with average EU fuel consumption of 6.7

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Mitsubishi shows XR-PHEV concept at LA Show

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The powertrain features a front engine/front-wheel drive gasoline-powered 1.1-liter liter inline-3-cylinder turbocharged engine (134 hp/100 kW) paired with a compact electric motor (161 hp/121 kW) with a high-boost converter and a main drive lithium-ion battery pack with storage capacity of 14 kWh (located beneath the floor of the cabin).

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Renewable Energy Generation: Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy, a lesson exported from Detroit

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Closer to home, the federal fuel economy standards require the average fleet fuel economy of OEMs that sell vehicles in the USA to be 35.5 mpg by 2016. Hybridization of vehicles engines have been one interim step and is also starting to be seen at power plants in the electrical generation industry.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Prius Hybrid

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liter gasoline engine, running on 87 octane, with a lithium-ion battery that replaces the nickel-metal battery from the previous generations. Toyota says the lithium-ion battery is 15% more efficient and weighs less, both of which are key for getting high fuel economy and increased driving range. Fuel Economy.

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