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New 2024 Suzuki Swift Hybrid undercuts MG3 to be Australia’s cheapest electrified car: But should it actually be called a hybrid?

EV Central

litre triple-cylinder petrol engine via a belt-driven integrated starter generator and a small 12v lithium-ion battery pack. However, the MG3 is a full plugless hybrid that can run on petrol or electricity separately or with them combined. The previous car was also a 1.2-litre litre engine but it wasn’t a hybrid.

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OECD paper presents and analyzes policies and programs to foster market growth of green cars

Green Car Congress

Given the specific barriers, suggests author Andrea Beltramello, there is a role for government to support the development and diffusion of green vehicles, including through policies to strengthen the markets for green cars. Alternative propulsion systems include hybrid and electric engines.

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Tata introduces next-generation petrol engines

Green Cars News

Indian carmaker Tata Motors - the name behind Jaguar Land Rover - has made another innovation in its efforts to boost fuel economy with the introduction of a next-generation series of petrol engines. Known as the REVOTRON series, the first engine will be a 1.2litre turbocharged intercooled multi-po[.].

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Ford introduce the EcoBoost petrol engine

Green Cars News

Now at the Frankfurt Motor Show Ford has announced a new family of petrol engines offering the opportunity to down size engine capacity without suffering a reduction in performance. In fact, fuel consumption and CO2 emissions are reduced by up to 20 per cent compared to a conventional petrol engine.

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GM to make huge investment in Ecotec engines

Green Cars News

In an effort to make its vehicles more fuel efficient, General Motors (GM) is willing to splash the cash by investing more than $494million in three US plants that will produce its next generation of petrol direct-injection Ecotec engines.

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Mercedes to debut two new green cars

Green Cars News

As the Los Angeles Motor Show inches ever closer, more announcements are being made about exciting new vehicles with a distinctly green theme that will debut at the event. The E350 BlueTEC is powered by a 3.0litre V6 diesel engine with 210hp and 542Nm of torque. It will be available from spring 2010.

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GM will cut ‘1 million tonnes of CO2’ with 13 new engines

Green Cars News

Vauxhall and its parent company General Motors are in the process of rolling out 13 new engines between now and 2016, as the manufacturer looks to improve the refinement and emission levels of its powertrain line-up. One new unit has already debuted in the new Cascada convertible and more petrol and diesel engines ranging from [.].

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