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GM introducing US/Canada version of 2013 Chevrolet Spark at LA Auto Show

Green Car Congress

GM will introduce the 2013 Chevrolet Spark minicar at the Los Angeles International Auto Show. dual-overhead cam four-cylinder engine with variable valve timing that delivers an estimated 85 horsepower (63 kW) with torque of 81.7 In the United States and Canada, the Spark will be powered by a 1.2L lb-ft (111 N·m).

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Study links ambient PM2.5 and ozone specifically caused by vehicle exhaust emissions to ~361,000 premature deaths worldwide in 2010 and ~385,000 in 2015

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A new study provides the most detailed picture available to date of the global, regional, and local health impacts attributable to emissions from four transportation subsectors: on-road diesel vehicles; other on-road vehicles; shipping; and non-road mobile engines such as agricultural and construction equipment. Source: The ICCT.

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BMW MINI E Powered by AC Propulsion?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Could it be that BMW has seen the brilliance in AC Propulsion’s decades of electric drive system engineering and refinement and teamed with them in order to produce these 500 fantastic electric MINIs? This would be wonderful news as AC Propulsion is the gold standard when it comes to electric drive technology.

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