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Honda targets new Guinness World Records title for fuel efficiency with 8,500-mile diesel drive across Europe

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Honda aims to win a new Guinness World Records title for fuel efficiency in an 8,500-mile (13,679 km) drive across all 24 contiguous EU countries in a 1.6 i-DTEC diesel engined Honda Civic Tourer. i-DTEC engine provides 120 PS (118 hp, 88 kW) of power and 300 N·m (221 lb-ft) of torque, 62 mpg US (3.8

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Austrian transport company orders 220 biodiesel-powered trucks from Scania

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Austrian haulier Nothegger Transport has ordered 220 trucks from Scania with biodiesel engines which meet Euro 6 requirements and are designed for 100-percent biodiesel operation. This major order follows the introduction of Scania’s 13-litre 450 hp engine, which meets Euro 6 standard for biodiesel operation. Earlier post.).

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Volkswagen Group’s Škoda to unveil 500 km Vision E electric concept at Shanghai show; leveraging MEB for electromobility

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The five-door SUV coupé can travel up to 500 km (311 miles) on purely electric power and meets the level 3 requirements for autonomous driving. Škoda, in association with the Group, independently manufactures and develops vehicles, as well as components, engines and gear transmissions. It has belonged to Volkswagen Group since 1991.

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Solaris unveils Urbino 18 hydrogen bus

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Solaris’s new vehicle doesn’t feature a conventional engine compartment as it has been equipped with a modular drive system. Also, by eliminating the engine compartment, more space on the roof has been created, where composite light hydrogen tanks with a total capacity of 51.2 kg have been mounted.

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The Grand Tour's "Eurocrash," 45 Percent of a Car Show

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It’s decided the trip will start in Gdansk, Poland, and end some 1,400 miles away at Lake Bled in Slovenia. The trip will cross four countries in total; Slovakia and Hungary are between the endpoints. A skunkworks of engineers inside Skoda built a Le Mans racer in secret, but never got to race it.

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Kia Introduces Electric Concept Version of Venga; New 98 gCO2/km Version of EcoDynamics ceed

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Venga EV is a front-wheel drive vehicle with the electric powertrain placed within the existing engine bay. Venga EV includes a twin-pack 24 kWh battery using LiPoly (Lithium Ion Polymer) technology, and provides a driving range of 112 miles (180 km) on a single charge. The battery pack is located under the trunk floor.

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Falling Domestic Fares and an A.I. Arms Race: What Travelers Can Expect in 2024

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International airfare departing from the United States is up 10 percent for 2024 compared with 2023, according to Kayak , a travel search engine. Americans are looking for fun in the sun,” said Laura Lindsay, a global travel trends expert at the travel search engine Skyscanner. But airline capacity, Ms. and Miami.

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