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GM China finishes series of 2013 Consumer Fuel-Saving Challenge events

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GM China held three “Consumer Fuel-Saving Challenge” events this year in which a small group of owners of specified models drove a defined route to find out who could achieve the best fuel efficiency. The series just wrapped up with the Beijing event, in which 10 owners of Baojun 630s equipped with 1.5-liter The economical 1.5-liter

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Shanghai GM launches Chevrolet Sail 3; start-stop standard across all 5 variants

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The Sail 3, built on Shanghai GM’s new-generation small car architecture, is the first model in its class that comes standard with a start-stop system, which reduces fuel consumption by 3-5% in heavy traffic. Safety cage construction protects occupants in the event of a collision. engines are available. liters per 100 km (44.3

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BMW unveils production i8 plug-in hybrid; 94 mpg; on sale in US in 2014 priced from $135,925

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liters per 100 km / 94 mpg (US) along with an AWD driving experience with torque distribution geared towards optimized dynamics. The BMW i8 is the first BMW production model to be powered by a three-cylinder gasoline engine. The car’s standard 20-inch forged aluminum wheels have an aerodynamically optimized, lightweight design.

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Mercedes-Benz launches new S-Class with hybrid, diesel, gasoline models; 59 mpg PHEV model to come

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Mercedes-Benz’s new generation flagship S-Class, introduced at an elaborate event at Airbus in Finkenwerder, marks a number of technology firsts in numerous areas from comfort, to driver control, to efficiency. All the engines already meet the requirements of the Euro-6 emissions standard. mpg US) (CO 2 : 115 g/km).

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New 2016 Range Rover Evoque with new Ingenium diesel will deliver up to 56 mpg; Geneva debut

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Equipped with the EU6-compliant, four-cylinder Ingenium diesel ( earlier post) , the new Evoque will be the most efficient production Land Rover yet, with fuel consumption as low as 4.2 l/100 km (56 mpg US) and CO 2 emissions of 109 g/km. l/100km (49 mpg US) and CO 2 emissions from 125g/km. The all-aluminium 2.0-liter

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Audi introduces Q7 e-tron quattro diesel PHEV SUV at Geneva; 138 mpg US

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According to the ECE standard for plug?in US mpg) and has a CO 2 emission level of less than 50 grams per kilometer (80.5 Another efficiency component is the standard thermal management system with integrated heat pump, specially developed for the Q7 e-tron quattro. A power charging cable is standard equipment.

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Toyota unveils new 2016 Prius; first global vehicle based on TNGA

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Toyota fully unveiled its fourth-generation Prius in an outdoor event Tuesday night in Las Vegas. Toyota did not provide specifics of fuel consumption and electric range, but confirmed that it expected a 10% improvement in EPA-estimated MPG on core models (51 mpg city, 48 mpg highway, 50 mpg combined for MY 2015).

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