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Field test shows Volvo Buses’ plug-in hybrid reduces fuel consumption by 81% and energy consumption by 61%; 21 mpg

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The plug-in hybrid consumes less than 11 litres of fuel for every 100 kilometres [21 mpg US ]. The project is co-financed by Life+, the EU’s financing program for environmental projects. sbaar for between six and ten minutes. Our performance results are even slightly better than we had anticipated. Heavy-duty Hybrids Plug-ins'

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US EPA rates Nissan LEAF fuel economy as 99 mpg-equivalent (combined); 73-mile range

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After completion of five-cycle testing, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has rated the battery-electric Nissan LEAF with an mpg-equivalent rating of 106 city, 92 highway for a combined 99 mpge. —Scott Becker, senior vice president, Finance and Administration, Nissan Americas. EPA fuel economy label for the LEAF.

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ARTBA says new 54.5 mpg fuel efficiency standard would result in $65+ billion in lost revenue for highway and transit projects

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By law, these excises are the primary revenue source for financing road, bridge and transit projects. The less motor fuel used by drivers, the less revenue generated for improvements financed through the HTF. mpg by 2016). mpg by 2016). Summary of the analysis. Click to enlarge.

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Transonic Combustion closes $32M Series D round

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This $32-million round of financing puts Transonic Combustion on strong footing to continue to execute, deliver and expand development of our product and meet customer commitments. mpg US (4.8 mpg US/5.05 mpg US/6.0 Transonic Combustion Inc., Predicted fuel economy for such a vehicle equipped with the TSCi system was 48.8

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XL to launch plug-in hybrid electric Ford F-250 pickup at NTEA Work Truck Show

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As with the PHEV F-150, which has been shown to provide up to a 50% MPG improvement and 33% CO 2 emissions reduction, the PHEV F-250 will include a driveshaft-mounted electric motor powered by a lithium-ion battery pack that can be charged using standard level 2 and 1 chargers.

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Volvo reports selling out first batch of V60 Plug-in Hybrids

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The two companies financed the development project jointly. l/100 km (131 mpg US), or 48 gCO 2 /km, in Hybrid mode. The Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid is the result of close cooperation between Volvo Car and Swedish electricity supplier Vattenfall. Fuel consumption is 1.8 seconds.

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China publishes plan to boost fuel-efficient and new energy vehicles and domestic auto industry; targeting 500K PHEVs and EVs in 2015, rising to 2M by 2020

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L/100km (34 mpg US) with the fuel consumption of energy-efficient vehicles dropping to 5.9 L/100km (40 mpg US) or less. L/100km (47 mpg US), with energy-efficient passenger car fuel consumption dropping to 4.5 mpg US) or less. Under the plan, by 2015 average passenger car fuel consumption is targeted to drop to 6.9