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Ford Unveils Ford Fiesta for North America at Los Angeles Auto Show; 1.6L I4 with Ti-VCT Delivers Estimated 40 mpg Highway

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Ford unveiled the North American 2011 Ford Fiesta at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Fiesta—available in four- and five-door bodystyles—will offer North American buyers a new choice of 15 class-exclusive technologies and projected highway fuel economy of 40 mpg, besting the Honda Fit, Nissan Versa and Toyota Yaris and Corolla.

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Hyundai Unveils Its First Production Gasoline Direct Injection Engine

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liter concept Theta turbocharged gasoline direct injection (GDI) four-cylinder engine capable of developing as much as 286 hp (213 kW) while and delivering more than 30 highway mpg at the Los Angeles Auto show in 2008. Another major engineering challenge was to reduce internal friction to attain better fuel economy.

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FedEx Converts 92 Delivery Trucks to Hybrids, Expanding Hybrid-Electric Fleet by 50%

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The retrofitted hybrid trucks are projected to improve fuel economy by 44%, decrease particulate matter by 96% and reduce NO x emissions by 75% compared to the standard FedEx Express delivery truck. Tags: Conversions Fleets Hybrids. John Formisano, vice president, Global Vehicles, FedEx Express.

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FedEx boosts fleet with hybrid-electric trucks

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It is estimated that the retrofitted hybrid trucks improve fuel economy by 44 per cent, decrease particulate matter by 96 per cent and cut nitrogen oxides by 75 per cent compared to the standard trucks. The vehicles are expected to go into service in California, and primarily across San Francisco, San Diego and Los Angeles.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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It would also fund stationary fuel cells to provide primary and emergency back-up power for the bus maintenance and storage facilities. AC Transit, California (Hayward, headquarters in Oakland): $6,400,000. City of Santa Clarita, California: $4,620,000. North County Transit District, California: $2,000,000.

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Will CARB’s New Rules Damage EV Startups?

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The company launched last month at Green Motors in Berkeley, California. But it now looks like the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is about to adopt some new regulations which could put it out of business quickly. The conversion can double or even triple fuel economy, thereby severely limiting carbon dioxide emissions.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Small long-term evaluation program, including modeling of vehicle-to-grid building benefits and economics, begun with Southern California Edison, joined by EPRI, other utilities, US DOE. Has shown some concept fuel-cell PHEVs. top executive in hybrid and fuel cell vehicle research, said in an interview yesterday. Red Herring ).

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