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India to Move Forward With Fuel Economy Standards

Green Car Congress

The government of India will implement automotive fuel economy standards. The norms will be developed on the basis of mileage that petrol and diesel vehicles give, sources in the road transport and highway ministry told TOI.

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India to introduce new fuel efficiency standards

Green Car Congress

India plans to introduce new fuel efficiency standards; the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards will give auto manufacturers time until 2015 to increase fuel economy from the current average of 14.1 With it, cars will have one to five star labels depending on their fuel efficiency.

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Fourth gen Mini Cooper unveiled globally, will be brand’s last ICE model

Baua Electric

Fourth gen Mini Cooper has been unveiled globally Mini has introduced the latest iteration of the fourth-generation Cooper petrol 3-door hatchback, marking it as the final version powered by combustion engines in the Mini lineup. liter three-cylinder petrol engine with a 20 bhp boost, totaling 156 bhp and reducing its 0-100 kmph time to 7.7

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Fuel economy standards to hit fuel tax

Green Cars News

There may be one negative knock-on effect of improving the fuel economy standards of our vehicles: fuel tax revenues could slump massively. According to a report by the Congressional Budget Office (logo, pictured), fuel economy standards proposed for 2017-2025 would cut revenues from petrol tax by 21 per cent in 2040.

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Restyled VW Scirocco makes debut at Geneva; up to 19% better fuel economy

Green Car Congress

The Scirocco offers a choice of six new turbocharged direct-injection gasoline and diesel engines, all of which meet EU6 emissions standards and return between 57.4 liter petrol with 125 PS (123 hp), and a new 2.0-liter mpg US (4.1 The gasoline range consists of a 1.4-liter liter 180 PS (177 hp) unit which replaces the previous 1.4-liter

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2024 Suzuki Swift to soon go on sale in this country before launching in India

Baua Electric

By: HT Auto Desk | Updated on: 27 Mar 2024, 12:18 PM 2024 Suzuki Swift will come with a new three-cylinder petrol engine that is supposed to be more fuel efficient than the current four-cylinder unit. 2024 Swift comes with some significant cosmetic changes.

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Nissan Magnite Facelift spotted for the first time

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As standard, both engines are mated to a 5-speed manual gearbox. The fuel efficiency figure for the CVT gearbox is 17.40 kmpl whereas, for the turbo petrol, it is 20 kmpl. The AMT gearbox has a claimed fuel economy of 19.70 The AMT gearbox has a claimed fuel economy of 19.70

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