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Opinion: Consumers winning with low oil prices, for now

Green Car Congress

Lest we be too quick to forget whence we came, America is now 9-months into lower gasoline prices, which started their swoon the week of June 30, 2015 from a lofty national average just under $3.70, tumbling almost every subsequent week before bottoming and bouncing from $2.02 by Thomas Miller for Oilprice.com. Bernard Weinstein, Ph.D.,

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Ford provides some performance specs for its new 2.7L twin-turbo EcoBoost for the MY2015 F-150

Green Car Congress

liter EcoBoost fuel efficiency is the debut of standard Auto Start-Stop technology for F-150. liter EcoBoost engine also features Ford’s first use of a compacted graphite iron cylinder block in a gasoline engine, the same material used in Ford’s 6.7-liter Cartridge-style oil filter integrated into top of the engine for easy service.

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Chevrolet introduces Colorado Duramax Diesel midsize pickup

Green Car Congress

Duramax turbo-diesel, the Colorado’s maximum trailering capacity rises to 7,700 pounds (3,492 kg) on 2WD models, with estimated fuel economy projected by GM to top the already segment-leading efficiency of the gas models (27 mpg (8.7 gasoline engine and automatic transmission). Piston-cooling oil jets. l/100 km) highway with 2.5L

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Review: Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD with bi-fuel CNG option

Green Car Congress

View of the CNG tank in the bed of a Silverado 2500HD with bi-fuel option. In the case of the 2500HD bi-fuel, the two main trade-offs are a reduction in power and torque in CNG mode compared to gasoline mode, and the loss of a portion of the bed of the truck to the 3,600 psi CNG tank and its box-like enclosure.

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And the EVA Board candidates are…

Electric Auto Association

Continued support and educating people; especially people who are skeptic about pulling more electricity from the dirty grids who are using fossil fuels to power EV charge stations. And have reserved the all-Electric Chevy Silverado for myself. Along those lines, I want to build more community solar arrays.

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What Part Do EVs Play in the Federal Net-Zero Emissions Target?

Clean Fleet Report

Most of the world’s vehicles run on gasoline, requiring fossil fuels. Research shows that gasoline-powered cars and trucks accounted for over 80% of vehicle sales in the U.S. The car runs on a battery-powered motor and requires no gasoline, oil or any fossil fuels for operation.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The four-door sedan will deliver 40 miles on a charge; a small gasoline engine will recharge the battery as it approaches depletion, extending its range by as much as 200 miles. GM is developing more fuel-efficient vehicles. billion in Department of Energy loans to develop new fuel-efficient vehicles, including the Volt.

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