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HALO research aircraft measuring the emissions of megacities in EmeRGe project

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The High Altitude and Long Range Research Aircraft ( HALO ) is equipped with a total of 20 measurement instruments to record the various gas and particle emissions of major cities and the related reaction products. The EMeRGe project receives around €6 million (US$7.4

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Volkswagen CrossBlue Coupé plug-in makes its European debut; showcasing the MQB

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The CrossBlue Coupé—based off the Volkswagen Group’s MQB architecture (the Group’s modular assembly kit for vehicles with transverse-mounted engines)—features a transverse-mounted turbocharged direct-injection (TSI) 220 kW (295 hp) 3.0L l/100 km (34 mpg US) of fuel. Earlier post.). With acceleration from 0 to 62 mph in 5.9

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Cummins/Peterbilt SuperTruck shows 54% improvement in fuel economy, 61% improvement in freight efficiency

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and Peterbilt Motors Company, a division of PACCAR, released test results showing their demonstration SuperTruck tractor-trailer achieved a 54% increase in fuel economy, averaging nearly 10 mpg US (23.5 Gas flow improvements included a lower delta-P EGR loop and turbocharger match. Cummins Inc. l/100 km). Source: Cummins.

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Kia introducing bi-fuel gasoline-LPG Picanto in Europe

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mpg US ) and CO 2 emissions of 100 g/km; automatic stop-start (ISG) equipped models will achieve 5.6 l/100 km (42 mpg US ) and 97 g/km. To process LPG the engine is fitted with an additional fuel system featuring a solenoid valve, vaporiser (which turns the liquid LPG into a gas by reducing its pressure by 0.7 l/100 km (40.6

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Down to the wire for final round of public voting in DOE Apps for Vehicles challenge

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moj.io’s software developer kit will support apps for consumers, service providers and automotive retailers, connecting drivers to their driving world in real-time. In addition, VELOcar sources auxiliary data to calculate fuel costs, greenhouse gas emissions and peer benchmarking. Unlike many apps today, moj.io

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Volkswagen to introduce Golf plug-in hybrid at Geneva; first deliveries in autumn

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The GTE marks the fifth drive type for the Golf, which is already available with gasoline, diesel, natural gas, and battery-electric drives, varying with markets. With the addition of the plug-in hybrid GTE, the Golf line incorporates all the relevant drive systems of today: gasoline, diesel, natural gas, hybrid, and electric.

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Road Test: 2022 Acura RDX SH-AWD A-Spec Advance

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Power, but not enough efficiency to hit 30 mpg. The EPA fuel economy numbers of 21 mpg city/26 highway/23 combined are almost exactly what we got covering 301 miles driving through Southern California. We were hoping to get 30 mpg on the highway, but no matter how hard we tried the best we could do was 28.1

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