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Bosch overview of global diesel markets; optimistic about US, China

Green Car Congress

India is the world’s leading producer of three-wheel tractors and other three-wheel vehicles. The introduction of the China 4 emission standards on 1 July 2013 imposes even more stringent requirements for commercial vehicles. United States. Brazil: no diesel in passenger cars.

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Freescale Offers New Electronic Control Solution for Small Combustion Engines

Green Car Congress

Target applications for Freescale’s small engine control platform include small-displacement two- and four-stroke engines used in motorcycles, mopeds, scooters and three-wheeled taxis. The demand for low-cost, two- and three-wheeled motorized vehicles is on the rise in emerging markets, such as China, India and Brazil.

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2019 Nissan Altima features VC-Turbo variable compression ratio engine, AWD, ProPILOT Assist

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liter V6 engine is the world’s first production-ready variable compression turbo inline 4-cylinder ( earlier post )—which generates the performance of some V6 gasoline engines but with 4-cylinder level fuel economy. Altimas equipped with the VC-Turbo (SR VC-Turbo and Platinum VC-Turbo grades) include a meter in the standard 7.0-inch

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Are You Plugged In?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Some of the first plug-in electric passenger vehicles are slated to roll onto U.S. For all the fanfare, sales of electric cars are currently negligible (outside of golf courses, that is). How many plug-in electric vehicles does President Barack Obama wish to see on U.S. Which electric-car developer counts former U.

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Top 10 Most Weird And Wonderful Electric Vehicles

Get Electric Vehicle

It is no doubt that Electric vehicles are far superior to their IC engine counterparts and one among many such things is the design flexibility an electric vehicle offers to the designer. Whereas an Electric vehicle does not need such individual units such as air filters or fuel injection systems. 1 Icon E-Flyer II. Reference ].

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Mercedes electric G-wagen review, Chinese EV tariffs, BMW and Honda EV targets: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

In a first drive of Mercedes’ electric G-wagen , we found it to be a better, more precise off-roader than the gasoline model—outshining the combustion versions even before the EV’s party-trick zenith called G-Turn. 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz Volkswagen has confirmed standard features and trim levels for its U.S.-bound

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