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Top 10 green cars at Frankfurt

Green Cars News

The Frankfurt Motor Show is open to the public, so if you’re heading to the event what can you expect to see? diesel, the petrol hybrid Lexus LF-Ch is expected to match its competitors for performance and price while emitting less than 100g/km of CO2. Keep reading our news section for all the latest Frankfurt Motor Show coverage.

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Michelin doesn’t want you to buy as many EV tires

Baua Electric

EVs wear through tires quicker, as they weigh more and their torque-rich motor systems tear away more persistently at the tread. It takes a lot of simulation tools to provide a match for the car, then rounds of final testing with the car. And yet it acknowledges that EV drivers shouldn’t be buying as many tires as they are.

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Volkswagen unveils ‘clever’ Polo BlueGT

Green Cars News

Unveiled today at the Geneva Motor Show is the Volkswagen Polo BlueGT, the first of a new wave of clever petrol powered VWs. The new production model features ACT cylinder deactivation which cleverly shuts down the second and third cylinders under light and medium loads.

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GM and University of Wisconsin investigate diesel engines

Green Cars News

A partnership has been formed between General Motors and the University of Wisconsin looking into high-speed petrol direct injection compression ignition operation in low temperature combustion of a light duty diesel engine. Some of the findings made [.].

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Electric Car Watch #8: Chinese EV less than 5 Lakhs | Lesson for Indian Car Makers

Plug In India

By Abhishek & Kamlesh ​ In this episode of Electric Car watch, we will talk about the Chinese electric car that is beating Tesla in EV sales. This car will sell in huge numbers in the coming years and be a money spinner for GM. The car has already sold more than 370,000 units since it launched in 2020.

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Can General Motors bounce back? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

The beleaguered automotive industry in the United States has taken its fair share of knocks over the last 12 months but none were more shocking than when one of the oldest and most well-respected brands in motoring – General Motors (GM) – slipped into bankruptcy earlier this year. diesel engine for light trucks.

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Average fuel economy on the up

Green Cars News

The average fuel economy of new light duty vehicles bought in the USA leapt from October 2007 to April 2009 from 20.2mpg to 21.3mpg. According to Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute, both the unemployment rate and the cost of petrol influenced buyers’ decisions with regards to the fuel economy of their vehicles.