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Honda targets new Guinness World Records title for fuel efficiency with 8,500-mile diesel drive across Europe

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Honda aims to win a new Guinness World Records title for fuel efficiency in an 8,500-mile (13,679 km) drive across all 24 contiguous EU countries in a 1.6 i-DTEC diesel engined Honda Civic Tourer. In the Civic Tourer, the 1.6

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Carmakers are going green but British motorists are not

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Hungary / 153 / 155 / 10. Honda / 6 / 154. France / 140 / 149 / 4. Italy / 145 / 147 / 2. Denmark / 146 / 160 / 12. Malta / 147 / 148 / 3. Belgium / 148 / 153 / 5. Spain / 148 / 153 / 6. Poland / 153 / 154 / 7. Czech Republic / 154 / 154 / 8. Slovenia / 156 / 156 / 11. Romania / 156 / 155 / 9. Ireland / 157 / 162 / 13. Fiat/ 2/ 138.

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BYD slashes price on its best-selling SUV to $16K to compete with gas cars

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That price puts the compact SUV at around the same price as ICE rivals including the Honda XR-V, the Buick Envision Plus, and the Volkswagen T-Cross. The vehicle is available in five trims, with the price of each trim reduced by 16,000 yuan ($2,200).

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Reports highlight ongoing advances in vehicle technology, consumer demand for fuel efficiency in US and Europe

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Standouts include the Chevy Malibu (went from 20 to 29 mpg), the Honda Accord (went from 24 to 30 mpg), the Nissan Altima (went from 26 to 31 mpg), the Ford Escape (went from 19 to 25 mpg), and the Ford Fusion (went from 21 to 26 mpg.). —Jack Gillis, report co-author. Diesel vehicles represent 55% of the newly registered vehicle fleet.

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