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Toyota introduces new LPG hybrid taxi in Japan; trial of lane-specific congestion info from taxi data

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mpg US, 5.51 Toyota Motor Corporation has introduced a new taxi vehicle for Japan, the “JPN Taxi.” Equipped with a newly developed liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) hybrid system, the new model offers 19.4 l/100 km) fuel economy and sharply reduced CO 2 emissions.

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New BMW 3 Series includes a new 4-cylinder TwinPower Turbo, 8-speed automatic and start-stop; ActiveHybrid 3 model in 2012

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l/100 km (57 mpg US) and CO 2 emissions of 109 g/km. mpg US), an 11% improvement on its 160 kW/218 hp predecessor. mpg US), with CO 2 emissions at 147 grams per kilometer (-15%). mpg US) and CO 2 emissions of 118 grams per kilometer mark a 4% improvement on the predecessor model. liters per 100 kilometers (37 mpg US).

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Volkswagen unveils updated Golf; Millerized engines, semi-automated driving, digital cockpit and gesture control

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inch screen it forms a conceptual and visual entity with the Active Info Display (digital instrument panel), which is also new to the Golf. l/100 km (48 mpg US), equating to 110 g/km CO 2. l/100 km (51 mpg US), or 104 g/km CO 2. Digital Golf: Active Info Display, gesture control and online services. With its 9.2-inch

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Volkswagen introduces the Sport Coupé Concept GTE PHEV at Geneva; 118 mpg US

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l/100 km (118 mpg US), or 46 g CO 2 /km. Despite this dynamic performance, the concept car has an EC combined fuel consumption of 118 mpg US. The instrument cluster is a prototype of a newly conceptualized Active Info Display with 3D graphics. Equipped with a V6 TSI engine, two electric motors and externally chargeable 10.7

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Promised VW Passat plug-in hybrid to debut at Paris show; both sedan and wagon

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The NEDC consumption (for hybrid vehicles) is more than 117 mpg US (under 2.0 In addition, the innovative Active Info Display with specific displays will be also available as an option for the Passat GTE. Volkswagen is offering an optional instrument cluster that has been designed as a full interactive display: the Active Info Display.

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Ford and Automatic Labs working together to support connected-car solutions

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The Automatic app can display detailed info about a week, such as drive distance and destinations. The app will display actual mpg for all trips; detect fill-ups; and track local gas prices. Automatic shows how a driver is doing on every trip. It also scores driving every week to help the driver improve.

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Electric-car cash, Tesla Model 3 videos, future MPG rules, why battery startups fail: Today's Car News

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Today, we've got more info on two Teslas, a look at China's electric-car battery plans plus a study on why battery startups fail, and survey results on what may happen to future fuel-economy rules. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Over the weekend, as always, we ran down last week's important green-car news stories.

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