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Junkyard Find: 1987 Chevrolet Sprint ER

The Truth About Cars

What was the most fuel-efficient (mass-produced, internal combustion-powered, highway-legal, non-gray-market, four-wheeled, et freakin' cetera) new car available in the United States during the 1980s? liter Suzuki three-cylinder engine, rated at 49 horsepower. It appears that this engine was not legal for sale in high-altitude areas.

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Bigg Boss 17’s Anurag Dobhal buys Lamborghini Huracan worth ?5 crore

Baua Electric

He owns some spectacular high-performance motorcycles in his garage, which include the BMW S 1000 RR Pro, Kawasaki Ninja H2, Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R , BMW 1250 GSA, KTM RC200, Suzuki Hayabusa, BMW G 310 GS , KTM RC 200 and a Bajaj Avenger 200. After that, in 2022, Tecnica and Sterrato were introduced into the Indian market.

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Indian car and 2W OEMs recall 284,906 vehicles in 2023, 5.35 million since 2012 | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

A vehicle recall is when a manufacturer or a legal entity determines that a particular model needs to have a repair in order to comply with all the safety standards. Maruti Suzuki effected three separate recalls covering 35,752 units.

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T&E: VW sells least polluting Euro 6 diesels in Europe; no brand meets Euro 6 in real-world driving; loopholes & defeat strategies

Green Car Congress

Among the real-world findings per car brand: Fiat and Suzuki diesel cars on average exceed the NO x limit by 15 times; Renault-Nissan vehicles by more than 14 times; General Motors’ brands Opel/Vauxhall by 10 times; and. The carmakers’ ranking was built with on-road performance figures mostly measured in real world driving.

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Perspective: Europeans in the lead with range extenders for hybrid vehicles; 2nd vs. 3rd generation

Green Car Congress

By contrast, half the electric vehicle market value lies in larger road vehicles, notably cars, and here the legal restrictions are weaker or non-existent and range anxiety compels most people to buy hybrids if they go electric at all. Electric Vehicles—Land, Sea & Air Europe 2011.

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Mixed results for carmakers in race to slash emissions

Green Cars News

Conversely Suzuki and Mazda, who have been slow to improve efficiency in the past, and consequently have a long way to go to meet EU targets, made big steps forward in 2008. The positive impact of the cars legislation adds to the evidence that legally-binding targets should be extended to vans and lorries.

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Ola S1 Pro Electric Scooter: Test Ride & Observations

Plug In India

But I would have been happier with a flat floorboard, aka the Honda Activa and the Suzuki Access. Both these features, incidentally, are not legal as per Indian traffic rules. But I would be very happy if Bhavesh lobbies Nitin Gadkari and company to make these legal.