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SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

At the Paris Motor Show, Porsche presented the Panamera Sport Turismo concept, a plug-in hybrid that offers 416 hp (306 kW) of peak system power. liters per 100 km (60 mpg US), combined NEDC, while CO 2 emissions are below 82 g/km. Powertrain elements of the Panamera Sport Turismo. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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JANUARY 2, 2014

Audi will present the Audi Sport quattro laserlight plug-in hybrid concept at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) from 6 to 10 January in Las Vegas. US mpg) fuel economy, equivalent to CO 2 emissions of 59 g/km (94.95 g/mile); higher performance laser headlights; and new user control and display interfaces and lighting technology.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Porsche will present the brand-new generation of the Cayenne Sports Utility at the Geneva Motor Show in early March, including the world debut of the Cayenne S Hybrid with its parallel full hybrid drive. mpg US), with CO 2 emissions of 193 g/km. mpg US) in the New European Driving Cycle—23% less than its predecessor.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2012

Light-duty vehicle fuel economy penalties for CNG in conventional engines, with and without scaling for performance equivalence. mpg for the gasoline baseline. An ongoing phase of the project is the evaluation of the fuel displacement potential on several electric drive vehicles (HEVs, PHEVs) for light duty applications.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2012

Renault has further improved the fuel economy of its diesel-powered light commercial van Kangoo and Kangoo Express with the ENERGY dCi 71 and 90 models. Renault first presented the Kangoo equipped with an ENERGY dCi 90 diesel engine at the last Geneva Motor Show. At end-June the light commercial vehicle version accounted for 18.6%

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MPG Energy Fuel Economy Fuel 218

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JUNE 21, 2011

Average per capita light-duty vehicle (LDV) transport CO 2. A team from the University of California, Berkeley concludes that reducing demand for light-duty vehicle (LDV) travel will likely be essential to meeting the international greenhouse gas emission and climate targets for the year 2050. Full explanation at Sager et al.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Audi will present the new top engine version for the Audi A1 at the Paris Motor Show, a dual-charged 1.4 liters of fuel per 100 km (40 mpg US), which corresponds to CO2 emissions of 139 g/km (223 g/mile) (provisional figures). The standard seven-speed S tronic transmission is short and light. TFSI consumes on average 5.9

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MAY 4, 2012

They presented these latest results in a paper at the recent SAE 2012 World Congress, and participated as well in the SAE 2012 High Efficiency IC Engine Symposium immediately preceding the World Congress. mpg US (4.8 mpg US/5.05 mpg US/6.0 And at light load, we have pumping losses due to throttling. L/100km): 4.7%

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Fuel Economy Gasoline MPG Economy 262

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AUGUST 28, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued the final rule for greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy standards for MYs 2017-2025 for passenger cars, light-duty trucks, and medium-duty passenger vehicles. mpg US (5.84 Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 20, 2015

mpg between model years 2008 and 2014, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) researchers Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle have documented sales-weighted distributions for the same model year vehicles (cars, pickup trucks, vans and SUVs). Another 19% drove new cars that averaged between 17 mpg and 20 mpg.

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MAY 15, 2014

2015 ( 400 MPG by 2015) to overcome the inertia of the higher-emitting older vehicles in the fleet. Broadly, the Ford team found that new light-duty vehicle fuel economy and CO 2 regulations in the US through 2025 and in the EU through 2020 are consistent with the CO 2 glide paths. —Winkler et al. Winkler, Timothy J.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Despite the new spaciousness, the Prius v will deliver estimated EPA fuel economy ratings of 44 mpg city, 40 mpg highway and 42 mpg combined (5.35, 5.88 High-strength steel sheets and bars used throughout the body to ensure a light, yet highly rigid platform structure. L/100km, respectively).

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Prius MPG Sale Toyota 255

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

On 15 Sep, NHTSA and the US EPA proposed a joint rulemaking on fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions for light duty vehicles: an average new car 34.1 mpg and 250 g CO 2 /km for model year 2016. mpg if the automotive industry were to meet this CO 2 level just through fuel economy improvements.) ( Earlier post.).

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2016 MPG Fuel Economy EPA 210

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OCTOBER 11, 2014

Thus, for the first time, in the newly released 2014 edition of the Trends report, EPA presents a brief analysis of the impact of alternative fuel vehicles on overall new vehicle fuel economy and CCO 2 O2 emissions. In the analysis, EPA uses overall fuel economy in mpg equivalent (mpge) and tailpipe CO 2 emission values.

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JANUARY 18, 2013

legal light-duty vehicles from 1984 to present. Data has been collected for 23 light-duty vehicles at ORNL’s vehicle research laboratory and a valuable data set for 51 vehicles was loaned to ORNL by Chrysler, LLC under a non-disclosure agreement. Percent mpg decrease for a given 10 mph increase based on 74 vehicles.

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Fuel Economy Economy Fuel MPH 326

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MARCH 26, 2015

—Michael Ruth, Director/Technical Project Leader, Advanced Light-Duty. Test cycle fuel economy (mpg). The Highway Fuel Economy Test (HFET) and FTP-75 Test (city) cycles demonstrated fuel economy above 35 mpg (6.72 mpg (12.45 mpg (12.45 mpg city and 34.3 mpg highway. Cummins Inc. ATLAS target.

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JUNE 23, 2014

At the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Annual Merit Review meeting in Washington, DC last week, Michael Ruth from Cummins noted that the DOE program target for the project is a fuel economy (CAFE) target of 26 mpg (9.05 l/100 km), and as such would not meet the GHG requirement of 28 mpg (8.4 Earlier post.). Weigert, E.,

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Fuel Economy Economy Gasoline Downsizing 357

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APRIL 3, 2010

A new MIT report outlines a system-oriented set of coordinated policies to help the light-duty vehicle sector reduce petroleum-based consumption and its accompanying global warming emissions. This should include standardizing the presentation of key information on car-buying websites. Heywood et al.,

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OCTOBER 1, 2010

The US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Notice of Intent (NOI) to begin developing new standards for greenhouse gases and fuel economy for light-duty vehicles for the 2017-2025 model years. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Eads, Charles River Associates, was presented at the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting in Washington DC on 25 January 2011. This is equivalent to increasing fuel economy from about 30 to about 60 MPG, from 12.5 Source: George Eads. Click to enlarge. The report by George C.

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MARCH 29, 2025

The undetectable and seamless transitions have the Crown Hybrid EPA fuel economy rated at 42 mpg city/41 highway/41 combined. We particularly liked the nose and tail, especially how they utilized LED lighting for a clean look. We do our best to present our unvarnished evaluations of vehicles and news irrespective of these inducements.

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Toyota Hybrid MPG Nickel Metal Hydride 98

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Volvo presented the new Volvo C30, including the DRIVe model, at the Frankfurt Motor Show. liters of diesel per 100 km (62 mpg US), with CO 2 emissions of 99 g/km. Featuring Start/Stop technology, the latest version of the Volvo C30 DRIVe uses only 3.8 Since the spring, the Volvo C30 1.6D Since the spring, the Volvo C30 1.6D

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Volvo CO2 MPG Diesel 186

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JULY 11, 2016

A 10-20% increase in fuel economy (mpg) is expected when compared to current production gasoline engines. In a paper presented at the 2016 SAE World Congress, Mahle engineers detailed the experimental results from single-cylinder and multi-cylinder engines incorporating the jet igniter in support of the above figures. and Blaxill, H.

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Ferrari Engine Light 2016 150

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MAY 14, 2010

As a result, it can, like a typical production car, be registered and receive number plates without having to be physically presented to the ministry. mpg US, or 2.7 km/L on the JC08 cycle (88.4 It can travel about 15 km (9 miles) on battery power. When the battery runs low, it runs on electricity generated by means of the engine.

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MARCH 12, 2010

ALTe is developing light- and medium-duty series plug-in hybrid electric vehicle powertrain systems—initially as conversions, but ultimately extending to an OEM basis. Fuel economy in charge sustaining mode is 32 mpg US (7.35 The battery pack was assembled into a saddlebag configuration under the truck bed. John Thomas. Earlier post.).

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F-150 Convert Ford Electric Vehicles 240

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OCTOBER 7, 2014

TDI Clean Diesel EA288 engine ( earlier post ) with an EPA-rated highway fuel economy rating of 46 mpg with the manual transmission (45 mpg automatic). 2015 Jetta TDI. % Δ City mpg (l/100km). Highway mpg (l/100 km). Combined mpg (l/100km). Volkswagen’s refreshed 2015 Jetta is now in showrooms in the US.

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JANUARY 13, 2017

six-piston) light-duty version of its opposed piston engine (OPE) in both diesel- and gasoline-fueled versions. Achates will demonstrate the engine in 2018 in a driveable light-duty truck. That works out to an estimated window-sticker label rating of 28 mpg combined.). liter, 3-cylinder (i.e., The new Achates Power 2.7-liter

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FEBRUARY 7, 2012

GM is continuing the deployment of the eAssist light electrification system ( earlier post ) as a standard across its platforms. The Regal with eAssist achieves an EPA-estimated 36 highway mpg (6.5 Starting with the arrival of 2013 models, eAssist will be standard on the Regal with the discontinuation of the 2.4L base model.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

At the Milan International Cycle and Motorbike Show, Peugeot is presenting a three-wheel drive hybrid scooter concept: the HYbrid3 Evolution. 100 km (118 mpg US) and 48 g/km of CO 2 in the combined cycle. The scooter delivers 36 kW (49 bhp) of power, with fuel consumption of 2.0L/100

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DECEMBER 9, 2014

With this contract, the company has five concurrent customers the contracts for which encompass five different engine applications: passenger vehicle, light commercial vehicle, heavy commercial vehicle, military and marine/stationary power. Achates Power, Inc., —Dave Johnson, CEO.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2015

At the Los Angeles Auto Show, Audi presented the Audi prologue concept car, featuring a mild hybrid powertrain with a 48V electrical subsystem. liters per 100 kilometers (147 mpg US) according to the NEDC standard for plug-in hybrid vehicles—corresponding to 43 grams of carbon emissions per kilometer. Earlier post.)

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Audi Plug-in MPG Plug 150

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

l/100 km (76 mpg US). The unique design of the Citroën C4 Cactus associates flowing lines with strong graphic features, each one highlighting a function (protection with the Airbumps and wheel arches; transporting objects with the roof arches; light with the glazed panoramic sunroof).

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MAY 8, 2013

At the recent 2013 SAE World Congress, engineers from Bosch and AVL presented papers on progress in the ACCESS project, describing the design, combustion development and controls development for a resulting 4-cylinder gasoline turbocharged direct injection (GTDI) engine with part-load HCCI capability. FTP75 (mpg). HWY (mpg).

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Fuel Economy Economy Fuel Engine 278

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DECEMBER 15, 2011

General Motors is exploring the use of its light electrification system eAssist as a cost-effective means to improve both vehicle efficiency as well as driving dynamics. Wilson and other members of the Malibu engineering team presented at a Malibu Eco media event. Click to enlarge. The eAssist system consists of: A 32-cell, 115V, 0.5-kW

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Fuel MPG Fuel Economy Li-ion 210

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JUNE 27, 2017

However, it is also more fuel efficient, picking up 2 mpg on the EPA combined cycle rating—an increase of 9% over the 2017 model. (As This technology stops the engine during idle when the brake pedal is held (such as when waiting at a red light). The 2017 Tiguan with 4Motion drops down to 21 mpg combined. 2018 VW Tiguan.

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2018 Engine SUV MPG 314

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JUNE 14, 2011

Plug-in hybrids dominate market penetration in 2025 under CAR scenario IV (62 mpg CAFE standard). the EPA/NHTSA Technical Assessment Report for the upcoming CAFE regulations: 47, 51, 56 and 62 mpg. The results for each fuel economy scenario are: Scenario I: (47 mpg CAFE standard, 37.6 The 47 mpg target is equivalent to a 70.9%

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MAY 22, 2010

will present new developments in fuel injection equipment and engine control systems that help to substantially reduce overall diesel engine emissions, including CO 2. L/100km (71 mpg US) with CO 2 emissions of just 87g/km. Click to enlarge. At the upcoming SIA International Congress in Rouen, Delphi Corp. Earlier post.).

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