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Volkswagen Passat TDI sets Guinness World Record for fuel economy around the 48 US states; 78 mpg US

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A Volkswagen Passat TDI, produced at the Volkswagen Chattanooga (Tennessee) plant, now has covered 8,122 miles (13,071 km) with record low fuel consumption and within 16 days. mpg is really impressive and a testament to the potential of Volkswagen’s TDI vehicles. l/100 km (77.99 —Wayne Gerdes. l/100 km).

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Study estimates fuel economy improvements to US light-duty vehicles from 1975–2018 saved 2T gallons of fuel, 17B tons of CO2

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A team from the University of Tennessee and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has the fuel savings due to fuel economy improvements over the past 43 years amount to approximately two trillion gallons of gasoline. Second, they estimated fuel savings using the FHWA data on vehicle miles, fuel use and miles per gallon (mpg).

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Volkswagen to produce new CrossBlue-based midsize SUV in Chattanooga; $900M investment

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The Board of Directors of Volkswagen Group of America has decided to award the production of its new midsize SUV to the Chattanooga plant in Tennessee. About US$600 million (€432 million) will be invested in Tennessee. l/100km) combined (37 mpg highway and 33 mpg city), 89 mpge (2.64

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ORNL researchers use stop-light cameras to reduce fuel consumption of less-efficient vehicles via traffic management

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Such camera systems do exist—including one produced by GRIDSMART , a company located just a few miles from the ORNL campus in East Tennessee. The least efficient of these vehicles are the large, heavy trucks used for hauling goods—they burn much more fuel than passenger cars consume when not moving.

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Flash Drive: 2024 Acura ZDX Type S

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miles per hour of charging. A-Spec RWD $65,850 A-Spec AWD $69,850 Type S AWD $74,850 Type S AWD $75,850* (*With the Performance Wheel and Tire Package) The ZDX is built in Spring Hill, Tennessee, meaning it will qualify for federal and state tax credits.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV

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Clean Fleet Report spent a day driving the 2023 Outlander PHEV at a media-only event in Nashville, Tennessee, experiencing highways, country roads, city traffic and some sloppy, muddy driving. The fuel economy is rated at 68 MPGe, or miles per gallon equivalent, when combining electricity and gasoline. The Outlander powertrain.

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Flash Drive: 2021 Volkswagen ID4 AWD

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Going from discharged to a full charge, the times are estimated to be: 120V (Level 1) Two miles of charge per hour, or about 80 hours. 240V (Level 2) 21-34 miles per hour, 7.5 480V DC Fast Charging 56-62 miles in 10 minutes, 80 percent in 38 minutes or less. – Pro: 260 miles. – Pro S: 250 miles.