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GM to double models with 40 mpg highway or better by 2017; ongoing manufacturing efficiency improvements

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GM has made three product commitments for 2017 related to its sustainability strategy: to have 500,000 vehicles on the road in the US with some form of electrification ( earlier post ); to double the number of US models that can achieve an EPA-estimated 40 mpg US (5.9 Earlier post.). The 2020 target was raised from 0.70 MWh per vehicle.

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Mercedes-Benz Vans to launch midsize pickup by end of decade

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The new Mercedes-Benz midsize pickup will initially be targeted at markets in Latin America, South Africa, Australia, and Europe, all of which are posting sustained growth in this segment. liters per 100 km (78 mpg US), corresponding to CO 2 emissions of 71 g/km.

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Fiat 875cc TwinAir named International Engine of the Year 2011

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Judged by a panel of 76 motoring journalists from 36 countries as disparate as the USA, Japan, China, Russia, New Zealand, India, Korea, Germany, France, Romania, South Africa, Mexico and the UK, the Awards highlight and acknowledge engine engineering excellence. litres/100km (54 mpg US) in the Fiat 500.

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Shell, Gordon Murray and Osamu Goto to develop new ultra-compact ICE city car

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Shell and Professor Gordon Murray go back way further; Shell sponsored the first car and engine Professor Gordon Murray ever built, in South Africa, when he was just 19. The vehicle’s fuel consumption was 97 mpg Imp (81 mpg US, 2.91

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Audi introducing supercharged gasoline engine version of SQ5 SUV at Detroit Show

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liters of fuel per 100 km in the NEDC (21 mpg US). The Audi SQ5 has been designed specifically for the following markets: United States, Canada, Russia, China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, South Africa, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile and the Ukraine. The Audi SQ5 consumes on average 8.5 g/mile) in the NEDC.

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ExxonMobil: global GDP up ~140% by 2040, but energy demand ~35% due to efficiency; LDV energy demand to rise only slightly despite doubling parc

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This geographically diverse group comprises Brazil and Mexico in the Americas; South Africa and Nigeria in Africa; Egypt and Turkey in North Africa/Mediterranean; Saudi Arabia and Iran in the Middle East; as well as Thailand and Indonesia in Asia. l/100 km) in 2040, compared to about 25 mpg (9.4 Fuel efficiency.

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New A-Class to offer radar-based collision prevention assist as standard along with array of other advanced safety options; fuel consumption down by up to 35%

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liters per 100 km (62 mpg US), corresponding to 98 g of CO 2 /km. liters (48 mpg US). liters/100 km (55 mpg US) (provisional figure). liters/100 km (55 mpg US) (provisional figure). liters (41 mpg US), and 149 g of CO 2 /km. mpg US), 174 g CO 2 /km). mpg US), 174 g CO 2 /km). liters/100 km (43.6

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