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Ford to bring 20 new engines and transmissions to China and improve fleet fuel economy by more than 20% by 2015; producing the new 1.0L EcoBoost in China

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Ford will upgrade its entire powertrain portfolio in China by bringing 20 advanced engines and transmissions to support its planned introduction of 15 new vehicles to China—the world’s largest auto market—by 2015. mpg US) is one of the best in the segment. Ford also announced that it will produce its new 1.0-liter

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Peugeot Launches New Marque Plan with Downsizing, Hybrids and Plug-ins for Two-, Three- and Four-Wheeled Vehicles; Unveils SR1 Hybrid Concept

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Peugeot launched a comprehensive new Marque plan, with the objectives of moving up three places in the world car market by 2015 (it is currently in 10 th place); establishing Peugeot as a benchmark for style; and becoming the leader in mobility services. Peugeot said it will also target new markets. L/100 km (118 mpg US).

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Navigant forecasts global road transportation energy consumption to increase 25% by 2035; 84% from conventional fuels

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Annual road transportation sector energy consumption by fuel type, world markets: 2015-2035. The alternative fuels market share will grow from roughly 7.4% Biofuels will represent the largest portion of alternative fuels market penetration, representing over 8.4% Source: Navigant Research. Click to enlarge.

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DOT, EPA unveil joint proposal for fuel economy and greenhouse gas emission standards: 49.6 mpg CAFE, 163 g/mile GHG in 2025; flexibilities and incentives

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mpg US (5.87 mpg by 2016 and result in an average light vehicle tailpipe CO 2 level of 250 grams per mile. downsize), and the agencies say they have included costs of preserving performance, utility and safety. mpg in MY 2021. mpg in model year 2025. L/100km) in model year 2021, and 49.6 improvements.

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Full lifecycle CO2 of new Mercedes C-Class 10% less than outgoing model

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The C 180 (115 kW) with manual transmission was taken as the base variant of the new C-Class at market launch for the lifecycle analysis; it was compared with the corresponding preceding model. It was not possible, however, to achieve the very good figure shown by the preceding model at the time of market exit, Mercedes-Benz said.

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CPT/AVL Study: New Generation of Micro-Hybrid Technologies Can Enable More than 25% Reduction in Fuel Consumption at Lower Cost Than Full Hybrid Drive Systems

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liter ELC-Hybrid to downsized 1.4L VTES + SpeedStart. CPT and AVL’s most recent work assesses the potential of a VTES equipped downsized ELC-Hybrid vehicle in combination with the CPT SpeedStart Integrated Starter Generator ( earlier post ) and the UltraBattery. Click to enlarge. —Morris et al.

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Industry survey finds aluminum use in autos at all-time high; average per vehicle use expected to more than double from 2012 by 2025

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Using aluminum will extend the efficiencies of other technologies, while enabling secondary cost-savings from downsized powertrains without sacrificing performance. —Randall Scheps, Chairman of the Aluminum Association’s Aluminum Transportation Group and Marketing Director at Alcoa, Inc. Ducker Worldwide. Click to enlarge.

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