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Nissan launches new Note Aura in Japan; enhanced e-POWER electrified powertrain

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Nissan launched the all-new Note Aura premium compact car in Japan, with sales planned to start in autumn. The all-new Note Aura comes exclusively with Nissan’s e-POWER electrified powertrain ( earlier post ), a key part of the company’s electrification strategy under the Nissan NEXT global business transformation plan.

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New 2019 Toyota Avalon hybrid boosts fuel economy 10% to 44 mpg combined

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liter Dynamic Force ( earlier post ) four-cylinder Toyota Hybrid System II (THS II) with 650V electric motor (A25A-FXS) and Continuously-Variable Transmission (CVT). Toyota estimates that the 2019 Avalon Hybrid will boost fuel economy by up to 10% over its MY 2018 predecessor, from 40 mpg (5.88 l/100 km) combined.

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News: 2024 Volkswagen ID.Buzz

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2024 ID.Buzz RWD Single, rear-mounted motor 282 horsepower 82 kilowatt-hour (kWh) battery Single speed transmission 11 kW on-board charger Top Speed (electronically limited): 99 miles per hour Driving Range: 262 miles (est.) It will be sold in all 641 VW dealers in 50 states of the U.S.,

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Flash Drive: 2025 Volkswagen ID Buzz

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Pro S (RWD only) $61,545 Pro S Plus RWD $65,045 AWD $69,545 1st Edition RWD $67,045 AWD $71,545 Observations: 2025 Volkswagen ID Buzz The cool factor, vibes and aura the ID Buzz emits were obvious, very quickly. Photos by John Faulkner and Volkswagen. [

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

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The morning session started out with an hour long press conference, the highlight being the unveiling of the Volt’s 230 mpg preliminary EPA city fuel economy finding ( earlier post ), as well as a tour showing selected elements from the studios of the four GM North American brands: Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac. Click to enlarge.

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GM Previews First Two-Mode, Front-Wheel-Drive Hybrid Transaxle

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General Motors 2MT70 FWD two-mode hybrid transaxle, as seen from. Nitz also noted that the coming next-generation of the mild GM Hybrid System ( earlier post ), which in its current form is applied in the Malibu, VUE and Aura, will offer equivalent power to Honda’s IMA system in the new Insight. Motor-Generators. engine side.

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Volvo Car outlines technological future: new Scalable Platform Architecture and focus on four-cylinder engines; Concept You

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For us the new architecture means we can sharpen our design language still further, carving out just the right athletic and dynamic aura that is so important to the most demanding prestige car buyers. Fuel economy is improved by up to 35%. Concept You is an excellent example of this. —Peter Mertens. Concept You.

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