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Bentley showcases new EXP 9 F SUV concept at Auto China; considering V6 plug-in hybrid powertrain

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Bentley is showcasing a new Sport Utility Vehicle concept, EXP 9 F, at the 2012 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition. The all-wheel drive luxury SUV concept makes its debut in China as potential third Bentley model-line; powertrains under consideration include a 500bhp, 4.0-litre liter W12 engine. Click to enlarge.

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Bentley installs biofuel tank at Crewe factory after successful biogasoline performance trial at Goodwood

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Bentley has installed a 1,200-liter biofuel tank at its Crewe factory after successful performance trials of biogasoline— Sustain by Coryton —at Goodwood Festival of Speed. Bentley ran its six-strong fleet at Goodwood using the fuel and successfully completed all 32 hill-climbs. tonnes of straw.

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Volkswagen launches new luxury flagship Phideon at Geneva; plug-in hybrid drive planned; first VW brand car based on MLB

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The sedan will be offered with high-efficiency turbocharged gasoline TSI engines, and a plug-in hybrid drive is also planned. liter V6 turbocharged direct injection gasoline engine that produces 220 kW/295 hp. In addition to the planned plug-in hybrid model, the new five-seater will also be available as a 2.0

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16 more US employers and 2 stakeholder groups join DOE Workplace Charging Challenge

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The Workplace Charging Challenge aims to expand the availability of workplace charging for American workers——increasing the convenience of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) and providing drivers with more options.

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Bentley CEO says luxury market rejects electric cars

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The Volkswagen Group ultra-luxury brand Bentley appears to have cooled even more on EVs. As its CEO Frank-Steffen Walliser recently told Car and Driver “what we see in the luxury market right now (is that) people reject electric cars.” Bentley’s main competitor Rolls-Royce is doubling down on EVs.

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EPA annual report finds automakers outperforming GHG emissions standards

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EPA’s GHG program contains incentives for advanced technology vehicles: electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and fuel cell vehicles (and, starting with the 2017 model year, CNG vehicles). only emissions are “counted” from the gasoline engine operation). Incentives for advanced technology.

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Ferrari’s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

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Which brings us to the Ferrari’s secret sauce: electricity. But even now, years before EVs can finally put ICEs out of business, automakers are finding that electricity provides performance benefits that are too good to pass up. liter V-8 generates 780 metric horsepower; another 220 hp comes from the plug-in hybrid’s electric motors.

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