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Mercedes-Benz introducing new 4-cylinder engine with 48V system and GPF in E-Class

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Mercedes-Benz is introducing a newly developed four-cylinder gasoline engine that delivers the performance of a high-capacity six-cylinder engine but with significantly reduced fuel consumption for the E‑Class Coupé and Cabriolet. mpg US) with combined CO 2 emissions of 154 g/km. Connecting rod length mm 138.7. l/100 km (34.6

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Mercedes-Benz previews new GLA compact SUV; fuel economy as high as 54.7 mpg in diesel version

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2015 GLA-Class. Mercedes-Benz previewed the new 2015 GLA-Class compact SUV prior to its global debut at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt next month. mpg US ) and 114 g CO 2 per kilometer (provisional figure). liters of gasoline per 100 km (33 mpg US ) and 151 g CO 2 /km—all provisional figures.

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Volkswagen Group brings new Audi and Porsche EV concepts, Volkswagen PHEV concept to Frankfurt; 20 more plug-ins by 2020

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Dr. Martin Winterkorn said that “ The Porsche Mission E and the Audi e-tron quattro concept are nothing less than a quantum leap for our industry ”—both vehicles have an all-electric range of 500 kilometers (311 miles). Audi will present an all-electric, luxury-class sport SUV in early 2018. Total output is 320 kW.

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Electric RV packs range extender: Future 500-mile PHEV Airstream?

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Employing a new version of the medium-duty commercial electric truck chassis from Harbinger, a production-bound demonstration RV revealed by Airstream owner Thor Industries Monday claims to be the first hybrid Class A motorhome. Harginer Hybrid Class A Chassis Once plug-in battery power falls to a low level, the 1.4-liter

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Elio Motors unveils engine prototype for 84 mpg highway 3-wheeler

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Elio Motors, the start-up developing a $6,800, 84-mpg- (2.8l/100 The original engine concept for the three-wheeler was to take the Geo Metro engine and create a template for the Elio engine; the Metro engine was compact, perceived to be efficient, had the correct power requirements, and is relatively inexpensive to produce.

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Mercedes-Benz introducing diesel E 300 BlueTEC HYBRID with fuel economy of 56 mpg US; gasoline-engined E 400 HYBRID model to follow

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Mercedes-Benz is introducing the new E 300 BlueTEC HYBRID; the luxury-class diesel hybrid offers fuel consumption of 4.2 L of diesel/100 km (56 mpg US), with CO 2 emissions of 109 g/km. The E-Class hybrid can run on electric power alone at speeds up to 35 km/h (22 mph) and for up to one kilometer (0.62 Earlier post.)

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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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The bell-shaped cameras connect to processor units running GRIDSMART client software that provides municipal traffic engineers with very detailed information, from traffic metrics to unobstructed views of accidents. The team’s first step in February 2018 was to use GRIDSMART cameras to create an image dataset of vehicle classes.

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