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UK consortium developing biogas and hydrogen dual-fuel Class 66 locomotive

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million) of government funding to develop a biogas and hydrogen dual-fuel solution for the Class 66 locomotive. The Freightliner Class 66 locomotives are 3300hp diesel electric mainline units introduced in 1998. Maximum speed is 75 mph. A consortium of Clean Air Power and Freightliner has secured almost £0.4 million (US$0.55

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Daimler debuts diesel-powered S-class for US market

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Daimler staged the debut of the diesel-powered all-wheel-drive 2012MY S350 BlueTEC 4MATIC at the 2011 North American International Auto Show— the return of the diesel-powered S-Class sedan to the US market. AdBlue, an aqueous urea solution, is injected into the exhaust flow. Powered by a 3.0-liter

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Mercedes introduces new 4-cylinder gasoline engine for GLK Class

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Mercedes-Benz is offering a new 4-cylinder gasoline engine for the GLK-Class compact SUV—the first gasoline four-cylinder offered on the range. seconds and can reach a top speed of 215 km/h (134 mph). direct-injection engine delivers output of up to 155 kW (211 hp) and torque of 350 N·m (258 lb-ft).

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New Mercedes C-Class Estate offers new 1.6L diesel, diesel hybrid options; gasoline plug-in hybrid model coming

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Mercedes-Benz is adding a new Estate (wagon) model to its C-Class family starting in September 2014. Mercedes-Benz C-Class Estate (S 205) 2014: C 300 BlueTEC HYBRID & C 250 BlueTEC. An overhead camshaft actuates two intake and two exhaust valves per cylinder. liter 4-cylinder diesel (OM 626) produced by Renault. l/100 km (54.7

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Mercedes Introduces E 300 BlueTEC Diesel Hybrid; New C- and E-Class BlueEFFICIENCY Diesels

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Thanks to a clutch between the engine and the electric motor, the E 300 BlueTEC HYBRID can cover short distances at speeds of up to 35 km/h (22 mph) using electric drive alone. Consequently, the internal combustion engine does not even need to be started in most cases when driving in stop-and-go urban traffic or manoeuvring in parking spaces.

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Mercedes-AMG reveals performance hybrid and battery-electric AMG derivative strategy

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Battery-electric AMG derivatives based on the new Mercedes Electric Vehicle Architecture (EVA) for luxury and premium-class vehicles. 87 mph, when the maximum speed of the electric motor would be reached at approx. Depending on the future vehicle, this enables acceleration from 0 to 60 mph in less than 3.0 13,500 rpm.

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New Engines for Mercedes S-Class; First 4-Cylinder Engine Delivers 5.7 L/100km Fuel Consumption

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Mercedes-Benz is introducing four new diesel and gasoline engines for its luxury S-Class, including the first four-cylinder engine in its almost 60-year history, the S 250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY diesel. seconds, and attains a top speed of 240 km/h (149 mph). The second new diesel model in the S-Class is the S 350 BlueTEC.

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