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Volvo Cars’ 90 Series cars receive powertrain, safety and connectivity updates including Android Auto

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Volvo Cars is updating its 90 series cars with new powertrain, safety and connectivity updates. mpg US) NEDC in the S90 with emissions down to 114 g/km CO 2. A new automatic 6-speed transmission coupled to the D3 will deliver 114 g/km CO2 and 4.3 l/100 km (54.7 Today’s Volvos contain many safety sensors. —Dr Peter Mertens.

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New Nissan Note to make world premiere at Geneva show; as low as 95 g/km CO2

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This translates to combined fuel economy of 50 mpg US, while CO 2 emissions are 109 g/km. mpg US (with manual transmission) on the combined cycle. If a vehicle is detected in either blind spot, a discreet warning light illuminates in the glass of the Note’s wing mirror. The entry-level 1.2-liter Further up the range is the 1.2-liter

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Audi introduces Q5 55 TFSI e quattro plug-in hybrid; first of new PHEVs

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l/100 km; combined CO2 emissions: 53 – 46 g/km) is the first of the new plug-in models from Audi. US mpg); combined CO 2 emissions: 53 – 46 g/km (85.3 – 74.0 US mpg), corresponding to 53 – 46 grams CO2 per kilometer (85.3 – 74.0 The electric motor is responsible for all light braking up to 0.1 mph) takes 5.3

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Center for Automotive Research calls long-run economic risk to auto industry of mandating permanent fuel economy standards very serious; recommends periodic reviews

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Plug-in hybrids dominate market penetration in 2025 under CAR scenario IV (62 mpg CAFE standard). the EPA/NHTSA Technical Assessment Report for the upcoming CAFE regulations: 47, 51, 56 and 62 mpg. The results for each fuel economy scenario are: Scenario I: (47 mpg CAFE standard, 37.6 The 47 mpg target is equivalent to a 70.9%

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Groupe PSA, T&E, FNE and Bureau Veritas develop accurate real-world fuel consumption test protocol

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mpg US), and confirm an average gap with official type approval figures of 1.74 No connection with the Electronic Control Unit (ECU) via on-board diagnostics (OBD) is allowed prior to and during the test. The tests performed on passenger cars reveal an average fuel consumption of 5.8 liters/100km (40.5

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Volkswagen outlines a range of near-term technologies for reducing fuel consumption and emissions; stop-start 2.0, 10-speed DSG

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system does not just deactivate the engine when the car is stationary at a red light; it already deactivates the engine at speeds below 7 km/h (4.4 l/100 km (44 mpg US). and e-Golf) are equally important in ensuring that fuel consumption and CO2 emissions are further reduced. Mild hybrid: stop-start 2.0 The start-stop 2.0

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New Engines for the New Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupé: More Power, Less CO2

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L/100km (46 mpg US) (provisional NEDC combined figure), equivalent to 135 g CO 2 /km. These are connected in series, and each has a turbine and a compressor driven by this turbine. The two compressors are likewise connected in series and are in addition connected to a bypass duct. It consumes around 17% less fuel: 5.1

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