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Ford’s redesigned Transit Connect Wagon gets 1.5L EcoBlue diesel option in US

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Ford unveiled the redesigned Transit Connect Wagon at the Chicago Auto Show. liter four-cylinder gasoline engine with direct injection with Auto Start-Stop as standard equipment, or the new 1.5-liter EcoBlue diesel to deliver an EPA-estimated fuel economy rating of at least 30 mpg (7.8 Ford is targeting the 1.5L

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Ford 2019 Transit Connect Cargo Van in US adds diesel option, 4G LTE

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Ford introduced the new 2019 Transit Connect Cargo Van. The best-selling compact cargo van in the US, Ford Transit Connect has a 46% market share. More than 300,000 Transit Connect vehicles have been sold since 2009 when Ford created the segment in the United States. A standard new 2.0-liter Transit Connect’s new 1.5-liter

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NREL study finds high-pressure hydrogen pipeline system could potentially make hydrogen cost-competitive with gasoline

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A new study by a team at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) concludes that a high-pressure, scalable, intra-city hydrogen pipeline system could improve the economics and logistics of hydrogen delivery, making it potentially cost-competitive with gasoline. The smallest modeled system connects eight existing stations.

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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). Power and Associates to project the technology segmentation necessary to achieve anticipated fuel economy mandates in 2025. CAR researchers used the four fuel economy scenarios developed by. Source: CAR.

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2021 Jeep Gladiator available with 3rd generation 3.0L EcoDiesel

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The expected fuel economy ratings will deliver the highest driving range on one tank of fuel yet for Gladiator. of torque, with engine stop-start (ESS) technology standard, is available on Gladiator Sport, Overland and Rubicon models. 1 to improve fuel economy and reduce engine noise. axle ratio.

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Chevrolet Cruze improves fuel economy by 2 mpg for 2012

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turbo and six-speed automatic transmission will deliver 2 mpg better fuel economy. A lower axle ratio for the 2012 models enables the approximately 5% increase in highway fuel efficiency for Cruze. These features were part of the $525 Connectivity Plus Cruise option package on 2011 models. The most popular 1.4L

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2019 Prius offered with new electric all-wheel drive system

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Toyota projects fuel economy of 52 mpg city / 48 mpg highway / 50 mpg combined for the AWD-e model, and estimates that the AWD-e model—which is debuting at the LA Auto Show—could account for as much as 25% of annual US Prius sales. The Prius gets a good share of its fuel efficiency by cheating the wind with an ultra-low 0.24

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