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Volvo Car Corporation’s 1.6-liter liter diesel combined with the automatic Powershift gearbox now delivers the same low fuel consumption and CO 2 levels as the manual DRIVe versions. liter diesel engine (115 hp) with the six-speed Powershift. liter T3 gasoline engine with manual gearbox down to 139 g/km.
TCO for selected gas and diesel vehicles over a 3 year timeframe. Diesel vehicles generally saved owners between $2,000 to $6,000 in total ownership costs during a three to five year period when compared to similar gasoline vehicles, according to data compiled by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI).
developer of a catalytic pyrolysis process to produce renewable oil from biomass ( earlier post ), has signed a ground fuel supply agreement with FedEx Corporate Services, Inc. Under the agreement, KiOR may supply renewable diesel blendstocks for purchase by affiliates of FedEx Corporate Services, Inc. Earlier post.).
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liter version of the new SKY-G gasoline direct injection engine and achieves fuel economy of 75 mpg US on the Japanese 10-15 cycle. Mazda Motor Corporation will showcase the world premiere of its next-generation engine lineup and automatic transmissions at the 41 st Tokyo Motor Show, to be held from Saturday, 24 October through 4 November.
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and Fluor Corporation, engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts for two low-sulfur gasoline projects in Mexico. The plants are part of a program to produce gasoline with a sulfur content of 50 ppm at all six PEMEX refineries. Lara Sosa Refinery in Cadereyta, Nuevo Leon and the Francisco I.
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Cobalt Technologies has signed an agreement with Fluor Corporation for engineering consulting services as Cobalt gears up to commercialize its cellulosic biobutanol production technology. The dehydration pathway can be used in: alkylation of n-butanol to gasoline. oligimerization to jet fuel and diesel. oxidation to butadiene.
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Kia Motors Corporation revealed details of the next-generation Sorento’s new platform and powertrains. liter T-GDi (turbocharged gasoline direct injection) engine, 44.2 Additional powertrains will be announced in future, including gasoline engines and a new plug-in hybrid variant. diesel engine. diesel engine.
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liter clean diesel engine (European specifications). Mazda Motor Corporation will exhibit freshened CX-7 SUVs with European specifications at the 63 rd Frankfurt Motor Show, which will be held from 15-27 September. liter diesel engine mated to a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system. Tags: Diesel Emissions.
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has launched a new initiative to convert its 170-vehicle fleet to hybrid and clean diesel vehicles. Alon markets gasoline and diesel products under the FINA brand name and is a leading producer of asphalt. Independent refiner Alon USA Energy, Inc.
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