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Suzuki Swift Plug-in Hybrid Gains Type Approval from Japanese Government; To Dealers in the Autumn for Testing

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mpg US, or 2.7 The incorporation of the small engine makes a large volume of costly, heavy batteries unnecessary, so it keeps the cost of the car down and enables the car to be light and compact. km/L on the JC08 cycle (88.4 It can travel about 15 km (9 miles) on battery power. Grid charge time for the battery is approximately 1.5

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ALTe Developing Series Plug-in Hybrid Powertrains for Conversion and OEM Applications

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V8: from 14 mpg to up to 43 mpg, depending on vehicle use. The company will deliver these powertrain kits to a dealer network to be established. Gen1 System installed in a Crown Vic. Click to enlarge. Gen 2 system in a rolling chassis. With fleet mileage, ALTe projects ROI on a conversion in less than two years.

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EPA, DOT Propose New Fuel Economy Labels; Addressing GHG Emissions, Fuel Consumption and Advanced Technology Vehicles

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The US Department of Transportation (DOT) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are jointly proposing changes to the fuel economy labels consumers see on the window of new vehicles in dealer showrooms. Fuel Cost: Estimated annual costs of fueling the vehicle.

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Lightning eMotors introduces new generation 4 Lightning Electric Transit Class 3 Van; battery-electric and fuel cell electric variants

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Service is performed by Lightning eMotors’ network of Ford QVM-certified service centers, upfitters, and dealers, and spare parts are readily available worldwide. The Gen 4 model achieves 61 MPGe on certified dyno testing, compared to 13 MPG for the gasoline version.

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Ford lowers fuel economy ratings for hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and Fiestas; goodwill payments to buyers coming

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reduction in combined fuel economy (45 mpg down to 38 mpg), and the C-MAX and Fusion plug-in hybrids saw about a 12% decrease in charge sustaining and charge depleting fuel economy, and about a 10% decrease in all-electric range. Ford dropped the C-MAX combined rating to 43 mpg combined. Earlier post.)

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More Doom & Gloom On Higher MPG Standards From Car Dealers

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It's not news that new, higher fuel-economy standards will raise the cost of future cars in real dollars. Now a new study, funded by the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), suggests that those increases will prevent up to 7 million buyers from affording new cars in 2025.

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Flash Drives: MPG Drive Day

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The Joy of Driving , Malibu Style The Motor Press Guild (MPG), the Southern California non-profit association for automotive journalists, annually brings together writers with automotive manufacturer representatives and their cars. The rest of the cars and trucks at the 2024 MPG Drive Day is at the end of the story. Prices are MSRP.

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