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The only real use for electric vehicles that at this present time is cost-effective and maybe even profit-encouraging is that for short delivery routes in stop-start traffic and congested city centers. Here and in this application, a petrol- or diesel-engined vehicle would be far more inefficient, even with the latest downsized engines, hybrids and stop/start applied. Read more »
- Ford To Charge $295 For Auto Start-stop System On 2013 Fusion, Says Improves Fuel Economy By 3.5%
We believe that auto start-stop systems are one of those features that should be standard across the range of any model these days, as switching off the engine when stuck in traffic has proven to be an effective and fairly inexpensive way to improve...
- Audi Uk Prices A3 With S-tronic And Start-stop System
German automaker Audi has revealed UK pricing for its updated A3 1.4 TFSI petrol and 1.6 TDI diesel models with the S tronic dual-clutch transmission that benefit from the introduction of the fuel saving start-stop function which was previously reserved...
- Land Rover Freelander 2 Td4_e Stop/start: Most Frugal Landie Ever Debuts In Paris
Even Land Rover was spellbound by the fellowship of ‘the green automakers’ at this year’s Paris Motor Show as the Brits introduced their most fuel efficient vehicle ever, the Freelander 2 TD4_e Stop/Start. As you may have guessed,...
- Clean Green Cars: Diesels Are Better Than Current Hybrids In Real World
UK based environmental website Clean Green Cars (CGC) supports that the enthusiasm for hybrid cars needs to be put into context as current diesel models generally use less fuel and therefore emit less CO2 than equivalently powered diesel vehicles. In...
- Vw To Unveil 69 Mpg Golf Tdi Diesel-hybrid Study In Geneva
Alongside the 2009 Scirocco Coupe, Volkswagen’s Geneva Show stand will also host the worldwide premiere of a diesel-hybrid study based on the latest generation Golf (Rabbit in the U.S.). According to VW’s Spartan press release, the Golf...
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US: Retro-Inspired Kombi EV Promises 240 MPGe
The only real use for electric vehicles that at this present time is cost-effective and maybe even profit-encouraging is that for short delivery routes in stop-start traffic and congested city centers. Here and in this application, a petrol- or diesel-engined vehicle would be far more inefficient, even with the latest downsized engines, hybrids and stop/start applied. Read more »
- Ford To Charge $295 For Auto Start-stop System On 2013 Fusion, Says Improves Fuel Economy By 3.5%
We believe that auto start-stop systems are one of those features that should be standard across the range of any model these days, as switching off the engine when stuck in traffic has proven to be an effective and fairly inexpensive way to improve...
- Audi Uk Prices A3 With S-tronic And Start-stop System
German automaker Audi has revealed UK pricing for its updated A3 1.4 TFSI petrol and 1.6 TDI diesel models with the S tronic dual-clutch transmission that benefit from the introduction of the fuel saving start-stop function which was previously reserved...
- Land Rover Freelander 2 Td4_e Stop/start: Most Frugal Landie Ever Debuts In Paris
Even Land Rover was spellbound by the fellowship of ‘the green automakers’ at this year’s Paris Motor Show as the Brits introduced their most fuel efficient vehicle ever, the Freelander 2 TD4_e Stop/Start. As you may have guessed,...
- Clean Green Cars: Diesels Are Better Than Current Hybrids In Real World
UK based environmental website Clean Green Cars (CGC) supports that the enthusiasm for hybrid cars needs to be put into context as current diesel models generally use less fuel and therefore emit less CO2 than equivalently powered diesel vehicles. In...
- Vw To Unveil 69 Mpg Golf Tdi Diesel-hybrid Study In Geneva
Alongside the 2009 Scirocco Coupe, Volkswagen’s Geneva Show stand will also host the worldwide premiere of a diesel-hybrid study based on the latest generation Golf (Rabbit in the U.S.). According to VW’s Spartan press release, the Golf...