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[Blogs for the NC State Community] Fully Myelinated: The average fuel economy of the U.S. new passenger automobile fleet increased by less than 6.5 percent, while the average horsepower of new passenger cars increased by 80 percent, and their average curb weight increased by 12 percent. For light duty trucks, average horsepower has increased by 99 percent and average weight increased by 26 percent over this period.

[All] Hyundai Develops Direct Injection Engine | NextAutos.com and ...: GDI’s other benefits include improved dynamic performance and better gas mileage.  Compared to a conventional engine of the same displacement, GDI delivers 7 percent more torque at low revolutions and 12 percent more torque at the high-end for better take-off and overtaking performance.  And perhaps best of all, a vehicle equipped with a GDI engine will get about 10 percent better mileage than a vehicle equipped with a conventional multi-point fuel injected engine.  Precise mileage figures will be announced when retail sales begin.

[DieselNet.com RSS] Emission Standards: Japan: Fuel Economy: The higher average speed, quicker acceleration, and the cold start requirements of the JC08 test increase the stringency of the new fuel economy targets by about 9%. The fleet average passenger car fuel economy for 2004 vehicles is 15.0 km/L when measured over the 10-15 test, compared to 13.6 km/L over the JC08 test.

[Neon Tommy] Car Corner Q and A - Neon Tommy: The Obama administration has released a set of proposed fuel economy and emissions standards that will dramatically affect the vehicles in showrooms across the U.S.  Many find fuel economy to be one of the more important buying considerations, but it isn't clear how many people actually understand this new plan's potential impacts.  Neon Tommy breaks down the important details impacting you and the automakers.

[Matthew Yglesias] Matthew Yglesias » Fuel Economy: 15162), Christopher Knittel analyzes the technological progress that has occurred since 1980 and the trade-offs that manufacturers and consumers face when choosing between fuel economy, weight, and engine power characteristics. His results suggest that if weight, horsepower, and torque were held at their 1980 levels, fuel economy for both passenger cars and light trucks could have increased by nearly 50 percent from 1980 to 2006.

[EcoModder.com] Demolition Man Concept Cars - Fuel Economy, Hypermiling ...: After many discussions between Silver Pictures, Warner Brothers and GM, the decision was made to utilize not only the Ultralite, but 17 additional GM concept vehicles, to add an authentic automotive component to the films futuristic look and feel. Silver Pictures and Warner Brothers quickly dispatched a production team to Detroit to see the vehicles first hand.

[Nation] Crossover boasts better fuel economy than RAV4 and CR-V ...: There's even a first-ever noise cancellation technology for Chevrolet in the four-cylinder model. It uses microphones inside the vehicle to detect booming sounds and then seeks to cancel them out with counteracting sound waves from the audio system speakers.

[Gas 2.0] AgriPlas Puts Wheat Straw Plastic in Ford Flex : Gas 2.0: Though the application is modest in scope, a spokesperson for Ford's Plastics Research division sees it as a litmus test of things to come, in terms of increasing fuel efficiency by decreasing vehicle weight.

[EcoModder.com] Modding Ford Expedition - Fuel Economy, Hypermiling, EcoModding ...: Have you read over the driving style tips and techniques? Also make sure you have your tires inflated to 35-40 psi, whatever the sidewall max is, you can go over the max, but its not recommended if you carry a lot of weight or tow regularly.

[Car Advice | News Blog] Ford Ranger Review & Road Test : Car Advice | News Blog: An inspiring interior and stylish exterior help make the Ford Ranger a weekday work vehicle and weekday driver. IMG_3492. Reasonable pricing and fantastic fuel consumption make the Ford Ranger a number one contender for budding tradesmen. Ratings: ... Tow Capacity: 3000kg (Braked); Turning Circle: 12.6m; Warranty: Three-years/100000km; Weight: 1989kg (Tare); Wheels: Alloy 16-inch. Share this article: Facebook; Twitter; MySpace; del.icio.us; Google Bookmarks; Digg ...

[All] Driven: 2010 Nissan Altima Coupe, Sentra, and Versa Hatchback ...: On the road, the Sentra, though less powerful than the Altima we had just driven, seemed more true to its appearance. Its 2.0-liter four puts out 140 horsepower and 147 pound-feet of torque, and while it didn’t push the vehicle to speed any faster than its sibling, something about a roomier vehicle performing with almost as much gusto as the more powerful Altima coupe endeared us to it.

[Car Advice | News Blog] Holden Caprice US police deal threatened by Ford's new Taurus ...: Chevrolet last month unveiled the Caprice PPV (Police Pursuit Vehicle) and announced that it would aim to sell the long wheel-base Australian as a police-only vehicle from early 2011. But Ford - who currently builds around .

[BNET Blogs] Major Challenges Ahead in Addressing Auto Emissions | BNET Auto ...: The new buzz phrase in the green world is "sustainable innovation." Mentioned at nearly every green conference and on nearly every green blog is the concept of innovation as the silver bullet needed to blast the green movement forward. Ultimately, it's the starting point for designing greener -- and safer -- products.

[Watts Up With That?] Semi-truck Boat Tail Improves Fuel Efficiency 7.5% « Watts Up With ...: Finally, as much as this boat-tail extends the overall length of the trailer past the trailer axles, turning sharply into a driveway from a main road will be a disaster for traffic in adjacent lanes. The swing of the boat-tail clearly, just by looking at the vehicle, would have to protrude into fast moving traffic creating a real hazard from both directions depending on the direction of the turn.

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