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General Motors’ Opel Diesel Hybrid Coming Soon to Europe

Benji Jerew — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 02:53:43 +0000

It may come as a surprise that Opel’s current engine lineup is already ready to meet European automobile emissions standards for 2015, but for 2020? Unless they go diesel hybrid, not so much. According to the European Commission, by 2015, automobile manufacturers have to produce vehicles with average carbon dioxide emissions or 130g/km, which is […]

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Volkswagen XL1, The 270 MPG Diesel Hybrid to be Exhibited in Geneva

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:06:34 +0000

Volkswagen XL1, a diesel hybrid that has a fuel efficiency to be envied by GM or Toyota: 270 miles per gallon, while doing 60 mph, will be unveiled at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. The Volkswagen XL1 can go for up to 31 miles on electric mode. Its ultra-high mpg is partly due to the […]

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Volvo V60 Diesel Hybrid Bragging 124 MPG and a Hefty Price Tag

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:26:51 +0000

Volvo is going to become maybe the greenest car manufacturer out there, or at least they’re going to produce the greenest car on the streets powered by a diesel engine and an electric motor. The new V60 will hit Europe’s highways and will feature a fuel economy figure few have been able to brag with: […]

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Peugeot 508 RXH Announced Before The 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 09:56:48 +0000

It's been a while since Peugeot announced its 3008 Hybrid4, which we've also seen at The Paris Motor Show last year. Now, in a competition with Audi's A4 Allroad, the French car manufacturer announces the launch of Pegeot 508 RXH diesel electric hybrid.

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Dacia Hamster: The First Romanian Diesel Hybrid Car, Also The Cheapest

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:09:16 +0000

After the European success held by Dacia Sandero, meet Dacia Hamster. You read right, Hamster (in German the word refers to the action of gathering, storing - you get the idea). It was about time someone developed a cheap hybrid car that, although new, doesn't exceed the money of a regular car and has the CO2 emissions of a Prius.

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Paris Motor Show 2010: Peugeot 3008 Hybrid4 Diesel Cross-Sectioned And Detailed

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 18:57:37 +0000

I have to say I was very excited when, a month ago, I first saw the news of world's first diesel hybrid appearing on the market. I was even more surprised when I saw the Peugeot 3008 Hybrid4 at the Paris Motor Show 2010, cut in half and with an entire set of explanations about the technology behind.

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Peugeot 3008 Hybrid4: World's First Diesel Hybrid, With The Most Versatile Character Ever Seen

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:13:24 +0000

I've been thinking for a long time that it made sense somebody built a diesel hybrid, not only gasoline-powered, like the ones existing today. That is because diesel engines have advanced pretty fast in the last 10 years and now feature both torque and decreased fuel consumption.

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