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Filed under: Emerging Technologies, MPG, AutoblogGreen Q & A, AutoblogGreen Exclusive
Given that the traditional four-stroke Otto-cycle engine piston engine only has a thermal efficiency of 25-30 percent, there is clearly still plenty of room for … Continue reading →
27. August 2010 by Sam Abuelsamid
Categories: Café Cars, Car, Car Talk, Cool Cars, Green Cars |
Tags: brian ahlborn, BrianAhlborn, direct injected, direct injection, DirectInjected, DirectInjection, multi-fuel, supercritical, supercritical fuel injection, SupercriticalFuelInjection, transonic, transonic combustion, transonic supercritical fuel injection, TransonicCombustion, TransonicSupercriticalFuelInjection |
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Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, UK
2011 Nissan Leaf – Click above for high-res image gallery
A new British study by Glass’s Information Services Ltd. (GIS) is predicting that battery electric vehicles will overtake hybrids in UK market share and will… Continue reading →
20. August 2010 by Sam Abuelsamid
Categories: Café Cars, Car, Cool Cars, Green Cars |
Tags: electric car, electric cars, electric vehicle, ElectricCar, ElectricCars, ElectricVehicle |
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Filed under: MPG, Greenlings
Not so long ago, it was common for automatic transmissions to be referred to as slushboxes, since that’s how they often behaved. Rather than use a mechanical clutch, traditional automatic transmissions use a fluid coupling… Continue reading →
19. August 2010 by Sam Abuelsamid
Categories: Café Cars, Car, Cool Cars, Green Cars |
Tags: automatic, automatic transmission, AutomaticTransmission, dual clutch, dual clutch gearbox, dual clutch transmis..., dual clutch transmission, DualClutch, DualClutchGearbox, DualClutchTransmis..., DualClutchTransmission, featured, greenlings, Manual Transmission, ManualTransmission |
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Filed under: Etc., MPG, GM
2011 Chevrolet Cruze in the GM wind tunnel – Click above for high-res image gallery
Thirty years ago this week, General Motors opened its first full-scale wind-tunnel at its Warren, MI, technical center. Today, the facility … Continue reading →
06. August 2010 by Sam Abuelsamid
Categories: Café Cars, Car, Cool Cars, Green Cars |
Tags: aerodynamic, aerodynamic cars, Aerodynamic Test Centre, AerodynamicCars, aerodynamics, AerodynamicTestCentre, feature, featured, Featured Stories, FeaturedStories, features, General Motors, general motors wind tunnel, GeneralMotors, GeneralMotorsWindTunnel, gm wind tunnel, gm wind tunnel 30th anniversary, GmWindTunnel, GmWindTunnel30thAnniversary, wind tunnel, WindTunnel |
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Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Chevrolet, GM, Plug In Conference
Now that we know the price tag of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, the car’s last big secret is what will be on the EPA mileage sticker. We had a chance to talk with vehicle line director Tony Posawat… Continue reading →
28. July 2010 by Sam Abuelsamid
Categories: Café Cars, Car, Cool Cars, Green Cars |
Tags: 2011, 2011 chevrolet volt, 2011 chevy volt, 2011ChevroletVolt, 2011ChevyVolt, chevrolet, Chevrolet Volt, ChevroletVolt, chevy, chevy volt, ChevyVolt, EPA, epa fuel economy, epa mileage, epa mileage sticker, EpaFuelEconomy, EpaMileage, EpaMileageSticker, EpaMpg, Volt, volt epa sticker, VoltEpaSticker |
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