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Posts Tagged ‘diesel’

BMW Diesel Engines Get More Efficient

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

This past week, BMW has unveiled a lot of new information about their EfficientDynamics program which, as the name implies, helps to make their cars more eco-friendly by cutting down on energy consumption and boosting fuel efficiency.  The newest iteration of this effort is the above pictured 3.0-liter inline six-cylinder diesel engine, which not only [...]

Hybrid And Diesel Cars Save Money, New Survey Says

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

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One of the biggest things holding back the sale of more fuel efficient vehicles like hybrids and clean diesels is that they have a higher initial cost premium.  Also, many have charged that these vehicles, hybrids in particular, have such high maintenance costs that any savings on fuel are immediately canceled out when you get [...]

Lean, Mean, and Green: The Carbon Motors E7 Police Cruiser

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

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For a long, long time, police departments across the world have had to re-purpose production vehicles in order to get a police cruiser.  Case in point is the ubiquitous Ford Crown Victoria, which must go through a series of alterations to get ready for police duty.  Carbon Motors, a new company, has decided that just [...]


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