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Diesel Hybrids Deliver Big Savings to UPS

Score one for diesel hybrids.
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory got its hands on six hybrid vans that United Parcel Service is using, and after testing them nine ways from Sunday found diesel-electric technology improved fuel economy more than 28 percent. What’s more, it cost significantly less per mile to operate while delivering the same reliability [...]

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Sweet VW Diesel Hybrid Gets 70 MPG

Volkswagen keeps teasing us with diesel hybrids, and its latest flirtation is a sweet ultralight, ultra-aerodynamic diesel-electric that gets 70 mpg on the highway.
VW rolled into the Los Angeles Auto Show with the Up! Lite (and no, we don’t know why there’s an exclamation point in the name). The super-slick hatchback is the latest in [...]

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With Plug-Ins and Hybrids Dominant, Is Diesel Dead in the U.S.?

German automakers Volkswagen, Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz are selling their newest “clean” diesel vehicles nationally, including in California—home of the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show—a state that, historically, with its air pollution regulations, has been hostile to diesel cars.
But even the auto companies with umlauts on their computer keyboards are making plug-in electrics and hybrids [...]

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Will Volvo’s 2012 Plug-In Hybrid Also Be a Diesel?

The maker of some of the world’s safest vehicles will soon be the maker of one of the world’s most fuel-efficient vehicles. Volvo announced today plans to produce a plug-in hybrid vehicle that will be available in 2012.
“Most car journeys are short trips, for instance to and from work. We will be able to offer [...]

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Citroen Confirms DS5 Diesel-Hybrid for 2011

Modern turbodiesel powertrains already match petrol-electric hybrids in fuel-economy and often outmatches them when it comes to driveability and performance, but a combination of the two separate technologies could provide a perfect blend of performance and economy. French auto giant PSA Peugeot-Citroen group is at the forefront of the technology, already previewing a number of [...]

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