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The VW/Audi Diesel Scandal Remedy for US owners--first report

Here's a link to today's NY Times article on the agreement between Volkswagen and US authorities on remedies for US owners of the "rigged emissions test" diesel cars.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/22/business/international/volkswagen-emissions-settlement.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

The deal provides for a fix for the 2.0 liter diesel engines or buyback of the cars. It does not address the (fewer, I think) 3.2 liter engines.

The article does not contain a link to the text of the agreement (that I could find, anyway)--if anyone finds such a link, please post it.

kgall Apr 21, 2016 Read More Replies: 8

Honda to add three green cars under Clarity name

Honda to add three green cars under Clarity name | Reuters

So far the name has been used for Honda's hydrogen fuel cell car, the FCX Clarity. A totally new model, the Honda Fuel Cell, was launched in Japan in March and will be available in California late this year.

That will be followed by the Clarity Electric in 2017 and the Clarity Plug-In Hybrid late next year, John Mendel, executive vice president of American Honda, told reporters at a briefing in Detroit on Wednesday.

Honda also said in a statement on Thursday that the 2017 Accord Hybrid will go on sale in the United States before the end of spring. Honda sold about 14,000 of the previous model in the U.S. market in 2014, the last full year it was available.

ggood Apr 21, 2016 Read More Replies: 13

Buick LaCrosse Hybrid in Shanghai

Source: Buick LaCrosse Hybrid Electric Vehicle Makes Global Debut in Shanghai

“GM’s leadership in electrification technologies, now and in the future, are coming to Buick in China,” said Larry Nitz, GM executive director of Global Propulsion Systems, at the event. “In fact, over the next five years, we will roll out more than 10 new energy vehicles in China, including several models for Buick. That includes full hybrids, plug-in hybrids and extended-range electric vehicles.”
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The LaCrosse HEV offers comprehensive fuel economy of 4.7 L/100 km [50 MPG rjw]. This represents a 35 percent decrease in fuel consumption from the LaCrosse with eAssist that is powered by a smart hybrid power train, yet the LaCrosse HEV sprints from 0 to 100 km/h in 8.9 seconds.

What this means...

bwilson4web Apr 21, 2016 Read More Replies: 0