FRANCE: Renault's Dacia adds LPG and E85 engines
Author: just-auto.com editorial team | 2 February 2009
Renault low-cost Romanian Dacia car unit has widened its range of economical and 'eco-friendly' engines to include new versions powered by liquid petroleum gas (LPG) and E85 bioethanol. The new Sandero E85 model emits as little as 60g/km on the sugar cane-based E85 fuel available in Sweden and 130g/km on the sugar beet/wheat-based E85 fuel made in France.
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