France is to use profits from nuclear power plants along with a new carbon tax to help fund growth in renewable power and energy efficiency, Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayraut said Saturday. In a speech in Paris marking the end of France's ...
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German sports car manufacturer Porsche has expanded its 911 range with two new models, Turbo Cabriolet and Turbo S Cabriolet, which will be offered as open-top sports car models. The new Turbo Cabriolet models will be unveiled at the ...
China has rich waste heat resources. Especially in steel, nonferrous, chemical, cement, building materials, oil & petrochemical, light industry, coal and other sectors, waste heat resources approximately occupy 17%-67% of the total fuel ...
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Ford has developed a special service sedan powered by its 2.0-litre EcoBoost engine for US police as it aims to improve the fuel efficiency of the fleet. Ford says the new Taurus-based non-pursuit-rated vehicle has been developed at the ...
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The BMW 4 Series Coupe range is being expanded in Europe with the addition of a new entry-level petrol model and the range's first all-wheel-drive diesel. Powered by a 135kW/270Nm turbocharged 1.8-litre four-cylinder, the new BMW 420i ...
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Our Rating: Performance, Ride & Handling 4.5 Comfort & Interior 4.5 Quality & Design 4 Value & Features 4 Safety 5 Green 2.5 The BMW X5 is the best selling large luxury SUV in Australia. Globally BMW has managed 1.5 million ...
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Crosspoint Kinetics, a subsidiary of Cummins Crosspoint, has developed a second-generation parallel-electric hybrid system that can be used in package delivery applications. The Crosspoint Kinetics S3000 hybrid offers improved durability ...
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It's both the moment of this comparison test and the first time the Jaguar F-Type mounts a fierce challenge to the Porsche Boxster. The $171,045 F-Type V6 S is leading, with the $131,800 Boxster S PDK on the chase. We're on a special ...
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After five years of testing trailer side skirts and undercarriage fairings, the results are in, and the fuel savings are real. That was the message from FPInnovations' Performance Innovation Transport (PIT), which shared its findings ...
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Switzerland-based auto components manufacturer Kringlan Composites has signed a deal with the Netherlands-based TenCate Advanced Composites to develop automotive parts using thermoplastic technologies. Under the deal, the manufacturer ...
DNV GL Group announces FutureShip ECO-Assistant 4.0 adds new features including new fuel consumption calculator, to award-winning trim optimisation to Tuesday, Sep 17, 2013 The latest version of ECO-Assistant, the trim optimisation tool ...
The new tread of the Trelleborg ProgressiveTraction tire is characterized by a special double lug that operates on the soil at different times. Trelleborg AB, the global parent company of Trelleborg Wheel Systems Americas Inc., will ...
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FAW-GM holds a rolling-out ceremony for high-level light truck Jiefang F330 in Beijing. Vice president of FAW-GM Light Duty Commercial Vehicle Jiang Jun says F330 Subao is a high-level light truck jointly created by FAW and GM by ...
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Russian auto firm Gaz Group has unveiled its YaMZ-530 Euro-4 engines at the 11 international specialized engine show, Engine China, that was held from 12-14 September 2013 in Beijing. The line includes a four cylinder YaMZ-534 engine and ...
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A division of the Netherlands-based Royal Ten Cate NV — and Switzerland-based Kringlan Composites AG have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development of thermoplastic composite-based solutions for the manufacture of ...
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