Sales of alternative fuel vehicles such as hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electrics, in the US, saw a 73% rise in 2012, according to a report by Mintel. Over 440,000 hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electrics were sold so far this year, with the ...
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Kolkata-headquartered, container glass-maker, Hindusthan National Glass and Industries Ltd (HNG), expects its margins to be subdued for the next four-to-six quarters. For the latest quarter ended June 30, HNG's operating margin — ...
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Business Standard reported that several ferroalloy producers and secondary steel makers in Andhra Pradesh has refused to pay power bills due on December 10th protesting the fuel surcharge adjustment being levied across the consumers by the ...
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PA Consulting Group's second annual benchmarking study of manufacturing companies shows that the companies under review have improved their green performance since early 2011.The benchmarking analysis is a snapshot of four global ...
US c-store operator The Pantry has reported lower third-quarter profits as an impairment charge and lower fuel sales weighed on earnings. In the three months ended 28 June, earnings dropped to US$14.8m from $19m in the comparable period ...
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Gazprom has sent proposals on joint development of the NGV infrastructure to 69 regions participating in the Gasification Program.To date,37 of them are ready to confirm their commitment to convert vehicles to CNG or purchase them by the ...
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One of the biggest dilemmas when buying a car is whether to purchase new or used. As we head toward the end of summer, the 2012 model year is winding down. There are tempting deals being advertised at every turn. In these dynamic economic ...
Hyundai and Kia today announced that the companies are revising their fuel economy estimates downward after the EPA spot-checked several models and found that the results did not live up to Hyundai's and Kia's claims. The affected Hyundai ...
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Coal displacement by natural gas will remain a feature of the power market for the next few years, barring a significant pullback in gas supply, according to Standard & Poor's RatingsDirect credit analyst Aneesh Prabhu. Prabhu's market ...
Phil Gee, vice president of EMEA sales at component distributor Nu Horizons, talks to Electronics Weekly about the European components market and the economic slowdown, the most promising geographic markets, rising fuel costs and Chinese ...
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One of the UK's largest salad producers Hedon Salads has gone into administration and stopped trading. Hedon Salads has called in the administrators The company has sites totalling about 24ha (59 acres) at Burstwick and Newport in ...
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GE and Peake Fuel Solutions have introduced the CNG In A Box system, which will enable to easily adopt compressed natural gas (CNG) refueling options for large- and small-scale retailers. By using the new system, a vehicle fleet operator ...
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Volvo Trucks has developed a new I-See technology which operates as an autopilot and changes gears automatically and utilises gradients to save fuel. According to the truck maker, the new technology straps up the truck's own kinetic ...
More than eight million car engines in North America are expected to feature stop-start systems by 2017, according to Lux Research. The report forecasts that the vehicles equipped with stop-start systems are expected to save an estimated ...
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The UAE's Dana Gas has signed agreements with the Sharjah and Ajman governments to develop a gas field located about 40 km offshore in shared territorial waters, the company said in a statement Thursday. The agreements include a ...