Chinese drivers will have to pay more in fuel prices amid the country's drive to reduce air pollution through upgraded fuel quality. In the next two years, the prices of motor gasoline and diesel which meet the national 'fourth-phase' ...
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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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The April switch in the NYMEX basis for distillates to ULSD from heating oil has led to decreased volatility in the Gulf Coast ULSD differential, the most liquid product Platts assesses in the Americas. The specification for the NYMEX ...
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The boss of Infiniti admits the luxury car maker needs to 'de-Americanise' its line-up to achieve success on a global scale. Sold exclusively in the US for almost 20 years from its 1989 formation until its European launch in 2008, ...
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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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The Chinese-built Foton Tunland has been updated for 2014 with new technology, equipment, model designations and reduced driveaway pricing. Distributed locally by FAA Automotive Australia, the one-tonne dual cab Foton Tunland gains ...
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Performance, Ride & Handling 4.5 Comfort & Interior 4.5 Quality & Design 4.5 Value & Features 4 Green 4.5 At 260km/h the Audi S4 gives a slight thump as it shifts from sixth gear to the tallest ratio inside its dual-clutch ...
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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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Europe's oil-refining businesses will have to slim down further and then pump billions of dollars into what remains, the head of one of Europe's leading oil trade associations said Thursday. Michel Bénézit, president of ...
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The Mercedes-Benz GLA Edition 1 styling package has been revealed just a week after the compact crossover's Frankfurt motor . Following Edition 1 versions of the A45 AMG, CLA45 AMG and S-Class, the Mercedes-Benz GLA-based limited edition ...
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Brazil's government plans to finance state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA's participation in the October 21 auction of Libra, country's largest-ever oil discovery, the Estado de S. Paulo daily newspaper reported on Saturday. The ...
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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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The DT12 automated manual transmission (AMT) is now available for the Freightliner Cascadia equipped with the Detroit DD13 engine, Detroit Diesel Corp. announced. The DT12 AMT merges the ease of an automatic with the efficiency of a ...
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Graco Inc. and its Integrated Reactor Proportioner took silver in the Best New Product or Service for Industrial Products & Services category in The 2013 American Business Awards at an awards ceremony in San Francisco Monday. The award ...
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US based auto-parts manufacturer BorgWarner has started the construction of a new manufacturing facility in Viana do Castelo, Portugal. Located at the industrial zone of Lanheses in Viana do Castelo, the new facility includes 160,000sqft ...
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