European Electric and Hybrid Vehicle market is expected to grow from 0.7% of the market in 2012 to 4% in 2020, according a new report from Pike Research. The market in the region will account a small portion of the entire market and by ...
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German chemicals company Evonik said Friday it will be expanding output of C4-based products, including butadiene, methyl tertiary butyl ether and 1-butene, at its Antwerp, Belgium and Marl, Germany, sites. Butadiene production in ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,20 commodities increased in prices, 18 fell and 61 remained unchanged on 11/01/2013.The largest rises were Silver (1.44%),Mild steel plate (0.80%),Tin ingot (0.47%),while ...
Tags: China, Commodities Price, China economy
Sure, a new Corvette is catnip to car journalists. But my interest runs toward new beasts of burden, since I spend most of my weekends towing a 23-foot Airstream trailer behind a 2011 Dodge Durango. So I was rather interested to hear about ...
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German automobile manufacturer Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the 2014 CLA250 and CLA250 4MATIC- all wheel drivw (AWD) at the ongoing North American International Auto Show in Detroit, US. The vehicles are powered by the 2L four-cylinder ...
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The data that the Office of Natural Resources and Energy of Japan's Ministry of Economy announced on January 9 show that on January 7, the average retail price of regular gasoline in Japan rose 148.80 yen / liter, compared to last week ...
Tags: Yen Devaluation, Gasoline, Gasoline Price, kerosene
Of the dozens of deaths attributed to Hurricane Sandy, many were caused by carbon monoxide poisoning from generators being run in garages, basements, porches and other enclosed or partially enclosed spaces. Unfortunately, the rush to power ...
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The second I saw the email I jumped up from my desk, images of lights and warmth and refrigerated food dancing in my head. It was Thursday, November 1; four days after Sandy left much of the eastern United States, including my house, ...
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The 2013 Toyota Avalon Limited will be the first vehicle available in the world that offers in-console Qi wireless charging for Qi–enabled mobile phones and devices as part of a Technology Package, available for both the gasoline and ...
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A two-stage model that fights you as well as the snow, a sexy but disappointing single-stage model, and a pleasant surprise in a corded-electric snow blower are among initial impressions from our recent testing. The latest batch of snow ...
Tags: Snow Blower, GreenWorks, Honda, Husqvarna
The widespread power outages caused by Superstorm Sandy resulted in many homeowners using generators for the first time. Consumer Reports heard from some of these novices on our Facebook page where we asked them about their experiences ...
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If you went shopping for a Toro snow blower last winter,yours was a single-stage model or a significantly larger and more expensive two-stage model with a 28-inch or larger auger.To find a more compact two-stage machine,which adds an ...
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If you live up north, you're likely thinking more about snow blowers and generators than string trimmers. But for readers in warmer climes, the yard work never ends so we've just added 15 new string trimmers to our Ratings. One especially ...
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US demand for liquid fuels will rise slowly over the next two years to 18.77 million b/d in 2014, driven by distillate and liquid petroleum gas consumption from a recovering industrial sector, the Energy Information Administration said ...
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NYMEX crude futures tread water for most of the session Tuesday, settling nearly unchanged after news of improved investor confidence in Europe failed to spark buying. NYMEX February crude settled 4 cents lower at $93.15/barrel. On ...
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