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US manufacturing sector energy use and energy intensity down since 2002

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Total energy consumption in the manufacturing sector decreased by 17% from 2002 to 2010, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration. The manufacturing sector comprised more than 11% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2010. Two energy-intensive subsectors (petroleum and coal products, and food) showed 3.5%

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Junkyard Find: 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line

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Honda beat everybody to the production gasoline-electric hybrid game in the United States, putting the Insight in showrooms in 1999. Toyota followed with the Prius a year later, but it took GM until 2006 to introduce its first true gasoline-electric hybrid here. gallon gas in order to recoup its cost over the pure-gazzoline version.

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Study Finds that US Subsidies for Fossil Fuels Are Almost 2.5x Those for Renewables

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US subsidies for fuels and renewable energy, 2002-2008. The study, “Estimating US Government Subsidies to Energy Sources: 2002-2008”, found that fossil fuels benefited from approximately $72 billion over the seven-year period, while subsidies for renewable fuels totaled $29 billion. Nuclear was not included in the analysis.

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Report: Isuzu, GM to partner globally on pickup trucks, engines

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The alliance also opens the door to utilization of each other’s production bases. From 1999-2002, GM owned 49% of the company—a holding that subsequently was reduced. Isuzu and GM dissolved their capital ties in 2006. The worldwide pickup truck market will expand by nearly 20% from 2011 to reach 5.4 Earlier post.)

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Hackenberg resigns from Audi Board of Management

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The highly flexible modular system resulted in flexible modular production. Hackenberg moved to Audi in 1985, where he took over the position of Head of Concept Development in 1989 and later led the technical project management for the entire product range. He was active in the Volkswagen Group from 1998 until 2002.

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BP Announces Giant Oil Discovery in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico

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BP is currently appraising its deepwater GOM 2006 Kaskida discovery, also projected to contain more than 3 billion barrels in place. Andy Inglis, chief executive, Exploration and Production. BP is the largest producer of oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico with net production of more than 400,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.

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Saft awarded $6.5M contract for high-power 270V and 28V Li-ion aviation batteries for F-35

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million contract for the F-35’s low rate initial production contract (LRIP) 6. In 2002 Saft America Inc. The AMFB 28 V Battery carried the program successfully through the aircraft’s first flight in December 2006. Saft has been supplying batteries to GE Aviation since 2006. kW @ -26°C and 1.5kW @-40°C.

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