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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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On 20 April, the opening day of the SAE 2009 World Congress, the AVL Technology Leadership Theater presented a forum on “Green Mobility—The Long View”. Winner of the 2004 Dale Prize for Excellence in Urban Planning. Cervero, The Scandinavian Model: Strings of TODs, Urban Land, May, 2004, p. by Bill Cooke. million are injured.

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EPA SmartWay honors 44 freight carriers for exceptional supply chain efficiency

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EPA announced the awardees at the 2016 American Trucking Association’s Annual Management Conference & Exhibition in Las Vegas, Nevada. Since 2004, SmartWay Partners have avoided emitting more than 72 million metric tons of carbon pollution, while saving more than 170 million barrels of oil and $24.9

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Wagoner Out as GM CEO; Obama to Provide Details on New Auto Aid on Monday

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The Detroit News reported that: Obama told four Michigan members of Congress on a conference call Sunday that GM President and Chief Operating Officer Frederick Henderson would run the company for the time being, according to a source familiar with the situation. GM is not commenting on the reports. No successor has been named yet.

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EIA: growing octane needs widen price difference between regular and premium in US

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On the demand side, the premium gasoline share of total motor gasoline sales has steadily increased in recent years, reaching a high of nearly 12% in August 2016—the highest share since 2004. Source: US EIA. Click to enlarge.

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Umicore acquires Lithium-ion cathode material patents from FMC Corporation

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FMC Lithium developed its own cathode technology and participated directly in the market from 1995-2004; in 2004, it began cathode technology out-licensing. FMC’s Play in Li-ion Battery Market and Progress Report on Stabilized Lithium Metal Powder (SLMP) (2010, 27 th International Battery Conference).

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Michigan State University Receives $2.5M ARPA-E Award to Build Wave Disc Engine/Generator for Series Hybrid Applications

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In axial-flow configurations, noted Müller and co-authors in a 2004 paper, pure scavenging is a challenging task. Source: Piechna, 2004. Janusz Piechna, Pezhman Akbari, Florin Iancu, Norbert Müller (2004) Radial-Flow Wave Rotor Concepts, Unconventional Designs and Applications (IMECE2004-59022). Piechna et al. Click to enlarge.

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Small-displacement two-stroke H2 engine could address performance and emissions cost-effectively for recreational market; potential for Asian motor vehicle fleet

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Oh presented a paper on the work, which was the result of two years of research activity in conjunction with Bombardier Recreational Projects, at the ASME 2012 Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference. —Faiz and Gautam (2004). ASME ICEF2012-92047). 2004.003891.

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