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Petrobras will invest US$1.8B in information technology and security in 2013, $9.7B between 2013-2017; concerns over spying

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billion) in 2013 and R$21.2 billion) between 2013-2017 in Information Technology and Telecommunications, according to Petrobras president Maria das Graças Silva Foster in testimony at a public hearing at Brazil’s Senate. Despite working with partner companies and suppliers, only Petrobras holds all the information, she said.

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Greater than 2M Toyota customers face possibility of auto information scatter in Japan

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TOKYO — Toyota has mentioned the car information of about 2.15 million customers was once left publicly to be had in Japan for roughly a decade from November 2013 to mid-April. It’ll additionally examine and carefully train workers about information dealing with regulations, the spokesperson added.

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DOE and EPA release annual fuel economy guide with 2013 models

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) released the 2013 Fuel Economy Guide. The 2013 models include efficient and low-emission vehicles in a variety of classes and sizes, but notable this year is the growing availability of hybrids and the increasing number of electric vehicles.

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EIA: US biodiesel production reached a record level in May 2013

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US biodiesel production in May 2013 reached a record level of 111 million gallons, according to data released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Production for the first five months of 2013 was 449 million gallons, an increase of 17 million gallons from the same period in 2012. billion gallons per year.

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DOE issues Request for Information on hydrogen storage for onboard vehicle applications

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Waterfall plot of the 2013 700 bar compressed hydrogen storage system cost baseline and 2015 cost status update. The cost reductions identified from the 2013 baseline to the 2015 update are shown. Schematics of the 2020 target and Ultimate target are shown to illustrate DOE FCTO’s request for input on how best to reach the targets.

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China planning 120km test drive for autonomous vehicles in 2013; 2,400 km test to come

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China is planning a 120 km test drive from Beijing to Tianjin for autonomous vehicles in 2013, according to the National Natural Science Foundation. The development of unmanned automobiles is part of a major research project on the cognition and calculation of visual and audio information that was initiated by the foundation in 2008.

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Ford recalling nearly 140,000 2013 Escapes with 1.6L EcoBoost engines over fire potential

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Ford Motor Company is recalling 139,917 model year 2013 Escape vehicles manufactured 5 October 2011 through 2 June 2013 and equipped with 1.6L EcoBoost engines. The incorrectly installed fuel line could chafe and eventually leak fuel.

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