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US Navy holding industry forum to discuss electric leasing plans in California

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To facilitate an interactive electric vehicle leasing discussion with industry partners, the Naval Facilities Engineering Command is holding an Industry Forum on 21 July 2015 from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM at the CalEPA Headquarters Building in Sacramento, California.

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EIA: major utilities continue to increase spending on US electric distribution systems

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Annual spending on customer expenses and operations and maintenance by these utilities also increased slightly. According to a 2015 US Department of Energy report, 70% of power transformers are 25 years of age or older, 60% of circuit breakers are 30 years or older, and 70% of transmission lines are 25 years or older.

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CODA Launches Direct to Consumer Sales of CODA EV

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The car will qualify for additional California state incentives, including up to a $5,000 tax rebate as available through the state’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Project, and HOV access through 2015. The CODA Twitter and Facebook pages will be announcing upcoming events and opportunities to see the electric cars. Powered by a 33.8

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Cummins introduces 5L V8 diesel for North American light- and medium-duty commercial vehicles

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At launch, it will also meet greenhouse gas (GHG) requirements through 2016, and 2015 California Air Resources Board (ARB) standards, including on-board diagnostics. The ceramic glow plugs are designed to last the life of the engine, with no maintenance. Cummins ISV5.0 Cummins ISV5.0 A two-stage fuel filter system for the ISV5.0

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Former Royal Navy Officer Advocates for LGBTQ+ engineers

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Based in London, it organizes networking events, funds prizes and grants, and arranges visits to interesting engineering projects around the country. He did the same at Bechtel after joining the engineering firm in 2015 to work on the Crossrail railway construction project in London. The job was challenging and varied, Gracey recalls.

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Dept. of Interior proposes more stringent regulations for offshore oil and gas well equipment

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The blowout preventer, an essential piece of safety equipment used in offshore drilling operations, was a point of failure in the Deepwater Horizon event, but several other barriers failed as well. Improve regulatory oversight over the design, fabrication, maintenance, inspection, and repair of critical equipment. Well control.

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Behind Audi’s new “rightsized” efficient EA888 Gen.3B family

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The new Audi engine combines shorter intake events with a high geometric compression ratio; together with other refinements to the basic engine, the new combustion concept enables a reduction in combined cycle CO 2 emissions of up to 10-12 g/km compared to its predecessor. Stefan Knirsch (2015) “Der neue Audi 2.0l In the 2.0L

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