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BMW to begin testing BMW M Hybrid V8 with P66/3 engine

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The BMW M Hybrid V8 is powered by the P66/3 eight-cylinder turbo engine with supplementary electric drive. The combustion engine is based on the DTM unit used in the BMW M4 DTM in 2017 and 2018. BMW M Hybrid V8 engine. That saved us time and a lot of money and was therefore efficient and sustainable.

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EIA: China promoting both fuel efficiency and alternative-fuel vehicles to curb growing oil use

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Increasing oil demand is requiring increasing imports; since 2009, China has been importing more than half of its petroleum needs. China Electric (Battery) Fuel Efficiency Oil Policy' Consumption of gasoline in China grew from 0.9 This continues a trend of significant growth in China’s transportation sector since the 1990s.

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Mazda continues supporting algae biofuels research

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Expecting that internal combustion engines combined with some form of electrification will still account for some 95% of the vehicles it produces in 2030, and that liquid fuel will remain dominant in the automotive industry until at least 2040, Mazda considers a renewable liquid fuel essential to steep reductions in CO 2.

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New high-temperature ceramic capacitor could reduce cooling needs in power electronics for hybrids and EVs

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As well as having applications in the automobile industry, HITECA capacitors could improve high temperature electronics in the aerospace, power, oil and gas sectors, and in high energy applications such as pulsed power—in which energy is stored over a period of time before being released as a high power pulse. Resources.

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Feature: Top 6 Reasons Why an EV Is the Right Choice

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An electric car does not require a regular oil changes or tune-ups. An electric car has no internal combustion engine burning fossil fuels. With more users gearing towards purchasing electric vehicles, a surge in demand has drastically hit the electric automobile industry. Low Maintenance Costs. Zero Carbon Emissions.

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Volkswagen Joins Model Fuels Consortium II

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The initial phase of the Model Fuels Consortium was launched four years ago by Reaction Design to enable the design of cleaner-burning, more-efficient engines and fuels. Increasing fuel efficiency and reducing emissions have become the driving forces in the automobile industry.

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Better Place, China Southern Grid sign strategic agreement on battery switching; Guangzhou accord to encourage production of EVs with switchable batteries

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The Guangzhou accord calls for the municipal government to encourage local car manufacturers, such as Guangzhou Automobile Industry Group, to produce electric cars with switchable batteries.

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