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Honda targets new Guinness World Records title for fuel efficiency with 8,500-mile diesel drive across Europe

Green Car Congress

On 1 June, two members of Honda’s European Research & Development (R&D) team will set out on the journey from Aalst, Belgium. In the Civic Tourer, the 1.6 i-DTEC engine provides 120 PS (118 hp, 88 kW) of power and 300 N·m (221 lb-ft) of torque, 62 mpg US (3.8

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IEEE Honors Iconic Engineers

Cars That Think

LUC VAN DEN HOVE IMEC Heverlee, Belgium “For leadership in creating a worldwide research ecosystem in nano-electronics technology with applications ranging from high-performance computing to health.” HARRIS Stanford “For contributions to epitaxial growth and nanofabrication of materials and heterojunction devices.” IEEE ROBERT N.

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