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Mercedes-Benz EV sales up 123% to 56,300 units in Q2

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Our pipeline of desirable products remains fresh, for example, with the introduction of the new E-Class and CLE. The transformation of our sales network continues with the successful introduction of the direct sales model in Germany and Turkey in Q2, following the UK earlier this year,” she said.

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Rolls-Royce wins $6.5M contract to supply LNG propulsion package for fish food carrier; Bergen gas engine

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million contract with Tersan Shipyard in Turkey. The HSG can also act as a propulsion motor (PTI) providing an alternative power source should LNG becomes unavailable – a prerequisite for class approval. BioMar has 11 factories producing fish food, in Norway, Chile, Denmark, Scotland, Spain, France, Greece, Turkey and Costa Rica.

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2015 Ram ProMaster City compact van EPA-rated at 24 mpg combined

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inch span between the rear wheel wells, the widest in the class. inches, the result is best-in-class volume of 131.7 The 2015 Ram ProMaster City is assembled at the TOFAS plant in Bursa, Turkey. Awarded the World Class Manufacturing Gold Medal, this 3.6-million-square-foot The Ram ProMaster City features a 48.4-inch

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Swedish Energy Agency awards PowerCell $960K toward developing modular fuel cell range extender system for EVs

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The fuel cell stacks that are made for these small power classes ( —Magnus Henell, CEO of PowerCell Sweden AB. Hexagon Studio, Turkey. Partners in the project are: IDIADA, Spain. Triphase, Belgium. E-Trucks Europe, Belgium.

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Renault Introducing New Fluence Sedan Line; Diesels All Less Than 119 gCO2/km, All-Electric Model in 2011

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Renault Fluence, which goes on sale in Turkey from November, will have three main markets: Turkey, Russia and Romania. Launched in late 2003, the Mégane II four-door sold more than 140,000 units in Turkey in six years, making it the most popular car in its class.

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Mercedes-Benz Vans shows pickup truck concepts; market launch in late 2017; diesel V6

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Mercedes-Benz Vans unveiled two design variants of the Concept X-CLASS, previewing the coming X-Class pickup, in Stockholm. The pickup will be launched in late 2017 in Europe under the name Mercedes-Benz X-Class. Mercedes-Benz Concept X-CLASS stylish explorer (right) and Mercedes-Benz Concept X-CLASS powerful adventurer (left).

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SpaceX’s record-breaking Falcon 9 booster returns to port

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After GPS III SV03, B1060 occasionally supported commercial launches like Turkey’s Turksat 5A geostationary communications satellite and one of SpaceX’s own Transporter rideshare missions, but the booster has primarily been assigned to Starlink launches. Falcon 9 B1060 rolls out to LC-40 for its inaugural launch.

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