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India to Move Forward With Fuel Economy Standards

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The government of India will implement automotive fuel economy standards. Times of India. The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) will formulate the norms and notify them under the Energy Conservation Act while the surface transport ministry will ensure the implementation.

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Rare Rides Icons: The Cadillac Eldorado, Distinctly Luxurious (Part XII)

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Expanding upon the success in its third and final model year, the second-gen Eldorado sprouted a new body style (a hardtop coupe) called Seville in addition to the mainstay convertible sibling christened Biarritz. & Sixty-Two was available in two-door convertible and hardtop guises, as well as a four-door hardtop.

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MultiSchIBZ consortium developing SOFC APU for marine use

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A fuel gas generator converts the fossil fuel into a hydrogen-rich gas for operating the fuel cells. Major technical challenges include the implementation on real ships and the derivation of uniform technical standards for all system variants and performance classes. Schematic of the integration of the fuel cell system on a yacht.

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Rare Rides Icons: The Cadillac Eldorado, Distinctly Luxurious (Part XVIX)

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We spent our last installment reviewing the special and sometimes troublesome engineering that was standard on the Brougham. Now legal in all states, all Cadillacs adopted them immediately. Notable here, the Seville eclipsed the Biarritz as the top-line standard Eldorado offering.& Just 400 Eldorado Broughams were sold.&

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Audi updates A3 Sportback g-tron with increased tank volume for greater natural gas range

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TFSI engine producing 96 kW (131 metric hp), the A3 Sportback g-tron sets standards for efficiency and economy. To enable the four-cylinder engine to run on these fuels, Audi engineers modified its cylinder head, turbocharging, fuel injection system and catalytic converter. Equipped with a new 1.5

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Ferrari SF90 XX Stradale and Spider PHEVs

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The new SF90 XX Stradale coupe and Spider convertible cost roughly 80 percent more than the standard versions. “Basically a racing car, road legal,” is how Galliera sums up the XX models. That large rear wing and reshaped nose double the high-speed downforce of the standard SF90s to more than 500kg at 250km/h.

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Ethanol Groups File Suit Challenging Constitutionality of California Low Carbon Fuel Standard

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Two ethanol trade groups—the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) and Growth Energy—have filed a complaint in Federal District Court in Fresno, California, challenging the constitutionality of the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). The OAL ensures that agency regulations are clear, necessary, legally valid, and available to the public.

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