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Bosch improves the mechanical vacuum pump

Green Car Congress

'Bosch has made the EVOII mechanical vacuum pump lighter and much more efficient, putting it on a par with more expensive electric vacuum pumps. The Bosch EVOII offers the best value for money on the market and reliably provides the vacuum for the brake booster, the company claims. The unit costs up to 75% less than comparable electric pumps, and offers CO 2 emissions of less than 0.4 grams per kilometer.

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Tesla Spat, Lexus NX Hybrid Driven, Bigger Volt Battery: The Week In Reverse (VIDEO)

Green Car Reports

'Why did a Tesla executive get so angry at Hyundai? And what''s the new Lexus NX hybrid crossover like on the road? This is the Week In Reverse for Friday, July 18, 2014, right here at Green Car Reports. They''ve been on sale for two months now, but BMW won''t say how many i3 electric cars were sold with the REx range-extending engine. So, some owners.

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Petrobras’ June oil production in Brazil up 1.7% exceeding 2M bpd; gas production reaches record

Green Car Congress

'Petrobras’s June oil production in Brazil averaged 2,008 thousand barrels/day (bpd), up 1.7% from May’s production of 1,975 thousand bpd. Including the production operated by Petrobras for its partners in Brazil, the volume reached 2,135 thousand bpd, up 2.1% from last month’s production of 2,092 thousand bpd. The company’s oil and natural gas production in Brazil in the same month was 2,426 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed), indicating a 1.6% rise from May (2,387 thousand boed)

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Driverless cars could increase pollution, warns Toyota

Green Cars News

'Toyota has issued a cautionary warning that driverless car could actually add to urban sprawl and pollution. According to The Japan Times, Toyota’s Ken Laberteaux, a senior principal scientist for the carmaker’s North America team, said in an interview on Wednesday that automated car technology wo[.].

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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Volvo Group ordered by US Court to pay $74.3M in penalties in diesel emission case

Green Car Congress

'The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has ruled that the Volvo Group should pay penalties and interest of approximately SEK 508 million (US$74.3 million) following a dispute between the Volvo Group and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding NO x emission compliance of diesel engines. The Court of Appeals affirmed a District Court’s ruling that model year 2005 Volvo Penta engines violated the provisions of a Consent Decree.

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