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GE Transportation Unveils New Evolution Series Locomotive; 17% Reduction in Fuel Consumption, 70% Reduction in Emissions

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Older, DC heavy-haul locomotives currently require frequent and expensive maintenance to keep them running, which translates to significant time off the tracks instead of hauling freight. Evolution Series Locomotives currently are operating in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, China, Mongolia, Australia, Kazakhstan and Egypt.

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China’s new energy buses are re-exported to Europe

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The skins used in the rear and side walls of the vehicle adopt a block-replaceable structure to reduce maintenance costs. At the same time, an integrated electrical box is developed around the driver to facilitate the centralized maintenance of electrical components.

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GE’s Evolution Series Locomotive Delivers 6% Fuel Advantage Over Competitor

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Older, DC heavy-haul locomotives currently require frequent and expensive maintenance to keep them running, which translates to significant time off the tracks instead of hauling freight. In addition, this latest Evolution locomotive has a higher top speed than traditional DC-powered locomotives. Greater reliability.

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MIT study cautions smaller nations on rushing to develop their natural gas resources; Cyprus as model

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The Levant Basin contains the activity closer to Cyprus, while the gas production offshore Egypt is a part of the Nile Delta Basin. Operating maintenance costs were set at $0.20/MMBtu On-shore pipelines are well established; offshore pipelines pose some technical challenges in deployment and maintenance, the authors observed.

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