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Cadillac twin-turbo V6 and 8-speed transmission debut in 2014 CTS sedan

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Rated at an SAE-certified 420 horsepower (313 kW) and 430 lb-ft of torque (583 N·m ), it is the most powerful V-6 ever from General Motors. A friction-reducing polymer coating on the piston skirts, as well as fully floating wrist pins that help reduce friction. l/100 km) and 25 mpg highway (9.4 Large, 38.3-mm

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ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

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Eagle Picher, in partnership with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will develop a new generation of high energy, low cost planar liquid sodium beta batteries for grid scale electrical power storage applications. Catalytic Biocrude Production in a Novel, Short-contact Time Reactor. Earlier post.) DOE grant: $7,200,000).

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

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Think Global was formerly known as Think City, a prior Ford Motor Company ( F ) acquisition and part of a now-defunct Think division at Ford. The Think City was short-lived in the States with production halting in 2002 after just 1005 cars had been assembled. Think has even shown a convertible prototype.