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Future Fuel Strategies: 40+ countries developing light-duty vehicle fuel economy standards

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Fuels market analyst Tammy Klein notes that more than 40 countries are developing light-duty vehicle fuel economy standards. Today, Klein says, Brazil, Canada, China, the EU, India, Japan, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, and the US have established fuel economy or GHG emission standards for light-duty vehicles (LDVs).

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ZF and MKR Technology develop hybrid drive for the Dakar Rally

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The 13,000 rpm asynchronous electric motor had to be adjusted to the 2,700 rpm that the 1,000 HP diesel engine produces at the transmission output. In addition to the electric motor, ZF also supplies integrated power electronics and the hybrid control unit, including the software that has been programmed specifically for the Dakar Rally.

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Saudi Aramco selects GE for $500M in agreements for expansion of the Shaybah gas-oil processing facilities

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The project is expected to enable Saudi Aramco to enhance its oil recovery efforts and spur further economic growth in Saudi Arabia. It already is highly productive, following a 50% capacity upgrade in June 2009 from half-a-million barrels per day (bpd) to 750,000 bpd of Arabian Extra Light crude.

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HiPhi Y electrical SUV to settingup on July 15 for 52,200 USD. Nio ES6 competitor

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HiPhi additionally identified that the settingup will transform a global premiere with a key target market in China, Japan, the United Kingdom, Germany, Norway and Saudi Arabia. It has plenty LED working lighting fixtures that may venture photographs. Its first type used to be the HiPhi X luxurious CUV. billion USD.

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India stays No. 3 spot in global car sales but Japan fast closing the gap | Autocar Professional

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In terms of output of light vehicles, India registered growth of 6.8% India still significantly trails Japan from the production perspective for light vehicles and it is only in 2030, India will overtake Japan as the third biggest light vehicle producer in the world, says Gaurav Vangaal, associate director – S&P Global Mobility.

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Exclusive Greenius Coverage of Today’s Clean Tech Roundtable

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The agenda included: Bob Foster, Mayor of Long Beach; Jeremy Snyder, General Manager of Tesla Motors; Steve Westly, Former State Controller, Bobby Shriver from the Santa Monica City Council, John Chiang, the California State Controller; Bill Locker, the California State Treasurer and the once and future Governor of California, Jerry Brown.

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New technique for modeling auto-ignition characteristics of bioethanol-blended gasolines

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Researchers at KAUST in Saudi Arabia, with colleagues from Saudi Aramco and the National University of Ireland Galway, have developed a new method for investigating the auto-ignition behavior of bioethanol-blended gasolines. —Lee et al. Gasoline knock resistance can be increased using a number of blending components.

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