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New SoCalGas truck loan program for fleets interested in switching from diesel to near-zero natural gas trucks

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g/bhp-hr) since 2001. The ISX12N is the first Class 8 truck engine for larger heavy-duty vehicles to certify to the 0.02 million customers across 24,000 square miles of Central and Southern California, where more than 90% of residents use natural gas for heating, hot water, cooking, drying clothes or other uses.

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Explosion and Fire on GOM Deepwater Drilling Rig

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US Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2 nd Class Scott Lloyd. The Deepwater Horizon is a fifth-generation, Reading & Bates Falcon RBS-8D design rig built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in 2001. It can operate in maximum water depth of 8,000 ft (2,438 m) and has a maximum drill depth of 30,000 ft (9,144 m). Click to enlarge.

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How Remote Sensing Technologies Increase Food Production

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People were really interested in clean air and clean water, so I decided there would always be interest in the environment,” Crawford says. People were really interested in clean air and clean water, so I decided there would always be interest in the environment.” In 2001 she realized her goal of working on a satellite mission.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Taking legal action over the ZEV mandates would be a repeat of the late 1990s: automakers filed a federal lawsuit that led California to water down its ZEV requirements beginning in 2001, thus effectively ending most automakers electric vehicle (EV) programs for more than a decade.

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New 450hp Small Block V8 for 2014 Corvette features direct injection, cylinder deactivation, continuously variable valve timing

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Additional features and technologies of the Gen 5 Small Block include: A revised cooling system with an offset water pump and thermostat for more efficient performance. R beat Ferrari, BMW and Porsche to sweep the drivers’, team, and manufacturer championships in production-based American Le Mans Series GT class.

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First drive: Volvo XC90 T8 Drive-E Twin Engine PHEV sets a high bar for full-size luxury SUV plug-ins in US

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Major goals behind the development of the VEA were best in class fuel consumption; high performance feel; a common software platform; and variant reduction, this being a major element that also fit in with the SPA approach. The water-cooled unit features a 10 gear ratio and has a disconnect clutch. Volvo Cars’ engine strategy.

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The Real Story of Pixar

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It would be a sin to let this world-class group disperse. If we'd had any other investor than Steve, we would have been dead in the water. I walked into Ed Catmull's office near mine and announced, "We're going to be fired, Ed. George has never really understood who we are, and he can no longer afford us. then write another check.

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