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GM outlines plans for China with 17 launches this year; developing advanced propulsion and electrification tech in China

Green Car Congress

GM and its joint ventures are launching 17 new and upgraded models in China this year, including the Chevrolet Cruze hatchback; the new Wuling Sunshine; two new Jiefang light-duty trucks, the S230 and F330; and the Insignia Sports Tourer, Zafira Tourer and Astra GTC from Opel. It will also create approximately 6,000 new manufacturing jobs.

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Hidden Cameras: What Travelers Need to Know

Baua Electric

How to find hidden cameras In his business, Mr. Bombace uses high-tech devices to conduct searches — from hotel rooms to corporate boardrooms — for hidden recording devices. Turn off the lights and use a flashlight — a cellphone flashlight will do — to look for flashing lights that might reveal a camera.

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Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported

Cars That Think

For four years, Campbell had been using a high-tech implant in her left eye that gave her a crude kind of bionic vision, partially compensating for the genetic disease that had rendered her completely blind in her 30s. “I The patches of light and dark that she’d been able to see with the implant’s help vanished.

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Updated Life Cycle Analysis of Soybean Production and Products Show Environmental Improvements

Green Car Congress

Omni Tech International, Ltd conducted the study for the United Soybean Board. Key findings of the study include: Average soybean yield for the 2004-2007 time period was 42.35 The United Soybean Board’s study sheds even more light on why biodiesel is good for the environment. kg (for the 3.36 kilograms).

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Maruti Suzuki’s hits and misses | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Making use of Toyota’s powertrain, the Grand Vitara offered strong-hybrid technology at a mass segment price point and has today forced a rethink of this tech, with many brands now acknowledging the fact that strong hybrids have a large role to play in the Indian automotive market. Like the larger XL-7, this too soon faded away.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

He has been driving electric for more than 10 years and has been active in the Golden Gate chapter since shortly after the chapter was formed in 2004. He is a seasoned operations and IT professional with over 20 years of experience in a high-tech manufacturing organization. About Dale: Dale drives a Tesla Model S and a Tesla Model 3.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

He has been driving electric for more than 10 years and has been active in the Golden Gate chapter since shortly after the chapter was formed in 2004. He is a seasoned operations and IT professional with over 20 years of experience in a high-tech manufacturing organization. About Dale: Dale drives a Tesla Model S and a Tesla Model 3.