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Renault Introducing New Fluence Sedan Line; Diesels All Less Than 119 gCO2/km, All-Electric Model in 2011

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Renault Fluence, which goes on sale in Turkey from November, will have three main markets: Turkey, Russia and Romania. Launched in 2004, the Mégane II four-door posted 60,000 sales in Russia to become the brand’s third most popular model, after Logan and Symbol. On the diesel side, Renault will offer a choice of five variants of the 1.5

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Michigan State University Receives $2.5M ARPA-E Award to Build Wave Disc Engine/Generator for Series Hybrid Applications

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In axial-flow configurations, noted Müller and co-authors in a 2004 paper, pure scavenging is a challenging task. Source: Piechna, 2004. Janusz Piechna, Pezhman Akbari, Florin Iancu, Norbert Müller (2004) Radial-Flow Wave Rotor Concepts, Unconventional Designs and Applications (IMECE2004-59022). Piechna et al. Click to enlarge.

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Europe Mandates Automatic Emergency Braking

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Formal requirements came long afterwards—in Europe in 2004 and in the United States in 2012. At the other extreme are Bulgaria and Romania—Spain was doing poorly, but in a very few years it has come up to near the top of the list.”. Manufacturers made it standard before government agencies got around to telling them to.

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