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BYD Han & Tang form reached one millionth supply milestone

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The primary era Tang DM type was once born on January 2015. 542 refers to 0 – 100 km/h acceleration date inside 5 seconds, electrical four-wheel pressure, and gasoline intake beneath 2L/100km. 542 refers to 0 – 100 km/h acceleration date inside 5 seconds, electrical four-wheel pressure, and gasoline intake beneath 2L/100km.

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Volkswagen Group lays foundation stone for new engine plant in Russia; part of $1.1B investment in Russia over next three years

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liter gasoline engine from the EA 211 series, representing Volkswagen’s most modern engine technology. The start of production is scheduled for the beginning of 2015. From 2015, the Group will supply its vehicle assembly plant at Kaluga and contract production at the GAZ plant in Nizhny Novgorod with the locally produced engines.

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Geely invests in Carbon Recycling Intl.; vehicles fueled by methanol from CO2, water and renewable energy

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CRI, founded in 2006 in Reykjavik, Iceland, is developing technology to produce renewable methanol from clean energy and recycled CO 2 emissions. In late April 2015, Geely Auto deployed a first-of-its-kind fleet of 150 methanol-fueled taxis in the southern Chinese city of Guiyang in cooperation with the municipal government.

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Ford 1.0L EcoBoost wins 3rd consecutive Int’l Engine Of The Year; VW 1.4L TSI takes 9th straight win; Tesla the Best Green Engine

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Available in Ford Fiesta and the upcoming 2015 Focus, the 1.0L liter EcoBoost also was awarded the International Paul Pietsch Award 2013 for technological innovation in Germany; the Dewar Trophy from Royal Automobile Club in Great Britain; and the Breakthrough Award from Popular Mechanics in the United States. Other category awards.

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ICCT study finds increasing discrepancy between type-approval and real-world fuel consumption in European cars

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and more than 1,200 vehicle models tested by Europe’s largest automobile club ADAC. However, the annual rate of reduction between 1998 and 2006, as measured by the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC), was only between 0.6% kilogram (kg) CO 2 per liter of gasoline and 2.65 million passenger cars exported in 2010).

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California Air Resources Board Pushes for Restoration of DOE Funding for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles; Tackles the Four Miracles

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DOE’s targets are $45/kW by 2010 and $30/kW by 2015. ARB staff also noted that fuel cell durability has improved dramatically, including free-capable system lasting 1,900 hours in the field in 2008 (up from 950 hours in 2006) and 7,300 hours in the lab. gallon of gasoline in today’s vehicles. Source: DOE.

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MIT team calculates lead emissions from avgas fuel in US contribute to ~$1B in annual damages due to IQ losses

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Lead emissions from general aviation (GA) piston-driven aircraft are attributable to the addition of tetraethyl lead (TEL) for the formation of aviation gasoline (avgas). … Eliminating lead from automobile fuel, new residential paint, and plumbing systems over the past several decades likely contributed to significant economic benefits.

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