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AvtoVAZ launches 3 concepts at Moscow Motor Show; collaboration with Renault-Nissan

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LADA Vesta, based on a new Russian platform B/C and developed by AvtoVAZ engineers in collaboration with the Renault-Nissan Alliance, will be produced in Izhevsk, Russia starting fall 2015. LADA XRAY, a hatchback SUV based on the B0 platform, was developed by AvtoVAZ stylists while its body was developed jointly by Renault and AvtoVAZ.

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Optimizing Turbo Diesels for Emissions and Performance with 5% and 20% Biodiesel Blends

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When used in diesel engines, biodiesel usually exhibits several combustion-related advantages, including reductions in CO, UHC and PM emissions, as well as a net CO 2 reduction. The engine used in the study was a 2007 Cummins ISB 6.7 Their study was published online 21 December in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels.

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