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TUM, partners to present electric aCar prototype at IAA; transport for sub-Saharan Africa

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An electric drive is not only greener, but is also the better solution in technical terms, since it is low-maintenance and can apply its full torque directly to accelerating from a stop. The team produced the first prototype in May 2016 and conducted initial tests in Germany. Otto SPANNER GmbH; Schnupp GmbH & Co. and Hydraulik KG.

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The 5 Countries That Could Push Oil Prices Up

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The ‘Fragile Five’ petrostates—Iran, Iraq, Libya, Nigeria and Venezuela—continue to see supply disruption potential, with northern Iraq crude exports at risk due to an escalation of tensions between the (Kurdistan Regional Government), Baghdad and Turkey, while the United States has decertified the 2015 Iran nuclear deal,” U.S.

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The Technical Failure That Could Clear The Oil Glut In A Matter Of Weeks

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Maintenance of the field is expected, resulting in a shut-down of production—something that has been confirmed by Sadad Al Husseini, former VP Aramco. Between 2012 and 2016, Maersk had been working on field development, slated to have cost $1.5 billion, to sustain output at current levels.

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