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From Fixing Farm Equipment to Becoming a Director at 3M

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We couldn’t afford to pay [US] $350 to buy a machine at that time, so we had to build our own,” he says. Gaynor’s group also developed equipment for testing a streetcar’s exhaust and battery levels. Gaynor was promoted to chief engineer there and relocated his family to Italy, where they lived for seven years.

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Study for European Parliament assesses options for turning CO2 into methanol for use in transport

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A report prepared by ISIS (Institute of Studies for the Integration of Systems - Italy) together with Tecnalia (Spain) for the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) discusses the technological, environmental and economic barriers for producing methanol from carbon dioxide, as well as the possible uses of methanol in car transport in Europe.

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Jeep introduces new Renegade small SUV; segment-first 9-speed transmission

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Includes a close-coupled Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) and low-pressure EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) system for Euro 5+ emissions. for low-end performance and small gear ratio steps, which afford luxury-car levels of shift refinement. Nine-speed 948TE automatic transmission is available in all regions for use with the 1.4-liter

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Opel to launch 3 new engine families, 13 new engines by 2016

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The exhaust side shaft features cast iron gears to reverse rotational direction of the exhaust shaft. The engine retains the proven concept of a turbine-integrated exhaust manifold. The VGT and the exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) function were developed as a single, complete system. For durability, it is water-cooled.

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Ferrari’s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

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Especially since I’m straining to keep pace with Raffaele de Simone just ahead, the Ferrari test driver who routinely sets lap records on this historic circuit, just a few pasta lengths from its factory in Maranello, in northern Italy. A jaw-dropping weight-to-power ratio of 1.57 And don’t forget sound.

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