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Ecoclean cuts BMW engine plant robot cell power and water consumption by ~30%

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At the BWM Group’s engine plant in Steyr (Austria), in a reference project accompanied by the Technical University of Vienna, Ecoclean Monschau (formerly Dürr Ecoclean) has significantly raised the energy efficiency of a. to today’s standards. Steyr/Austria-based engine plant. around 30 percent.

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Audi A1 e-tron wins Silvretta Electric Car Rally

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The name Silvretta refers to a group of mountains in the eastern Alps of Austria. The A1 e-tron contains technology that Audi’s development engineers are using to study the mobility requirements for such a future-oriented concept. After three days, 307 kilometers (191 miles) and a total altitude difference of 11,541 meters (7.2

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Renault boosts range of ZOE EV to 400 km with new 41 kWh pack option

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The ranges are for ZOEs equipped with either the 75- or 90-horsepower version of the standard R75/90 motor, previously known as the R240 ( earlier post ). The figure used for this motor’s name now refers to the power output instead of the NEDC range as was previously the case. Renault said that new Z.E. New connected services: Z.E.

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Volkswagen to produce XL1 diesel plug-in hybrid at Osnabrück; 261 mpg US

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XL1’s engine. liter, two-cylinder diesel TDI engine (35 kW / 47 hp), E-motor (20 kW / 27 hp), 7-speed dual clutch gearbox (DSG) and lithium-ion battery. Offering 140 N·m of torque, the electric motor works as a booster to support the TDI engine (120 N·m of torque). Click to enlarge. Powertrain.

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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The Brazilian experience shows that the presence of small (<10%) amounts of water in the fuel does not in itself cause a greater tendency to misfire in spark ignition engines than a proportionate leaning of the fuel/air mixture would do, provided that the vapor pressure of the hydrated ethanol at the ambient temperature is high enough.

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A Quantum of Sensing—Atomic Scale Bolsters New Sensor Boom

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The current gold-standard test for the SARS-CoV-2 takes several hours to create enough copies of the virus' genetic material to detect. We hope to get promising results very soon," says researcher Changhao Li , a quantum engineer at MIT. When these diamonds are lit with green light, they will emit a red glow.

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