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Honeywell Global Turbo Forecast projects 49M turbocharged vehicle sales, $12B revenue per year by 2019

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Turbochargers can help downsized engines improve fuel economy as much as 20 to 40% in gasoline and diesel engines, respectively, when compared with larger naturally aspirated engines and still provide the same or better engine performance. Engines Forecasts Fuel Efficiency Vehicle Systems'

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Study finds plausibly high volumes of Canadian oil sands crudes in US refineries in 2025 would lead to modest increases in refinery CO2 emissions

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It does not include energy used in the production and transport of biofuels; energy used in the production and supply of purchased blendstocks; electricity used in non-process or off-site activities (such as oil movements, product blending, lighting, etc.), MM Bbl/day (51%) were light and medium crudes and 2.5 The additional 2.4

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Cellulosic nanocrystals from biomass waste for thermoplastics for automotive applications

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They are light, but very strong—30% lighter and 3-to-4 times stronger. These include greater resistance to damage from heat, spilled gasoline, water, and oxygen. With automobile manufacturers already testing nano-cellulose-reinforced plastics with promising results, he predicted they would be used within two years.

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BMW MINI E Powered by AC Propulsion?

Revenge of the Electric Car

During the past couple of years the American driving public has witnessed how dependent they are of gasoline, and vulnerable to rapidly increasing energy prices. Specially engineered for automobile use, the battery technology will have a range of more than 240 kilometers, or 150 miles. BMW (US) Holding Corp., www.bmwusa.com.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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Wang entered the automobile business in 2003 by buying a Chinese state-owned car company that was all but defunct. BYD has also begun selling a plug-in electric car with a backup gasoline engine, a move putting it ahead of GM, Nissan, and Toyota. He knew very little about making cars but proved to be a quick study.

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