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Eni subsidiary Versalis and Elevance partner to develop new metathesis technology for bio-chemicals from veg oils

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a producer of specialty chemicals from natural oils ( earlier post ), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a strategic partnership jointly to develop and scale a new metathesis technology to produce bio-chemicals from vegetable oils. —Daniele Ferrari, Versalis CEO. —K’Lynne Johnson, Elevance CEO.

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Shell, Gordon Murray and Osamu Goto to develop new ultra-compact ICE city car

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Shell will design the motor oil that complements and enhances the overall efficiency of the vehicle. Many people may assume that oil, greases and fuels are simply added at the end of a concept-car build project such as this, but the Shell car aims to show what can be achieved when its products are integrated into the design from the start.

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New 450hp Small Block V8 for 2014 Corvette features direct injection, cylinder deactivation, continuously variable valve timing

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The Corvette LT1 represents the most significant redesign in the Small Block’s nearly 60-year history—building on its legacy to make one of the world’s best engines even better. All-aluminum block and oil pan. A structural aluminum oil pan further stiffens the powertrain. —Tadge Juechter, Corvette chief engineer.

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ZF and start-up Levant Power partnering on first fully active, regenerative suspension for automobiles

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to build the first fully active suspension system with energy recovery function. Then, the system guides the oil in the damper in such a way that it drives the electric pump motor. The first fully active and regenerative suspension is based on a pioneering electrohydraulic functional unit fitted to the exterior of the damper.

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Tesla Inside: The Ultimate Vintage Land Rover Retrofit

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Porsches, Jaguars, Fiats, VW Beetles and Buses, even Ferraris, have all gone under the knife, with an increasing number of entrepreneurs serving this growing market. Farther down the line are somewhat newer Defender body panels waiting to be refurbished, hand-sanded, and then covered with Ferrari-quality. Humble says. “We

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An interview with Riversimple

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There are technical hurdles still to overcome if you want a Ferrari, but not for a Ford Focus. Putting steel out of business in the auto sector would be an attractive opportunity for an oil extractor! Although I completely understand why they are doing what they are doing not what we are doing. Q: You plan to lease Urban Car models.

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China puts its electric vehicles on center stage - China automotive news

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The hundreds of thousands of new cars being added every year to roads in China could further damage already shaky air quality if they are oil-based vehicles. The governments regulations and policies for things like building electric-car charging stations can be changed more easily here than in places like the U.S. Great Wall Motor Co.,

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