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Let’s Prove Putin Wrong On European Fossil Fuel Addiction!

CleanTechnica EVs

Let’s prove that he is wrong, writes András Lukács of Clean Air Action Group Hungary. The European Union relies on imports for 96% of its crude oil supply, and about […]. Putin is convinced that Europeans are so obsessed with their cars that they will not quit using them, no matter what he does in Ukraine.

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Volkswagen continues to optimize its EA888 workhorse engine; fourth evolution in 2022 Golf GTI and R

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Built in Gyor, Hungary, these turbocharged and direct-injected EA888 Evo4 variants displace 2.0 While its primary benefit is to aid in the mixing of air and fuel, it also helps to realize an increase in efficiency by allowing clean air to enter the marginal areas of the combustion chamber, even at low engine speeds. liters (1,984 cc).

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Opel launching new all-aluminum 1.0L 3-cylinder turbo for Adam; fuel economy and refinement

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Opel engineers started with a clean sheet of paper, which enabled the incorporation of a series of measures to eliminate the typical, “off-beat” running characteristics which have traditionally accompanied the economical driving appeal of three-cylinder engines. Matthias Alt, Opel’s Chief Engineer, Small Gasoline Engines. liter displacements.

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IFQC annual ranking of gasoline sulfur standards sees progress around the world; US drops to 46th

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Germany, the first to implement the lowest sulfur level of 10 ppm in 2003, remains atop the ranking, followed by Japan and a six-country tie for third place among Austria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary and Sweden. Sulfur is found naturally in crude oil. By themselves, those cities would rank 43 rd , just above the US.

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GM introducing new generation of modular 3- and 4-cylinder Ecotec engines; 11 variants from 1.0L to 1.5L

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Shenyang, China; Szentgotthárd, Hungary; Toluca, Mexico; and Changwon, South Korea. The new Ecotec engines represent a clean-sheet design and engineering process, leveraging the diverse experience of GM’s global resources. A die-cast aluminum oil pan contributes additional structural strength. By 2017, more than 2.5

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Today BYD employs 130,000 people in 11 factories, eight in China and one each in India, Hungary, and Romania. His people at MidAmerican have studied clean technologies like batteries and wind power for years because of the threat of climate change. near Motorola, and another 20 or so work in San Francisco, not far from Apple.

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Buffett's Chinese electric car company

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Today, BYD employes 130,000 people in 11 factories, either in China and one each in India, Hungary and Rumania. China’s commitment to clean energy. That track record—and that potential—is what persuaded Warren Buffett’s company, Berkshire Hathaway, to buy 10% of BYD last fall for $230 million. government is going to help U.S.

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