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Refineries in the Americas produce a greater share of gasoline per barrel of crude oil than refineries in other world regions

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In the Americas, gasoline accounted for just above 40% of the products refined from petroleum in 2019, while in Europe and Asia Oceania, gasoline was less than 20%. Conversely, in Europe, diesel accounted for 40% of the petroleum refined versus about 30% for the Americas and Asia Oceania. US DOE.

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Camry in Europe features new 2.0L engine with VVT-iW for both Atkinson and Otto cycles; 13% lower fuel consumption

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The 2014 Camry in Europe is benefitting from a new, Euro V-compliant, 4-cylinder, 1,998 cc, 16v, DOHC petrol engine mated to a 6-speed Multi-mode automatic transmission which replaces the existing 2.0-liter Other engine offerings on the Camry in Europe are: 2.5L Conversely, fuel consumption is just 9.3 With a high 12.8:1

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BEAUTY project developing new bioethanol engines

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An EU-funded collaboration between universities and industry in Europe, Israel and the US is working to develop new engines, combustion technologies and fuels that will allow a substantial increase in the use of bioethanol in an urban context. —Andrea Gerini, CRF.

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Renault-Nissan Alliance and Electromotive to Collaborate on Charging Infrastructure

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The Elektrobay supports power output of 240 volts AC and 13 amps in the UK, or 230 volts AC and 16 amps in Europe. The resulting ‘conversation’ can exchange data and discuss billing, power requirement identification, transaction security and safety. When charging is in progress, the door locks shut to prevent interference.

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Pike Research makes 10 electric vehicle predictions for 2013

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Battery swapping pioneer Better Place, which saw key executives leave in 2012, has failed to capture the expected number of subscribers to its EV service in the initial launch market of Israel and borrowed money to continue the expensive build-out of battery swap stations in Denmark. Germany leads Europe’s PEV growth. In Europe, 22.7

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The Strange Story of the Teens Behind the Mirai Botnet

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He had assembled an army of some 40,000 bots, primarily in Eastern Europe and China, and unleashed them on the Rutgers central authentication server. The VDoS gang members had been only 14 years old when they started to offer DDoS services from Israel in 2012. On the same day, the Israeli police arrested the VDoS founders in Israel.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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So far Israel, Denmark, Australia , Hawaii and California’s Bay Area have plans to implement the Better Place model. An embryonic movement is growing in Europe to build “smart cities&# that will challenge the status quo. Battery recharging would typically take two to four hours, he said.

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