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Siemens and Vietnam Motors Industry Corporation launch hybrid-drive bus partnership

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Vietnam and Vietnam Motors Industry Corporation (Vinamotor) entered a cooperation agreement to apply Siemens Elfa hybrid drive technology for city buses in Vietnam. With the Siemens hybrid drive technology, city buses can reduce fuel consumption and save operating cost by up to 50%. Siemens Ltd.

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Siemens and Vinamotor launching first diesel-electric series hybrid bus in Vietnam

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Siemens and the Vietnam Motors Industry Corporation (Vinamotor) are launching the first hybrid bus with a combined electric/diesel drive in Hanoi. The project is the first of its kind in Vietnam. The buses add significantly to air pollution and have high fuel costs. Vinamotor hybrid. Click to enlarge.

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Earth Day 2024: each day is about reducing emissions | Autocar Professional

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Corporations and governments use it to make pledges and announce sustainability measures. And the automotive industry too is doing its bit to ensure green motoring. Industry belched out smoke and sludge with little fear of legal consequences or bad press. The cost of fossil-fuelled motoring, is going only one way – up.

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Celanese sees new TCX ethanol process as key component in future growth; a paradigm shift in ethanol production

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As it announced during its investor conference earlier this week, Celanese Corporation, a global technology and specialty materials company, has increased its 2013 earnings growth objectives to adjusted earnings per share of at least $6.00, or operating EBITDA of at least $1.7 Source: Celanese. Click to enlarge. Source: Celanese.

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Landsat Proved the Power of Remote Sensing

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It was a difficult time in global politics, and much of his speech focused on the war in Vietnam, disputes in the Middle East, and strategic arms control. The first was a television-style camera system (called a Return Beam Vidicon, or RBV) built by the Radio Corporation of America. On 18 September 1969 , U.S.

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Karamba Security raises $10M in new funding; round led by VinFast

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VinFast, a member of Vingroup, the largest private conglomerate in Vietnam, led the investment with participation from SVIC, a leading corporate VC from South Korea, and existing investors: YL ventures, Fontinalis Partners, Liberty Mutual, Presidio Ventures, Glenrock, Paladin Group and Asgent.

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How Ted Hoff Invented the First Microprocessor

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Ted Hoff is part of electronics industry legend. His passion for the field led him from New York City’s used electronics stores to elite university laboratories, through the intense early years of the microprocessor revolution and the tumult of the video game industry, and ultimately to his job today: high-tech private eye.

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