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Heard At The Show: Snippets from SAE 2009 World Congress

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Crane also mentioned that one-quarter to one-third of the cost of a battery system is the packaging, integration and electronics. Personal mobility redefined. The operations in Kuwait and Iraq use approximately 431 million gallons of fuel per year. Storage Temperature. Driving Temperature. State of Charge. kg) of aluminum used.

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Europe/US team: transitioning to a low-carbon world will create new rivalries, winners and losers

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Saudi Arabia and Kuwait might, and should be encouraged to do so. From these scenarios, the authors derice a set of lessons: The falling costs of technology will deliver a low-carbon world. Nigeria or Algeria cannot do the same for their oil industry. —Goldthau et al. —Goldthau et al.

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