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ICA Fluor Wins $638M Contracts for Two Low-Sulfur Gasoline Projects from PEMEX

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and Fluor Corporation, engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts for two low-sulfur gasoline projects in Mexico. The plants are part of a program to produce gasoline with a sulfur content of 50 ppm at all six PEMEX refineries. Tags: Brief.

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Second-generation 3.0L V6 Diesel for Audi Q7 Cuts Fuel Consumption 19%; Lower-Emission Variant Meets Euro 6 or US Regs

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Audi has revised the engine lineup for the Q7 full-size SUV, offering two new gasoline engines and the second-generation 3.0L V6 TDI diesel. V8 and V12 diesels completes the range. This V6 diesel accelerates the Q7 from a standstill to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 7.9 TDI clean diesel. The Audi Q7. Click to enlarge.

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DENSO Develops Exhaust Gas Temperature Sensor With Improved Temperature Detection Accuracy

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DENSO Corporation has improved the temperature detection accuracy of its newly developed diesel exhaust temperature sensor. In addition, DENSO also expects an increase in gasoline-powered vehicles with turbochargers to meet the demand for higher engine power as downsizing progresses. Tags: Vehicle Systems.

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Opel Revamping Corsa for 2010; Better Performance, Lower Fuel Consumption and CO2 Emissions

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Gasoline engine line-up. The new gasoline engine line-up for the Corsa fully complies with Euro 5 standards. The most popular gasoline powertrains (the 1.0 liter the cleanest of all gasoline-powered super-minis, GM Europe says. Corsa Gasoline Line-up. L/100 km and 117 g/km (from 5.6 L/100 km and 134 g/km).

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Bosch: Electrification is Coming, But Combustion Engines to Dominate for Another 20 Years

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Our engineers are working to reduce the fuel consumption of gasoline and diesel engines by up to one third. This will make it possible to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions of diesel cars to under 99 grams per kilometer.The electric car will come, but in small numbers at first. A diesel-powered car in 2015 will only burn 3.6

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UK TSB Awards £25M to Eight Low-Carbon Vehicle Demonstration Projects; Focus On Electric Vehicles

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The majority of the vehicles are electric, with a small number being plug-in gasoline-electric hybrids. Today’s announcement signals our intent to reduce our dependence on petrol- and diesel-based engines, and determine the best practical alternatives. The performance of the vehicles will be tested to UN-ECE regulation 101.

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New Engines for the New Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupé: More Power, Less CO2

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Included in the lineup are four-, six- and eight-cylinder diesel and gasoline powerplants with outputs ranging from 150 kW/204 hp to 285 kW/ 388 hp. New four-cylinder diesel. Diesel/4 in-line. Gasoline/4 in-line. Gasoline/V6. Gasoline/V8. All of the engines for the new E-Class Coupé are EU5-compliant.

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