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Audi introduces new A4 Avant g-tron; Audi e-gas offered as standard

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The second layer, a composite winding of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) and glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP), provides for maximum strength. The actual bursting pressure is much higher still and far exceeds the legal requirements. With their innovative layout, they weigh 56% less than comparable steel cylinders.

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Arctic oil on life support

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Shell’s mishaps have been well-documented. ExxonMobil is prohibited from working with Rosneft, and had to wind down its operations shortly after the discovery was announced. Shell still needs to obtain several permits and clear legal hurdles, but if all goes according to plan, the company could begin drilling this summer.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

These zoning decisions blow in whatever direction the development winds are gusting in the city at the moment and there is no consistency, logic or equity in the decisions made. Nick Green of the Breeze did a good job reporting. I’ll take the same documents to the next city. See how this house towers over the one next to it?

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Mercedes-Benz VISION EQXX covers more than 621 miles on single charge

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The various sections of the route helped document the effect of the many efficiency measures. At times, the VISION EQXX sliced through the wind at speeds of up to 140 km/h (87 mph). With its low cd value of 0.17, it gives the wind virtually nothing to grab hold of. m² and the reduced rear track.

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

How about a car-mounted wind-generator? Toyota has had a battery recycling program since 1998 and even offers dealers a $200 bounty to ensure batteries arent just thrown away (described at end of linked document). Lithium-Ion batteries share many characteristics with NiMH. What about battery safety?

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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The legislation would also provide new incentives for domestic oil and gas drilling, nuclear power plant construction, carbon capture and storage, and renewable energy sources like wind and solar. The WCI released a design document laying out its basic program parameters in September 2008. nationals and legal residents.

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Surprising, Unsettling, Surreal: Roaming Through Saudi Arabia

Baua Electric

Occasionally our guide stopped and led us on short hikes to petroglyphs, some pockmarked by bullet holes, or to lush fields of wildflowers, where he plucked edible greens and invited us to sample their lemony tang. Citing the Maldives, he mentioned the kingdom’s plans to claim a share of the same high-end market.