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2018 VW Tiguan and new 2.0 TSI B-cycle engine gives VW a strong offering in compact SUV segment

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The core element of the new engine is a new combustion process combining short intake events with a high compression ratio. This despite the work the Volkswagen Group is doing with 48V systems in Europe. The oil pressure increases the contact pressure at the clutch plates in proportion to the torque desired at the rear axle.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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The WGMS estimates that more than half of Switzerland's glacier mass and 40% of Europe’s glacier mass have disappeared since 1850. Glaciers in Europe’s southern regions have been affected the most, with glacial mass in the Pyrenees one-tenth of what it was a hundred years ago. Canada’s 2009 GHG emissions are 48.7%

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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

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Europe uses 220 v.a.c. I see a future of higher voltage ranges, high voltage to high current devices other than a.c. transformers, High voltage battery car systems, home systems, etc., if for no other reason than to save on copper, an increasingly expensive commodity! is a Green Options Media Production.

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