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BMW adamantly denies reports about diesel emission systems collusion and manipulation

Green Car Congress

On Sunday, the BMW Group issued a strong rejection of German media reports charging that the company had colluded with Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche and Daimler on the design and pricing of diesel exhaust systems and that its diesel emission systems did not function properly.

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Rare Rides Icons: The Cadillac Eldorado, Distinctly Luxurious (Part XVIX)

The Truth About Cars

Since then, I discovered this April 1957 edition of The Cadillac Serviceman , GM’s in-house magazine publication for its dealer service centers. Now legal in all states, all Cadillacs adopted them immediately. The quad gunsight ports used for reversing lamps and the integrated exhaust were gone.

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Mercedes-Benz targeting average diesel NOx of ~30mg/km in RDE Stage 2 tests by 2020; approaching 20mg in following years

Green Car Congress

This is made possible by an innovative package of combining engine technology and exhaust-gas aftertreatment, which has been introduced consistently over the past two years as part of the new generation of engines and is continuously being developed further. Mercedes-Benz now offers this technology in all current vehicle classes.

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

Creative Greenius

I just read the article in the June/July issue of Homepower magazine written by two firemen who have solar panels on their roofs. FROM HOMEPOWER MAGAZINE written by Fire engineer Matthew Paiss: Access, pathways, and smoke-ventilation space: Providing a 3-foot setback from the edges of the roofline. I want it to be all of California.

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Ferrari’s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

Cars That Think

In a test by Car and Driver magazine, the car exploded to 60 mph in 2.0 Seeking every edge, my SF90 trimmed another 30 kg via its optional $56,240 Assetto Fiorano package , which includes titanium springs and titanium/Inconel exhaust system, carbon-fiber door panels, and underbody and racing-derived Multimatic shock absorbers.

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