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GE unveils LNG In A Box system

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Each LNG In A Box unit is fully equipped with a gas pre-treatment system, cold box assembly and boil off gas compressor as well as a GE’s turboexpander compressor, high-speed reciprocating compressor, electric motor, driver and control system.

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Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler partnership solid and expanding; 12 projects on three continents

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The collaboration between the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG is not only stable and on-track, but expanding, the companies’ CEOs said in their annual media update at the Paris Motor Show. The three cars, which are all on display at the Paris Motor Show, are independent products with a unique brand identity.

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Daimler/Renault-Nissan collaboration expanding

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The chief executives of the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG said during an annual briefing at the Frankfurt Motor Show that their companies’ partnership ( earlier post ) is advancing quickly, and the scope of the collaboration is increasingly global. The Q30 concept car can be seen for the first time at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

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Nissan to produce Mercedes-Benz 4-cylinder gasoline engines in North America; latest step in collaboration

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Production will begin in 2014, with installed capacity of 250,000 units per year once full ramp–up is achieved. Two-seater smart vehicles will be produced at Daimler’s plant in Hambach, France, and four-seater smart and Renault production are slated for Renault’s plant in Novo Mesto, Slovenia. Powertrain cross-supply.

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Nissan X-Trail e-Power with e-4orce is a taste of EV-lite

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We tested the X-Trail hybrid at its international launch in Slovenia. Electric motors are what turn the wheels of e-Power hybrids. Though an ICE is an essential part of the e-Power system, its only role is to power a generator to produce the electricity to power the motors that turn the wheels. Nissan X-Trail e-Power e-4orce.

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Pre-series-production eActros 300 Tractor drives 3,000 km from Germany to Turkey for testing

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Test engineers chose a route across Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and Bulgaria for the trip. Three battery packs, each with an installed battery capacity of 112 kWh, enable a range of up to 220 km on a single battery charge. The electric semitrailer tractor is based on the same technology as the eActros 300/400.

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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

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The video system is similar to the security cameras that consumers install on their doorbells or in their homes to detect motion or sound, but with a more sophisticated algorithm designed to detect migration activity. The previous state of the art was that users had one pilot per drone. The sea is hard, Jacob says, the boats insecure.

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