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Mercedes-Benz launching round-the-world fuel cell car drive

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From China they will then pass through Kazakhstan, Russia and finally northern Europe, until the tour will return to Stuttgart at the beginning of June, where the 125-day round-the-world tour will come to an end. After crossing Australia the cars will reach the continent of Asia.

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IEA World Energy Outlook view on the transport sector to 2035; passenger car fleet doubling to almost 1.7B units, driving oil demand up to 99 mb/d; reconfirming the end of cheap oil

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Short-term pressures on oil markets are easing with the economic slowdown and the expected return of Libyan supply. But vehicle-miles travelled usually tend to rebound as consumers become accustomed to the new level of price or as the economy recovers. Major changes in liquids supply in the New Policies Scenario, 2010-2035.

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GE’s Evolution Series Locomotive Delivers 6% Fuel Advantage Over Competitor

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A Class 1 Railroad supplied two GE and two EMD test locomotives of similar age and road use for the test. Trains move one ton of freight an average of 436 miles on each gallon of fuel. GE Transportation engaged a nationally recognized independent research laboratory to conduct the Tier 2 locomotive fuel consumption testing.

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