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Kia introducing bi-fuel gasoline-LPG Picanto in Europe

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mpg US ) and CO 2 emissions of 100 g/km; automatic stop-start (ISG) equipped models will achieve 5.6 l/100 km (42 mpg US ) and 97 g/km. Sensors detect when the driver is braking suddenly and hard, and then flash the brake lights three times to alert following drivers that the car is slowing rapidly. l/100 km (40.6

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European researchers detect l-C3H+ hydrocarbon molecule in interstellar space

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PAHs also occur in interstellar space; aided by UV light particles, they emit fluorescent radiation in infrared. Tielens was awarded a Spinoza prize, the highest scientific prize in the Netherlands, in recognition of his groundbreaking work into polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) particles and on photodissociation regions (PDRs).

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ICCT study finds increasing gap between rated and actual passenger car fuel consumption in Europe

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In the report, the authors used on-road vehicle testing data from Spritmonitor.de (Germany); Travelcard (Netherlands); LeasePlan (Germany); Honestjohn.co.uk (United Kingdom); WhatCar? US “My MPG” real-world vs. official (100%) CO 2 emissions by vehicle model year. United Kingdom); and TCS (Switzerland). Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

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EcoFys by Amberjac/EnergyCS, March 2007 (Maastrich, Netherlands), contact simon@amberjac-projects.co.uk SP Innovation by Amberjac/EnergyCS, May 2007 (Amsterdam, Netherlands), contact simon@amberjac-projects.co.uk Austin Energy by Hymotion, March 2007 Same as above (2 vehicles), contact mark.kapner@austinenergy.com. Jim Tech Ltd.

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