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2016 Ford Explorer SUV replaces 2.0L EcoBoost with new 2.3L EcoBoost unit; more power and torque, same fuel economy expected

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The new 2016 Ford Explorer SUV is making its global debut today at Los Angeles Auto Show with a new available 2.3-liter Ford Explorer is built in North America at Chicago Assembly Plant, as well as in Venezuela and now, Russia. liter EcoBoost four-cylinder engine that delivers more horsepower and torque than the 2.0L

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Tesla hacker to be deported after pleading guilty to ransomware plot against Giga Nevada

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custody made him reflect on the pain he caused this family in Russia and the damage it caused to his reputation. Kriuchkov was later apprehended in Los Angeles as he was trying to flee the country. . District Judge Miranda Du in Reno provided Kriuchkov with an interpreter anyway. . The Russian hacker said his time in U.S.

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Tesla’s Elon Musk en route to Norway to speak at 2022 Offshore Northern Shore conference

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Incidentally, Musk has been helping Zelenzkyy by providing Ukraine with Starlink satellite internet kits to keep the country connected to the internet despite its ongoing war with Russia. Based on updates posted on Twitter, it appears that Musk left Los Angeles, California, a few hours ago.

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Hyundai Motor Group to invest $87B over next 5 years; 44 electrified vehicles; new EV development system; hydrogen plans

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Hyundai Motor Group will kick-start its car-sharing business in full swing in Los Angeles this year through its mobility service company MoceanLab, which was established in LA last year. The car-sharing service allows people to freely rent and return cars in the city of LA.

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Mitsubishi to debut eight xEVs in next five years: hybrids, plug-in hybrids, EVs

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Concurrently, the company will focus on producing new compact vehicles and SUVs in emerging markets, and will strengthen manufacturing capabilities in China, Russia, and Thailand. The company displayed a plug-in hybrid crossover concept vehicle, called the PX-MiEV, at the Los Angeles Auto Show in 2009.

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Study estimates ~4M children worldwide develop asthma each year because of NO2 air pollution

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The top 10 highest NO 2 contributions were estimated for eight cities in China (37 to 48% of pediatric asthma incidence) and for Moscow, Russia and Seoul, South Korea at 40%.

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Cal State LA hydrogen station becomes first in state certified to sell to the public by the kilogram

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In the last six months, visitors from Korea, Japan, China, Russia, Germany and Scotland have come to Cal State L.A. David Blekhman, CSULA (2012) “ Sustainable Hydrogen Fueling Station, California State University, Los Angeles ” DOE 2012 AMR Project ID TV014. to tour the facility.

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