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BMW Group extends joint venture contract in China until 2040

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The agreement on the contract extension was signed by the two joint venture partners back in October 2018, on BBA’s 15 th anniversary. With the issuance of the new business licence, the increase of BMW Group’s stake in BBA also is effective, as agreed upon by both joint venture partners in 2018. BBA) joint venture until 2040.

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IHS Markit: global oil demand still growing in the short term despite increasing focus on EVs

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Source: IHS Markit 2018. Current global total liquids oil demand growth is at similar levels to what was recorded during the 2003 to 2007 commodity super-cycle, referred to as the “golden age” of refining. in both 2018 and 2019, respectively, due to convergence of robust economic activity in many markets around the world.

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Former Berkeley Dean of Engineering David A. Hodges Dies at 85

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Hodges Former dean of engineering Life Fellow, 85; died 13 November Hodges, who was dean of engineering at the University of California, Berkeley , conducted pioneering research in IC design and semiconductor manufacturing. Hodges continued that line of research at UC Berkeley, which he joined in 1970 as a professor of engineering.

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Chrysler to introduce PHEV models in 2016 and 2017 to meet ZEV requirements; new FCA gasoline engine family coming in 2015

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Neither is the result of immediate wide-spread customer demand, noted Bob Lee, VP and Head of Engine, Powertrain and Electrified Propulsion Systems Engineering for Chrysler Group LLC, later in the day: Electrification has been over-blown by the media. FCA is working on consolidating and improving its large and specialty engines lineup.

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ICCT paper suggests new supersonic aircraft unlikely to comply with existing environmental standards for subsonic aircraft

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Findings presented in a new working paper by a team at the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) suggest that the new generation of supersonic aircraft currently in development by three US-based companies (e.g, earlier post ) are unlikely to comply with existing international environmental standards for subsonic aircraft.

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Get to Know the IEEE Board of Directors

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The IEEE Board of Directors shapes the future direction of IEEE and is committed to ensuring IEEE remains a strong and vibrant organization—serving the needs of its members and the engineering and technology community worldwide—while fulfilling the IEEE mission of advancing technology for the benefit of humanity.

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SpaceX’s first NASA astronauts to receive Space Medal of Honor for Dragon test flight

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Just 11 went to living astronauts, while the other 17 were awarded posthumously: to the three NASA astronauts killed in the 1967 Apollo 1 accident and the 14 astronauts killed in the Space Shuttle’s 1986 Challenger disaster and 2003 Columbia disaster. SpaceX) Behnken and Hurley were assigned to Dragon Demo-2 in 2018.

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