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Porsche Patents A Two Times Three Stroke Engine

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18/585,308) with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), developed in collaboration with the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca in Romania. The engine's six phases are: 1) Intake 2) Compression 3) Power 4) Compression 5) Power 6) Exhaust Image: USPTO Appl. Image: USPTO Appl.

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UK government launches new clean air strategy; ending sales of conventional diesel and gasoline LDVs by 2040

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The European Commission is taking the UK to court—along with Germany, France, Italy, Romania, and Hungary—over its long-standing failure to meet EU limits for nitrogen dioxide (NO?). Cleaner fuels and stoves produce less smoke, less soot and more heat. These proposals are in addition to the government’s £3.5-billion

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EEA report suggests road charges for heavy-duty goods vehicles should reflect varied health effects of pollution in different countries

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By incorporating these costs into the price of goods, we can encourage healthier transport methods and cleaner technologies. Exhaust emissions from diesel engines were recently labelled as carcinogenic by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. —Jacqueline McGlade, EEA Executive Director. km (US$0.10).

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