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At last, an EV fast charging site with shade, water, a windscreen washer, and even a bin

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Driers filling up their cars with petrol and diesel are used to the little things. Now, even EVs get to enjoy shade, water, windscreen cleaners and even a bin. The post At last, an EV fast charging site with shade, water, a windscreen washer, and even a bin appeared first on The Driven.

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Toyota accused of trying to keep Australia “stuck in petrol powered dark ages”

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Toyota accused - again - of trying to water down Australia's vehicle emission standards in latest attempt to slow down transition to EVs. The post Toyota accused of trying to keep Australia “stuck in petrol powered dark ages” appeared first on The Driven.

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ICL researchers develop new membrane-based system for cheap, efficiently made biofuels

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In contrast to water, the extractant does not form a heterogeneous azeotrope with n-butanol, and the overall energy consumption of for n-butanol production is 3.9 Because they are expensive, biofuels are usually combined with petrol or diesel to make them ‘go further’. MJ kg -1 , substantially less than other recovery processes (17.0–29.4

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Tata Motors launches REVOTRON family of next-generation gasoline engines

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liter Turbocharged Intercooled Multi-point Fuel Injected (MPFi) Petrol Engine, REVOTRON 1.2T. The modern water-cooled turbo-charger, with its low inertia wheel, provides a faster response for a flat, seamless segment-highest torque density, which is kicked in at the lowest RPM and delivered over a wide range of revolutions.

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Looking to get in a hybrid for cheap? Used Toyota Prius 1.5 HSD 2004-2009 Review

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petrol engine is not running. The Atkinson cycle petrol engine was made for regular stop-starts and is very reliable. Sometimes the engine water pump might leak. The first sign of a leaking water pump is the absence of hot air when heating the cabin in cold temperature. If the charge dips below 10.5-11

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British firm pulls petrol from thin air!

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A British company has produced petrol ‘from the air’ by using unique technology to that captures water vapour and carbon dioxide present in air to produce a synthetic version of the fossil fuel.

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Volkswagen Marine Diesel Engines On Display at boot 2010; Greenline 33 Hybrid

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This, in combination with its performance, enables the engine to make previously used large capacity petrol engines redundant and to offer top performance combined with minimized specific fuel consumption, Volkswagen says. All of these yachts are powered by the TDI 140-5 “Blue Water” with integrated 24V power generation.

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