Truckers have another option under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): Oberon Fuel's biogas-based dimethyl ether (DME). The EPA approved Oberon Fuel's biogas-based DME as meeting its RFS and ...
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MAHLE Behr USA is developing exhaust gas heat exchangers for gasoline engines to help auto makers meet new fuel-economy and emission standards. Martin Bauer, development director for engine-mounted components at MAHLE Behr USA, notes that ...
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The new BFGoodrich DR454 highway drive tire complements the company’s DR444 long-mileage tire. Michelin North America Inc. says the BFGoodrich DR454 SmartWay-verified highway drive tire offers low rolling resistance and meets the ...
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The Eager Beavertons' FuelBand is on life support, but the activity tracker’s proprietary point-based workout metric, NikeFuel, will likely to live on as the E.B.s remain committed to the software. CNET was the first to report the ...
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Automotive fuel systems provider Agility Fuel Systems has formed a joint venture (JV) with the compressed natural gas (CNG) storage cylinders producer Hexagon Lincoln. Announced at the Alternative Clean Transportation Expo, the move will ...
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Toyota Material Handling Australia (TMHA) has launched a comprehensive new range of counter-balance internal-combustion forklifts from 3.5 to 8-tonne payload. The launch of the new 8-Series models means Toyota’s features are ...
ATDynamics says it will be packaging its trailer tails with trailer side skirts, to provide complete packages capable of improving fuel economy by 9.6-11.2%. The move is being made in anticipation that the Obama Administration's new fuel ...
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Allison Transmission says it has developed a new fuel-efficiency package that can improve fuel mileage by 20%. The FuelSense package will initially be offered in the Freightliner M2 106 medium-duty truck. The system automatically adapts ...
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Wells Vehicle Electronics, a brand of UCI-FRAM Group, has added 407 original-equipment quality parts to its emissions, ignition, sensor and switch product lines for domestic and foreign nameplate applications. The new Wells parts include ...
With the extreme winter weather including record snowfall amounts in most of the USA this winter, I thought it would be a good idea to post about snow blower maintenance. Usually maintenance is done at the beginning or at the end of your ...
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For the Conti EcoPlus HT3, Continental engineers developed an all new, fuel efficient tread design, with four longitudinal grooves and a reduced void area. Continental Tire the Americas LLC announced the launch of the Conti EcoPlus HT3, ...
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(Phys.org) —A team made up of researchers from France and China has developed a new model for describing the amount of black carbon soot pollution in the air. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of ...
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American vehicle manufacturer General Motors (GM) has announced plans to invest $1.3bn in five manufacturing sites in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana. The five GM plants include Detroit, Flint and Romulus, Michigan; Toledo, Ohio and Bedford, ...
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Sapphire Energy, Inc., one of the world leaders in algae-based Green Crude oil production, and Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX), an integrated energy manufacturing and logistics company, announced a strategic joint development agreement aimed at ...
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The new MINI has made its worldwide debut today (18 November) at MINI’s UK production plant in Oxford and features all-new vehicle architecture , an evolutionary design and a range of new fuel-efficient engines to give owners even ...