The Environmental Protection Agency has approved gasoline with 15 percent ethanol for use in cars year 2001 or newer, yet it prohibits its use in mowers and other power equipment, stating it may cause damage. A Department of Energy study ...
The past few years have shown dramatic fuel economy improvements in all types of cars in our testing. Rather than exotic technology, such as hybrids and vehicle electrification, most of the improvements have come the old-fashioned way: ...
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Every year $80 million in property damage is caused by clothes dryer fires, many of which are ignited by lint build-up in or around the machine. It's a problem that manufacturers have been trying to solve for decades. One of the most recent ...
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Lighting towers are useful in the need of the hour. The need and use of these towers emerges in a number of places where work and operations carry on throughout the night. Hence, it is vital for the towers to perform in the most adverse and ...
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US crude oil imports in February fell 770,000 b/d year on year, or 9%, to average 7.8 million b/d -- their lowest level in 16 years, the American Petroleum Institute said Thursday. Total crude and refined product imports fell in February ...
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A third key congressional committee has entered the debate over the Renewable Fuel Standard, calling for comment on a series of questions and issuing a "white paper" detailing concerns about the biofuels mandate and some of the proposed ...
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US based automobile manufacturer General Motors has launched the Chevrolet Spin multi purpose vehicle (MPV) in Thailand. The vehicle is powered by a 1.5L four-cylinder engine with dual-variable valve timing (VVT) technology paired with a ...
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Oil futures settled higher Wednesday, partially rebounding from Tuesday's sharp selloff on uncertainty in Cyprus, after weekly inventory data from the US Energy Information Administration proved to be unexpectedly bullish. NYMEX April ...
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A genset is the most reliable source of back-up or prime power at an affordable rate. Most industrial, commercial, and residential facilities make use of a fuel-powered generator set that can usually runs on diesel or gasoline. Gensets are ...
February retail sales exceeded expectations, according to data released today by the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF). Commerce reported that February retail sales at $421.4 billion were up 1.1 ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,9 commodities increased in prices, 31 fell and 60 remained unchanged on 15/03/2013.The largest rises were Nickel (1.05%),Chloroform (0.74%),Toluene (0.62%),while the ...
Japan's export of oil products slid 3.7% to 2.95 million barrels over March 3-9, from 3.06 million barrels in the previous week, data released Wednesday by the Petroleum Association of Japan showed. Middle distillates at 1.88 million ...
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AMP Holding's subsidiary Amp Trucks has acquired Workhorse Custom Chassis, a wholly owned member of Navistar International in the US. The acquisition includes Workhorse's brand, logo, IP, patents, and the assembly plant, which has annual ...
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German carmaker Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the new M-Class Guard special-protection sport utility vehicle (SUV), which is claimed to be complaint with the Vehicle Resistance 4 (VR 4) protection class. The new SUV is offered in two ...
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Reignited concerns over the domestic benzene demand as well as a stubbornly closed arbitrage to the US saw European benzene prices plunge below $1,300/mt for the first time since mid-October, Platts data show. Benzene barges were assessed ...
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