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Building materials recycler switches fleet to Neste renewable diesel

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Since forming in 2013, Argent Materials, a San Francisco Bay Area recycler of concrete and asphalt, and supplier of aggregate such as crushed rock, entry, cutback, sand, backfill and base rock for construction projects, has diverted more than a billion pounds of waste from local landfills. —Bill Crotinger.

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Toyota Land Cruiser in Europe offers new 2.8L diesel; first Toyota SCR NOx aftertreatment system

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The efficiency of the intake and exhaust ports, and the fuel injection system, has been optimized to maximise torque. The unit is equipped with a water-cooled Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) system with an EGR cooler bypass function, and also benefits from a swirl control valve in the intake manifold. Suspension.

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The AI Boom Rests on Billions of Tonnes of Concrete

Cars That Think

Here’s the basic recipe: Blend cement with larger amounts of sand and other aggregates. A bit more processing, grinding, and mixing turns those pellets into powdered Portland cement, which accounts for about 90 percent of the CO 2 emitted by the production of conventional concrete [see infographic, “Roads to Cleaner Concrete”].

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Road Test: 2022 Ford Escape PHEV Titanium FWD

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Running on 87 octane, the front wheels (all-wheel drive is not available) are driven through a Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) that has five driver selectable drive modes of Eco, Normal, Sport, Slippery and Snow/Sand. The bumper, with a flat top and a skid-resistance surface, incorporates dual exhaust tips.

Escape 105
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Road Test: 2024 Lincoln Corsair PHEV Grand Touring III

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To maximize performance and efficiency there are five driver selectable drive modesConserve, Normal, Excite, Slippery and Snow/Sand. Normal mode is for around town, Conserve when on long stretches of open highway for maximum efficiency, and Slippery and Snow/Sand are self-explanatory. That would increase rearward vision for the driver.

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Road Test: 2022 Lincoln Corsair PHEV Grand Touring AWD

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To maximize performance and efficiency there are five driver selectable drive modes of Conserve, Normal, Excite, Slippery and Snow/Sand. Normal mode is for around town, Conserve is for long stretches of open highway for maximum efficiency, and Slippery and Snow/Sand are self-explanatory. A family resemblance.

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