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JANUARY 19, 2024

& That slight stretch was accompanied by a new chassis design, as the C-body (and all Cadillacs in 1957) adopted a tubular X-frame setup. Notably, the new design lacked side rails. But the frame design wasn’t the only update for the brand, as there was quite a list. The track front and rear was newly uniform, at 61 inches.&

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DECEMBER 6, 2021

The next set of requirements, known as Euro VII for heavy-duty trucks, is targeted for the second part of the decade. In the US, CARB is introducing more stringent regulations as soon as 2024, while the EPA has circled 2027 to begin applying stricter emissions limits on new-model heavy-duty vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2012

After a week-long meeting of an expert working group, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which is part of the World Health Organization (WHO), classified diesel engine exhaust (DEE) as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1), based on sufficient evidence that exposure is associated with an increased risk for lung cancer.

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JANUARY 19, 2021

Designed by LMG Marin (Norway), part of the Sembcorp Marine group, to deliver 65T Bollard Pull (BP) with ABS Class, the LNG-hybrid tug is estimated to be completed in the later part of 2021. The new engines are part of Rolls-Royce’s Green and High-Tech program.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 29, 2024

That grille was a ‘58-only design, as Buick introduced the disastrous Limited lineup. The wrap-around chrome vent detail of 1957 was replaced by a U-shaped design instead, which no longer wrapped around the front corner.& But designers weren’t nearly finished adding trim in 1958!

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2012

In a study of non-metal miners in the US, federal government scientists report that heavy exposure to diesel exhaust increased risk of death from lung cancer. For never-smokers, risk of lung cancer death increased with increasing diesel exhaust exposure. effect of diesel exhaust exposure on lung cancer mortality in.

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

With SCR twin dosing technology in the exhaust gas system, the diesel unit now undercuts the Euro 6d emission standard limits while also running quietly and smoothly, according to the company. The four-cylinder TDI engine with the internal designation EA 288 made its debut in 2012. As previously, the 2.0

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JANUARY 28, 2021

Achates Power will begin the study and design of the initial tactical vehicle concept engine and has selected Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to contribute its expertise in advanced materials to reduce heat rejection and improve power density and efficiency. The variable flow lube pump helps maintain engine efficiency.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Part of a styling revision across the line at Cadillac that year, the Eldorado in particular drifted away from the bulbous fenders and tall hood shapes that were a hallmark of post-WWII American car design. It also shared the same rear fenders, fender trim, fins, and rear end design as the convertible.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 27, 2023

At the front end, the ‘54 adopted the new corporate look with a revised, tiered hood design.& A more slabby-looking design, there was additional definition between the central power bulge and the remainder of the hood on either side. Additionally, the grille used a much tighter egg crate design than in 1953.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

At the IAA in Hanover (Germany), Continental is presenting new solutions for exhaust gas aftertreatment in commercial vehicles. The technologies being shown are designed to help system suppliers and OEMs meet new exhaust emissions standards such as Euro VI (2013) and US10 /Tier4f. Detlev Schöppe.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 19, 2024

The awards ranged in scope from best engineering, top 10 of the American luxury segment, design awards, and comparison test wins. Without cylinder pressure, coolant entered the cylinders, exhaust, and eventually the engine oil. Rolling Stone gifted the STS its “Hot Car Award.” They don’t seem to rate cars anymore, though.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2021

Kongsberg has tested and verified a full-scale, full-size, zero-emissions drivetrain powered by hydrogen fuel cells designed for ships and ferries. The program is the third and final part of the EU-funded project HySeas (HySeas III) which has been running since 2013 to prepare and demonstrate a scalable hydrogen system for ships and ferries.

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MAY 24, 2023

Astroinno battery pack The Astroinno battery pack adopts sandwich-structure double-sided liquid cooling technology and a minimalist design approach, which reduces the number of structural parts of the battery pack by 45% and lowers the weight of structural parts by 32%. Earlier post.)

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Cadillac designers applied the Eldorado trim and interior to a Series 62 hardtop and voila , a one-off was born.& The 1954 Eldorado coupe’s photograph was part of a Cadillac photo album from the 1950s. Front and rear designs were updated as the Eldorado leaned into love it or hate it looks. More on that soon.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2012

Borla Performance Industries , a leader in the design and manufacture of stainless steel performance exhaust, has an option to license a novel nanopore membrane technology developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). This water reclamation system is energy neutral and designed to simplify water management operations.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

These are series production parts; spare parts will be supplied later as needed. The shut-off valves deliver maximum sealing performance, achieved through a special double-eccentric flap design. The cathode flaps can be utilized universally.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

Making its Volvo Days debut, the CX01 has shed the original single drum design for a “split drum,” with each half being controlled by an internalized, independent electric motor. Big robot dumper The Volvo TA15 is a fully automated electric dumper designed to operate on busy job sites with tight tolerances.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The decision comes as part of Bentley’s acceleration towards a sustainable future through its Beyond100 strategy which will see the company’s entire model line fully electrified by the start of the next decade, reducing fleet average emissions to 0 g/km CO 2.

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 7, 2023

At either side there were even larger exhaust outlets in the bumper. Eldorado made the move away from wire wheels in 1956: A multi-spoke chrome design took the place of the wires used in 1954 and 1955.The & In an interesting design choice, the dash plaque displayed the model year in script, Nineteen Fifty-Six.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 25, 2023

The ‘53 Eldorado had a wheelbase and overall length identical to the Series 62 upon which it was based, so its designers didn’t simply add some inches and call it a new design. Set within the grille were two pointy examples of a very American design theme of the Fifties, Dagmars. GM called it a “dropped-door design.”

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OCTOBER 15, 2010

Professor Stan Golunski, Deputy Director of the newly established Cardiff Catalysis Institute , in collaboration with engineers at Brunel and Birmingham Universities, is investigating the feasibility of an on-board exhaust gas reforming system to improve combustion and recover waste heat. —Tsolakis and Golunski.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2023

The first installation of mtu engines running on 100% hydrogen is already planned for the enerPort II lighthouse project in the German inland port of Duisburg, as part of the development of a climate-neutral energy supply for a new container terminal.

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MARCH 13, 2022

In a typical ORC design, a thermal energy source feeds an evaporator to drive an expander or “reverse compressor”, which in turn generates the electricity. These include exhaust gas waste heat, which accounts for 50% of the energy from combusted fuel, but also liquid sources at lower temperatures, such as engine jacket water.

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AUGUST 22, 2023

Once funding has been exhausted, the program will close to new applications, and updated information will be available on the CVRP website. The program was originally designed to encourage the early adoption of emerging technology, and its goal was to accomplish a 16% market share for clean vehicles. Now, California has 1.5

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2017

Rheinmetall Automotive is more known as a supplier of hard parts (e.g., Added to these are the electrically powered auxiliary units, extremely lightweight structural parts, heat-pump components and range extenders. Another part of this year’s show presentation was devoted to exhaust-gas recirculation on gasoline engines.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2018

Chemical engineers at Rice University and Pennsylvania State University have shown that combining machine learning and quantum chemistry can save time and expense in designing new catalysts. The metals used in catalytic converters are typically part of a wire mesh. Their study is published in the journal Nature Catalysis. —A.S.M.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 28, 2024

.& After the magical list of requirements and displacement was passed to engineers, design of the engine began in earnest. & The Northstar had a couple of unique features in its design, one of which was an oil distribution plate attached to the lower crankcase. & Northstar used an open deck design (unlike cast iron V8s).

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JANUARY 27, 2015

The first study to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of lifetime exposure to new technology diesel exhaust (NTDE)—i.e., exhaust from heavy-duty diesel engines meeting EPA 2007 and later emissions requirements—has found no evidence of carcinogenic lung tumors. Earlier post.)

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 13, 2023

This new school of design was evident inside and out: No longer were there acres of velour, tall hood ornaments, and goofy color schemes created “by designers.” Most notably there was a new and more ergonomic looking design for the stereo faceplate. Along with those changes arrived a lightly reworked center stack.

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OCTOBER 9, 2015

The testing is part of DLR’s Emission and Climate Impact of Alternative Fuels (ECLIF) project. It takes off from the DLR facility in Oberpfaffenhofen and measures the exhaust gas composition and condensation trail properties at distances ranging from 100 meters to 20 kilometers behind the ATRA.

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JULY 2, 2022

The top part of the graphic shows onshore methanol production. The bottom part shows how hydrogen for the engine is obtained from methanol in the reactor (blue arrow). It is then fed into the engine, which it drives by burning in a conventional combustion engine and generates absolutely no exhaust gases that are harmful to the climate.

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DECEMBER 9, 2009

KG have signed an agreement to set up a joint venture in the area of diesel exhaust aftertreatment. We want to establish Bosch Emission Systems in the global market as a technologically leading supplier of complete diesel exhaust aftertreatment systems. Thomas Wünsche, CEO of Eberspächer Exhaust Technology.

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JUNE 6, 2012

Design of opposed-cylinder free-piston linear generator from earlier works with single, centered linear generator. Most of this work focused on a similar design: a single linear generator placed between two opposed cylinders, as in the diagram at right from Shanghai Jiaotong. Click to enlarge. —Ling Huang 2012.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2012

Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has presented an Approval in Principle (AiP) certificate to TECHNOLOG for the LNG-fueled IPP-designed STREAM range of 3,000 TEU to 5000 TEU liner or feeder vessels designed for worldwide service. The entire vessel design concept is focused around saving energy.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Using this methodology, we rapidly identify high-cycle-life charging protocols among 224 candidates in 16 days (compared with over 500 days using exhaustive search without early prediction), and subsequently validate the accuracy and efficiency of our optimization approach. This process iterates until the testing budget is exhausted.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

To reduce emissions, diesel vehicles use filters that catch exhaust particles and other contaminants. Looking to make replacement filters more environmentally friendly and affordable, a team of engineering students from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology , in Dhaka, designed a carbon-based version with bamboo.

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