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New York City Transit Authority adding 50 New Flyer buses equipped with Allison H 40 EP systems

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From reduced emissions, quieter operation and fuel economy improvements (as compared to diesel-powered buses), the H 40/50 EP Series provides reduced brake maintenance costs and fast, smooth acceleration. In full production since 2003 and now operating in thousands of buses, it has proven up to 25% fuel saving, depending on the duty cycle.

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Allison Transmission launches eGen Flex, new zero-emission-capable electric hybrid system

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The eGen product family will include Allison’s portfolio of electric hybrid and full electric products, including the company’s portfolio of electric axles. The inverter is now water ethylene glycol (WEG) cooled, which eliminates oil lines, decreasing installation complexity, reducing maintenance expense, and increasing uptime.

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API reports that US gasoline, diesel demand continued to recover in October

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US crude oil production in October rose to 5.5 million barrels per day, marking the highest production level for any October since 2003. Production from the Lower 48, at 4.86 Following the summer maintenance season, Alaskan crude oil production, at 654,000 barrels per day in October, was higher than September, but was 0.6%

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Get to Know the IEEE Board of Directors

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IEEE Life Fellow Sergio Benedetto Vice President, Publication Services and Products Sergio Bregni Benedetto is a professor emeritus at Politecnico di Torino, in Turin, Italy. He has led the development of advanced RF semiconductor products for commercial and defense applications.

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Toyota & Daimler Merging Hino & Mitsubishi Fuso Truck Brands

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will be collaborating on commercial vehicle development, procurement, and production. Hino fell into trouble in March 2022 with the revelation it had been falsifying emissions and fuel economy data dating as far as 2003. According to Automotive News , the newly partnered Hino Motors and Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp.

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Hydrogen Fuel Cell Buses entering service in London; planned fleet of 8

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The buses will run from a specially designed maintenance facility housed in First’s Lea Interchange bus depot at Stratford in east London. This will include the UK’s largest permanent hydrogen refuelling station to be maintained by Air Products.

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Improved Refractory Material for Gasifiers

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The NETL developed refractory was jointly researched with Harbison-Walker Refractories Company of Pittsburgh, PA; patented in 2003; and transferred via license to Harbison-Walker Refractories Co. for production and marketing as a refractory liner material for commercial gasifiers. It is marketed under the product name AUREX 95P.

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