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Fontaine Modification offers refrigerated trailer electrification through new strategic alliance with eNow

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In addition to environmental benefits, using eTRU technology reduces fuel and maintenance costs. The company’s expert technicians will install the systems at its facilities in Charlotte and Statesville, North Carolina; Springfield, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Dublin, Virginia; and Mineral Wells, West Virginia.

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Cummins Westport begins production of ISL G Near Zero NOx natural gas engine; first commercially available near zero NOx MidRange engine

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g/bhp-hr and also meet the 2017 EPA greenhouse gas (GHG) emission requirements. Leveraging the technology improvements of the ISL G, the ISL G NZ offers customers the benefit of improved reliability and durability as well as range and performance with the lowest emissions, utilizing maintenance-free Three-Way Catalyst (TWC) aftertreatment.

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GE Aviation hits Farnborough at full throttle; $7.5B in R&D investments since 2010; ceramic matrix composites and 3D printing

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The recently certified CFM LEAP-1B engines are being flight tested on the new Boeing 737 MAX for entry into service in 2017 ( earlier post ). They join GE Aviation’s CMC network of production and research facilities in Asheville, North Carolina; Evendale, Ohio; and Newark, Delaware.

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Cummins Westport announces MY 2018 natural gas engine line-up; near zero NOx

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The new ISX12N and L9N will be the lowest certified NO x emission engines available in North America. g/bhp-hr, and the engines also meet or exceed the 2017 EPA greenhouse gas (GHG) emission requirements. The TWC is packaged as a muffler and is maintenance-free. g/bhp-hr) since 2001. The L9N and the B6.7N

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Why the Next Microgrids Will Be Well Connected

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In September 2017 , Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico. During and after Maria, Casa Pueblo continued to operate a solar-based microgrid it had installed in 2017. Casa Pueblo’s solar-powered radio transmitter was the main means of disseminating news across central Puerto Rico after the 2017 storm.

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Blazer EV pause, Mercedes EV updates, affordable EVs, clean hydrogen rules: The Week in Reverse

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Nio CEO William Li introduces the Nio ET9 According to the EPA, higher hybrid and EV sales helped offset the ongoing shift toward less-fuel-efficient trucks and SUVs, with a fleetwide improvement from 2017 to 2022 despite that trend. China is expected to have nearly four times as many batteries to recycle in 2030 than in 2021.