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When They Electrified Christmas

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In much of the world, December is a month of twinkling lights. Whether for religious or secular celebrations, the variety and functionality of lights have exploded in recent years, abetted by cheap and colorful LEDs and compact electronics. But decorative lights aren't new. His tree now boasted 120 lights and more colors.

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Study shows two-stroke scooters dominant source of air pollution in many cities; asymmetric polluters

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. … Chemical analysis of the emissions shows that SOA is mainly produced via photo-oxidation of aromatic VOCs, present in gasoline, from the exhaust. Finally, we present the first online measurements of aged exhaust showing that SOA formation also produces reactive oxygen species (ROS) with potentially detrimental effects on our lungs.

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14 Things to Include in Your Truck Maintenance Schedule

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This Will Help Keep Your Truck on the Road This article may contain affiliate links. Exterior and Interior Light Checks Checking your truck’s interior and exterior lights is an excellent way to make sure you can see both inside the vehicle and the road ahead. Truck ownership can be a lot of fun. Some people love these vehicles.

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Disneyland announces Autopia will be all-electric within the next 30 months (Updated)

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However, the cars still create plenty of exhaust noise and smell, which is still poisonous to the children riding behind these polluting engines. The rally was originally planned to put pressure on Disney to go all-EV, but in light of yesterday’s announcement, it has now turned into a celebration.

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5 Common Diesel Truck Problems

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5 Common Diesel Truck Problems What You Can Do To Keep Your Rig on the Road This article may contain affiliate links. If the loudest thing on the road is your idling truck at a stop light, then some investigation may be required. Black Exhaust The black cloud of death with a diesel points to an imbalance in the air and fuel ratio.

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Ricardo’s “deep” Miller cycle concept: Magma

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A long exhaust stroke then extracts maximum efficiency. The expansion ratio on the exhaust stroke is much higher than the effective compression ratio; the longer expansion provides extra power to the crankshaft and extracts more energy from the combusted fuel. Magma boost system layout. Source: ICCT, Pendlebury et al. Resources.

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Westport partners with GAZ Group on new CNG medium-duty vehicle range

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Euro-4 is achieved through use of an EGR (exhaust gas recirculation) system and catalytic converter with replaceable filter. According to various media articles, the Russian government is proposing incentives for up to 50% of road transport, public transport and road utility fleets to switch to natural gas.

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