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Aura received approximately $420,000 order for all-electric transport refrigeration

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Aura Systems, Inc. The customer selected Aura’s all-electric transport refrigeration after numerous tests and evaluation including comparison on actual routes with traditional diesel based solutions. Earlier post.) The systems are scheduled to be delivered and installed for the customer over the next two months.

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Wärtsilä supplying liquid bio-fuel powered main engines for new Finnish cargo vessel

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Refined biofuel qualities such as transesterified biodiesel or hydrogenated renewable diesel can also be used, but Wärtsilä notes that crude LBF can be used instead of transesterified biodiesel or hydrogenated renewable diesel, giving a much better energy balance. Comparison of different fuels. Click to enlarge.

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India’s electric four-wheeler ride-hailing fleet incentives

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Earlier in 2019, the study showed that in 2019, electric vehicles powered by batteries were not yet cost competitive when compared to gasoline, diesel, or compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles. Step two-Comparison of costs per km 2020 versus 2019. India’s electric four-wheeler. Based on policies in place in 2020.

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Volvo Car outlines technological future: new Scalable Platform Architecture and focus on four-cylinder engines; Concept You

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The comparison between a donkey and a thoroughbred racehorse is an excellent example: each has a head, a body and four legs. For us the new architecture means we can sharpen our design language still further, carving out just the right athletic and dynamic aura that is so important to the most demanding prestige car buyers.

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GM Previews First Two-Mode, Front-Wheel-Drive Hybrid Transaxle

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four-cylinder turbo-diesel to a 3.6L Nitz also noted that the coming next-generation of the mild GM Hybrid System ( earlier post ), which in its current form is applied in the Malibu, VUE and Aura, will offer equivalent power to Honda’s IMA system in the new Insight. GM Developing Additional Full Hybrid System for Smaller Vehicles.

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