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CPKC orders 3.6MW of Ballard fuel cells for expansion of hydrogen locomotive program

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Ballard Power Systems received an order for additional fuel cell engines from Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC). These eighteen, 200 kW fuel cell engines (3.6 —Dr Kyle Mulligan, AVP Operations Technology CPKC is the combination of two historic railways: Canadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS).

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IC Bus adds purpose-built propane school bus offering; PSI 8.8-liter propane engine and Allison transmission

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IC Bus, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Navistar, will offer its IC Bus CE Series school bus powered by the Power Solutions International ( PSI ) 8.8-liter liter LP propane engine for the 2015 school year. liter engine. liter engine is engineered to deliver the highest torque at the lowest speed. 8-11 November.

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Ford develops and begins manufacturing new powered respirator; expanding other COVID-19 efforts

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Ford, with design and testing consultation from 3M, has developed a new powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR). The air blower system—similar to the fan found in F-150’s ventilated seats—is powered by a rechargeable, portable battery, helping keep the respirator in constant use by first-line defenders.

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This Stevens Institute of Technology Student Got a Head Start in Engineering

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Many teenagers take a job at a restaurant or retail store, but Megan Dion got a head start on her engineering career. At 16, she landed a part-time position at FXB , a mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering company in Chadds Ford, Pa., where she is studying electrical engineering with a concentration in power engineering.

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Alliance AutoGas launches 5300-mile, 12-city Coast-to-Coast Clean Air Ride with converted F-150

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Supported by partners, Clean City Coalitions and corporate sponsors, Alliance AutoGas is embarking on a 5300+ mile, 12-city, cross-country road trip—the Alliance AutoGas Coast-to-Coast Clean Air Ride —with its record-setting propane autogas F-150. Alliance’s new Engineered Conversion System, installed on a Bi-Fuel 2016 3.5-liter

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2018 Ford F-150 features new engine line-up, with all-new 3L diesel; start-stop standard; more ADAS

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The best-selling pick-up features new front and rear styling, advanced driver assistance technologies—including available Pre-Collision Assist with Pedestrian Detection—and improved engines. The new engines include an all-new 3.0-liter liter Power Stroke V6 turbo diesel and enhanced V6 and V8 gasoline engines.

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SwRI to demonstrate use of electric vehicles as part of emergency power microgrid under US Army SPIDERS program

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Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is a member of a team that was recently awarded a $7-million contract from the US Army Corps of Engineers to demonstrate integration of electric vehicles, generators and solar arrays to supply emergency power for Fort Carson, Colo. Demonstration (JCTD) called the Smart Power Infrastructure.

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