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New PSA 1.2-liter 3-cylinder turbo takes International Engine of Year category award

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liter naturally aspirated versions have been manufactured since 2012 at the French Trémery plant, which has an annual production capacity of 640,000 units. The announcement followed a surge in demand for the Turbo PureTech engine, which equips the car manufacturer’s mid-range models. liter and 1.2-liter

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ALABC lead-acid UltraBattery Civic hybrid surpasses 100,000 miles of fleet duty

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A Honda Civic hybrid retrofitted with lead-carbon UltraBattery modules ( earlier post ) (provided by East Penn Manufacturing) has recorded more than 100,000 miles (161,000 km) of courier duty in the local area of Phoenix, AZ. Japan (Furakawa) and East Penn Manufacturing Co., East Penn). The battery capacity was 7.54

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How E Ink Developed Full-Color e-Paper

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It was the end of 2008, October, right before the holiday shopping season. Today, E Ink’s full-color ePaper is in consumer hands, in products including e-readers and smartphones and note-taking devices, and from roughly a dozen manufacturers. The first official batch of Kaleido displays rolled off the manufacturing line in late 2019.

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