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Winterthur dual-fuel X-DF engines to power CMA CGM’s giant container ships

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In addition, WinGD’s Generation X engines feature a series of designed-in measures which target increased ease-of-maintenance. The regulations already met by the WinGD X-DF dual-fuel engines include the limits on NO x in Emission Control Areas (ECAs) imposed by IMO Tier III and the 0.5%

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Daimler partnering to transfer its latest generation of automotive fuel cell technology to stationary applications

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Those technical benefits combined with the unlimited scalability, lowered maintenance, and cost efficiency can solve the massive energy storage requirements for today’s data centers, Daimler argues. Traditional power distribution can constitute 30-40% of total construction costs for a new data center.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Crown Hybrid

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Their similarities are that each have regenerative braking, which converts kinetic energy into electric energy and stores it in the nickel-metal-hydride battery. More on the Toyota crossover line-up: Road Test: 2017 Toyota 4Runner. Because of this we don’t address issues such as long-term reliability or total cost of ownership.

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Road Test: 2021 Toyota Camry Hybrid XSE

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The lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery is charged when applying the brakes or coasting through the regenerative charging system, which converts kinetic energy into electric energy and stores it in the battery. Maintenance Plan – Two years/25,000 miles. Road Test: 2017 Honda Accord Hybrid. Story by John Faulkner.

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Road Test: 2021 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon 4xe

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Brake regeneration is where kinetic braking energy is converted into electricity when slowing or coasting, and that electricity then stored in the battery. Maintenance – Three years for three, no-cost oil changes and tire rotations. Road Test: 2017 Jeep Cherokee. Road Test: 2017 Jeep Renegade.

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Road Test: 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz Limited AWD

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Maintenance Three years/36,000 miles. Being able to fit four full-size adults in the cabin makes it ideal for making it your camping or other outdoor adventure vehicle, or those quick runs to the DIY store. Road Test: 2017 Honda Ridgeline. All prices include the mandatory $1,245 freight and handling fee.

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Naysayer Alert – the hydrogen red herring

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More significantly it must be realized that hydrogen, just like a battery, is not an energy source in itself, but simply a means of storing energy. The cost of platinum makes hydrogen fuel cells an expensive proposition even in comparison to lithium-ion batteries. Hydrogen ions are highly acidic and thus highly corrosive. Fletcher, S.,