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Study finds clear trend of increasing NOx with higher biodiesel blends with CARB diesel; NOx neutrality achieved by blending in renewable or GTL diesel

Green Car Congress

NO x emissions results of biodiesel, renewable, and GTL diesel fuel blends, and CARB diesel fuel for 2006 Cummins ISM. They also found that increasing renewable diesel (Neste Oil’s NExBTL) and gas-to-liquids (GTL) diesel blends showed NO x reductions with rising blend level. Credit: ACS, Hajbabaei et al.

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Caterpillar is putting MASSIVE 240-ton electric haul truck to work in Vale mine

Baua Electric

Caterpillar and Vale have signed an agreement that will see the Brazilian mining company test severe-duty battery electric mining trucks like the 793 BEV (above), as well as V2G/V2x energy transfer systems and alcohol-powered trucks. There, the 240-ton truck was able to achieve a top speed of over 37 mph (60 km/h) fully loaded.

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Lightning Hybrids releases initial emissions testing results for medium-duty hydraulic hybrids

Green Car Congress

Lightning Hybrids’ system functions like other hybrids that add a secondary power source to an existing engine. mph), low 2.1 mph with 3.8 Lightning also outlined a diesel replacement scenario being considered by the rental car shuttle fleet. With its high average speed(18.9 The Braunschweig cycle.

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Road Test: 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 Duramax 4WD Crew Cab AT4 CarbonPro

Clean Fleet Report

Smooth, Powerful Diesel Performance. Power and Torque and Fuel Sipping. recently drove the 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 4WD Crew Cab AT4, powered by a 3.0-liter There is a low diesel rumble upon start-up that becomes a nice note when accessing the ample torque to get off the line, but then purrs at freeway speeds.

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Update: 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV

Clean Fleet Report

Power and Range. 0 – 60 mph: Up to 4.5 Power, heated and cooled seats. 2kW of external charging capability, with up to 10 outlets, to power a worksite, home or campsite. They understand the challenges of converting current diesel and gasoline-powered truck owners to buying an electric pickup.

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Road Test: 2024 Kia EV6 GT

Clean Fleet Report

And yes, you boot-up, power-on and power-down an EV just like a computer, unless of course your computer is powered by a gasoline engine! seconds, the 1/4 mile at 118 mph and, if daring enough, spin the dual electric motors to their maximum of 161 miles per hour. Wondering how this compares to other ‘fast’ cars?

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How EVs Are Reducing Carbon (CO2) Emissions

Blink Charging

Another study found that if people choose to charge their EVs during times when there’s less demand on the power grid, we could cut emissions by another 18% – and maybe even allow EVs to support the grid. mph” in the United States. Let’s not forget our carbon footprint. Why does this matter?

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