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Aura Systems and Cyclone Power Technologies partner for renewable power generation

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Aura Systems, Inc. Cyclone’s advanced external combustion engines are capable of converting recovered exhaust heat from industrial furnaces, biomass gasifiers and other waste sources into mechanical power. and Cyclone Power Technologies, Inc.

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New 2019 Toyota Avalon hybrid boosts fuel economy 10% to 44 mpg combined

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inches) and high compression ratio (14:1); multi-hole direct fuel injectors; a variable cooling system; cooled Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) system; and a full variable oil pump. The PCU’s DC-DC converter—which converts a direct current from one voltage level to another—is optimized to reduce overall power consumption.