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MAHLE developing portfolio of solutions for fuel cell drives in commercial vehicles

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Promising avenues include weight savings and extension of the cruising range in comparison with battery-powered solutions; fuel cell concepts may represent an attractive option for long-distance hauling, which requires heavy loads and large cruising ranges. As a result, the charge air coolers used must be resistant to ionized water.

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QOTD: Is 2024 the Year All-Weather Tires Hit the Mainstream?

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As gearheads, we know the difference of course, and often dive into the purchase with zealous amounts of comparison and opinion. With the three-peak symbol appearing types of tires beyond traditional winters, some try to make the case clearing that bar is too easy and the industry is giving out the designation like water.

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New study suggests reported PAH emissions in oil sands region greatly underestimated

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Data describing emissions to air compiled from two official sources result in simulated concentrations in air, soil, water, and foliage that tend to fall close to or below the minimum measured concentrations of phenanthrene [PHE], pyrene [PYR], and benzo(a)pyrene [BaP] in the environment. Accounting for evaporative emissions (e.g.,

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Ford’s Key Life Battery test for Li-ion batteries simulates 10 years, 150K miles in 10 months, under different conditions

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Other battery tests include simulating hot and sunny Phoenix weather by subjecting batteries to greater than 140 °F (60 °C) temperatures, extreme cold conditions in Manitoba, Canada with -40 °F (-40 °C) tests, and by driving vehicles equipped with the batteries through ditches filled with water to ensure there are no issues.

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2018 VW Tiguan and new 2.0 TSI B-cycle engine gives VW a strong offering in compact SUV segment

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That strategy will leave the 2018 Tiguan with a Monroney sticker (the window sticker) gap with segment competitors such as the 2018 Chevrolet Equinox with a diesel (40 mpg highway), the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, or the rumored Ford Escape plug-in hybrid model. 2017 Ford Escape. By comparison, the 2017 Tiguan with 2.0L 2018 VW Tiguan.

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4,000 Robots Roam the Oceans, Climate in Their Crosshairs

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heat is generally driven westward and towards the poles , being lost as it escapes to the atmosphere and space. As the then lighter-than-water automaton floats back up toward the surface, it takes a series of measurements in a single column. And for that new design, we need to get about 4,700 operating floats into the water.

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Increase in US rig count will not cap oil prices

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So this avenue to escape the war didn’t work for the book’s main character John Yossarian. Nevertheless, the comparison got legs and away it went. The impact of rising oil prices on North American light tight oil (LTO) production is said to be a “Catch 22”, the title of Joseph Heller’s popular 1961 novel set in WWII.