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Tech: What You Need to Know About Your Exhaust System

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If you’re driving down the road and you notice a quiet car in front of you, you should know that the car’s exhaust system is doing its job. A well-maintained exhaust system is essential in making your ride safe and sound. If your exhaust system is working correctly, it benefits your fuel consumption and the environment.

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Is It Economical to Convert ICE Car to Electric Car Using Conversion Kit

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converting existing internal combustion engine (ICE) cars into electric vehicles using conversion kits. Here are a few major reasons Environmental Awareness Since electric vehicles produce no exhaust, they help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. Cost Considerations #1. Challenges and Considerations #1.

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ElectraTherm and Navy to demonstrate shipboard waste heat recovery

Green Car Congress

ElectraTherm, a leader in distributed, waste heat to power generation, is working with the Office of Naval Research (ONR), Creare, and the US Naval Academy (USNA) to demonstrate gas turbine waste heat recovery as part of a Small Business Innovation Research project. —Roger Hill, Lead Project Engineer at Creare.

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5 Ways Owning an EV Can Save You Money

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Over a three-year period, they compared data like purchase price, maintenance costs and fueling/charging costs. Fewer maintenance costs EVs have fewer moving parts than ICE vehicles. Fewer moving parts mean less of a chance that a part will break, as it’s usually the moving parts that break first.

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Petrobras launches new 50 ppm ultra-low-sulfur gasoline throughout Brazil

Green Car Congress

The new gasoline is called S-50 because it has a maximum sulfur content of 50 mg/kg or parts per million (ppm)—representing a 94% decrease in sulfur content compared to gasoline previously sold in Brazil, allowing vehicles to be introduced with modern technology to treat and reduce of sulfur oxide (SO x ) emissions by 35,000 tons/year.

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Mitsubishi Fuso Introduces Double-Clutch Transmission for Truck

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The new double-clutch transmission for commercial vehicles drives like an automatic transmission, but unlike a fully automatic torque converter transmission, it makes for lower consumption figures and therefore lower exhaust emissions. Click to enlarge. The P-function ensures safe parking by preventing the vehicle from rolling away.

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Gillig offering Vanner Hybrid Beltless Alternator as standard equipment on hybrid buses

Green Car Congress

The Vanner HBA uses DC Converter technology to replace the traditional. reduced exhaust emissions; stable DC power at all temperatures and speeds; and precise and maintenance-free. We anticipate that transit fleets will only need one HBA for every five alternators and associated parts. integrated voltage regulation.

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