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Toyota Recalling Over 750,000 Highlander SUVs in the United States

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The vast majority of the impacted models are parked inside the United States with additional recalls planned for Canada and Mexico. Assuming nothing appears to be wrong with either, service centers will install new retention hardware the automaker said is of an improved design. On Thursday, Toyota Motor Corp.

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New long-duration, extended capacity Na-Al battery design for grid storage

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The new battery design could help ease integration of renewable energy into the electrical grid at lower cost, using Earth-abundant metals, according to a study just published in Energy Storage Materials. Compared with a seasonal battery, this new design is especially adept at short- to medium-term grid energy storage over 12 to 24 hours.

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Argonne helps optimize piston bowl design for Caterpillar heavy-duty engines using high-performance computing

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Heavy-duty diesel engines still power most large vehicles used in the construction, mining and transportation industries in the United States. Argonne researchers used supercomputers to optimize the design of piston bowls in heavy-duty engines for Caterpillar Inc. Image by Chao Xu/Argonne National Laboratory.).

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United States Caribbean Sea Emission Control Area now effective

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The ECA was designated under MARPOL amendments adopted in July 2011. There are now four three designated ECAs in effect globally: The new United States Caribbean Sea ECA (SO x , NO x and PM); the North American ECA (SO x , NO x and PM); the Baltic Sea ECA (SO x ); and. the North Sea ECA (SO x ).

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In Memoriam: Marcello Gandini, an Automotive Design Master

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The world lost one of its preeminent car designers today, as Marcello Gandini has passed away at the age of 85. Though perhaps best known for the flashy and outrageous Lamborghini Countach, Gandini’s pen was applied to many other Italian, German, French, British, Japanese, and Swedish concepts and production designs.

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Tesla Model Y registrations are surging in the United States: study

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The Model 3’s growth is especially impressive considering the highly-anticipated release of Project Highland, which is expected to offer an updated exterior and interior, as well as a new design that would make the vehicle easier to produce. With Project Highland entering the market, the demand for the Model 3 is likely to see a rise.

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Nissan halts orders of the all-electric 2023 Ariya in the United States

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Orders for the Nissan Ariya have been closed in the United States. The Ariya is designed to augment and perhaps revitalize interest in the Japanese automaker’s electric offerings. The Ariya just went on sale in Japan, but deliveries in the United States are not expected until later this year. . Nissan Motor Co.