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Volvo Trucks and Bucher collaborate to electrify sewer cleaner trucks

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Bucher Municipal is expecting that up to 80 sewer trucks, or 50% of their production of cleaning vehicles, will be zero exhaust emission trucks from Volvo by the end of 2023. Volvo Trucks goal is that electric models will account for half of its truck sales in 2030. —Per Lovring, CEO of Bucher Municipal Denmark.

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ClearFlame Engine Technologies hits multiple manufacturing, customer pilot, and fueling milestones

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Reviva is the largest privately held diesel engine remanufacturer in North America and its engines are available at most aftermarket truck component suppliers and large truck dealers in the USA and Canada. Reviva has been providing quality remanufactured engines and engine components for more than 70 years. Vander Haag’s, Inc.,

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Ford launching major new product push in Europe; fuel economy and 1.0L EcoBoost engine; first Ford full hybrid car for Europe

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The engine features technologies such as twin independent variable camshaft timing (Ti-VCT); a compact, low-inertia turbo that spins at 248,000rpm; direct fuel injection; an aluminium cylinder head with integrated exhaust manifold; low friction piston coatings; low tension piston rings; low friction crank seals; and a cambelt-in-oil design.

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Junkyard Find: 1959 Renault Dauphine

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French cars have been junkyard rarities in North America for decades now, which is an ongoing disappointment for those of us who enjoy poring over machinery that ranges from fascinating to baffling in our local Ewe Pullets. In 1959, a new Renault Dauphine cost $1,645 (about $17,416 in 2023 dollars).

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Audi presents results of diesel assessment to KBA

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—Abraham Schot, interim CEO and Audi AG Board of Management Member for Sales and Marketing. To conduct this exhaustive analysis, our engine development colleagues combed through more than 750,000 pages of documentation. A genuine feat that our developers accomplished on top of their core task of working on new Audi models.

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Audi presents results of diesel assessment to KBA

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—Abraham Schot, interim CEO and Audi AG Board of Management Member for Sales and Marketing. To conduct this exhaustive analysis, our engine development colleagues combed through more than 750,000 pages of documentation. A genuine feat that our developers accomplished on top of their core task of working on new Audi models.

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EPA announces 2011 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards; green chemistry market opportunity projected to be $98.5B by 2020, about 2% of total market

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The outstanding water transport rate of NEXARTM membranes also significantly improves energy recovery ventilation (ERV), by which exhausted indoor air conditions incoming fresh air. Sigma-Aldrich is currently offering TPGS-750-M for sale, making it broadly available to research laboratories. Awards Methodology.

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