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Nissan Bringing One-Off Vehicles to SEMA

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This year’s SEMA Show in Las Vegas is coming up fast, so you know there will be a rush of breathless PR about the rigs being hauled to the desert by manufacturers for this soirée. liter engine is under the hood, mated to a six-speed manual and breathing through a prototype stainless-steel Nismo exhaust. A turbocharged 2.0-liter

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DTNA unveils Freightliner SuperTruck II

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Daimler Truck North America (DTNA), a subsidiary of Daimler Truck, revealed the Freightliner SuperTruck II in Las Vegas this week. fuel consumption reduction over SuperTruck I. By lowering the friction on the road, less fuel is needed to maintain the truck speed. The highly efficient powertrain enables a 5.7%

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UPS adds 48 more heavy-duty LNG tractor trucks to fleet; Westport HD System

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and Las Vegas, Nev., These LNGs are expected to produce 25% fewer greenhouse gas emissions compared to the older trucks and use 95% less diesel fuel than the vehicles they replace. The Westport technology uses natural gas as the main fuel with a small amount of diesel delivered at high pressure to the combustion chamber.

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CNG Hot Rod Debuts at AFV 2010

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The WJ Daytech/AFVTech CNG Hot Rod made its debut at the recent Alternative Fuels and Vehicles ( AF&V 2010 ) show in Las Vegas. Electronic cylinder valves by OMB, powered by the E-38 fuel pump circuit. Shot of the CNG-fueled LS-7. Fuel tanks. Earlier post.) Carbon Fiber HRE racing wheels.

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Study estimates ~4M children worldwide develop asthma each year because of NO2 air pollution

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NO 2 is a pollutant formed mainly from fossil fuel combustion, and traffic emissions can contribute up to 80% of ambient NO 2 in cities. Findings from the study: An estimated 4 million children developed asthma each year from 2010 to 2015 due to exposure to NO 2 pollution, which primarily comes motor vehicle exhaust.

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Toyota details powertrain advances in Gen4 Prius; available E-Four system for all-wheel drive

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liter VVT-i Atkinson cycle gasoline engine (2ZR-FXE), Toyota completely re-engineered the engine, delivering results in terms of performance, fuel economy, and reductions to size and weight. Fuel efficiency is also boosted by improvements to heating performance. Although the new 2016 Prius retains the established 1.8-liter

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Mercedes eSprinter first drive: here’s the deal – it’s a van, but it’s electric

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Mercedes also said that it managed to drive from Las Vegas to Long Beach, a 275-mile trip (albeit mildly downhill), on a single charge. In terms of value, the base price of the eSprinter is significantly higher than the diesel version (about $15k), which is offset by much lower fuel costs and presumably less maintenance cost.