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Can Peanut Oil Power a Vehicle? Explore the Versatility of Diesel Engines!

CATI

Understanding the Versatility of Diesel Engines Diesel engines rely on compression-based ignition rather than spark plugs, allowing them to work with various fuels. While agricultural scientist George Washington Carver explored many uses for peanuts, Diesel demonstrated the potential of vegetable oils as fuel.

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Current Trends in Hiring Demand for Heavy Duty Truck Mechanics

Auto Service World

Development in logistics and transportation is a driver of those changes for the economy, technology and the demography. The rise in the demand for skilled mechanics has occurred due to the development in the logistics and transportation sector. Heavy-duty truck mechanics industry has witnessed many changes in the last few years.

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House Passes Bill to Stop EPA Emissions Mandate

Tomorrow's Technician

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from finalizing the agency’s proposed federal emissions standards for light- and medium-duty motor vehicles model years ’27 to ’32, which intends for electric vehicles (EVs) to make up 67% of all new vehicles sales by 2032.

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Is Hydrogen Key to Restructuring Aging Utility Grids?

Tomorrow's Technician

These upgrades are essential as society shifts from a transportation sector fuelled by petrochemicals transported in tankers to a sector powered by electricity carried by wires. Additionally, charging ‘green’ electric construction vehicles from a carbon-intensive diesel generator does not make environmental sense.

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The Environmental Impact of Auto Auctions

The Mechanic Doctor

The Mechanic Doctor - Resources for Amateur and Pro Auto Mechanics In the United States, approximately 19 million vehicles are sold each year at auto auctions. Auto Auction Operations Vehicle Transportation. Managing the logistics of transporting cars to and from auction sites can result in a significant carbon footprint.

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4 Eco-Friendly Trends Shaping Greener Cars Today

RepairSmith

For a very long time, the car + gasoline was the way to go when it came to transportation. In the quest for more fuel-efficient and eco-friendly vehicles, automakers are getting creative with materials and designs to make cars lighter without compromising safety or performance. Heard of carbon fiber?

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EV World: Navigating the new path forward

Auto Service World

As incentives tail off but growth remains, heres how automakers plan to find success with consumers in the ZEV market and the role of PHEVs in the reconfigured environment The zero emission vehicle market has cooled down but that doesnt mean there wont be growth in the market. per cent of new vehicle registrations. Thats up from 16.5