With three exceptions (Jeep Wrangler, Dodge Ram 2500/3500, and Ford Super Duty), every vehicle you can buy new today has independent front suspension. It can respond to the terrain much quicker than a solid axle and provides much better ride and handling. It really is much better for everything that 99% of vehicles are actually used for, including full-size “professional-grade” pickups or dedicated off-roaders like the Toyota 4Runner.The only people who might disagree with you are serious off-roaders, which is why the Wrangler still uses a solid front axle to provide better articulation in extreme rock crawling scenarios. It can…
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Chemicals and energy group Sasol’s share price on the JSE fell almost 9% on February 7 after it said it was likely to report a mixed set of results for the six months to December 31. 2022. Over the interim period, Sasol benefited from a stronger oil price, better refining margins and a weaker rand:dollar exchange rate, but this was offset by the impacts of weaker global economic growth, depressed prices of chemicals and the higher costs of raw materials and energy. Sasol noted that its South African operations also experienced several operational challenges, particularly in the mining sector, where…
The world wants and needs energy that is safe and affordable, as well as low carbon. That’s what BP CEO Bernard Looney said in a strategy update posted on the company’s website on Tuesday, adding that all three together are what’s known as “the energy trilemma.” “To deal with that, we need to act to accelerate the transition. And at the same time, we need to act to make sure the transition is orderly, so that affordable energy continues to flow where it’s needed today,” Looney said in a company statement. “As an integrated energy company, BP is very deliberately…
It seems counter-intuitive, but modern car engines are getting smaller and smaller, while making more and more power, and the “secret” is turbochargers. European sports cars like the Audi S4 and S5, BMW M3, Maserati Quattroporte and many others have replaced their loud naturally aspirated V8s with smaller turbocharged V6s, but you might be surprised that the humble Ford F-150 have done it firstThe first factory turbocharged cars were 1960s rarities like the Chevy Corvair and Oldsmobile Jetfire, but the technology became more common in sports cars from the 1980s, usually accompanied by exciting TURBO graphics and a healthy dose…
ReNew Energy Global and Engineers India are among the Indian companies moving ahead with energy projects in Africa and the Middle East amid rising demand in those regions. State energy consultant Engineers India expects to finalize a nearly $25 million order for a chemical and fertilizer plant in Nigeria, and is actively reviewing opportunities in oil refining projects across Africa, the chairman said . Vartika Shukla he told Bloomberg Television in an interview in Bangalore. ReNew Energy, among India’s largest renewable energy companies, expects to complete feasibility studies for an $8 billion green hydrogen project in Egypt and finalize a…
Emerson has launched its Ovation Green portfolio, with the goal of helping power generation companies lead their customers through the transition to green energy generation and storage. The portfolio combines recently acquired Mita-Teknik software and technology with Emerson’s Ovation automation platform, creating a new extension of its energy-based control architecture. The resulting portfolio focuses on the emerging clean energy market to provide simplified renewable energy automation to help power producers build and scale sustainable operations. Renewable electricity capacity has experienced record growth in recent years. However, transitioning to cleaner energy systems or expanding existing ones is a complex task for…
Toyota began selling pickup trucks here in 1966, and Nissan began importing the 620 soon after. These new imported trucks were different from anything offered by the domestic manufacturers; apart from the reliability and durability for which their passenger cars became famous, they were significantly smaller and less expensive than the Chevy & GMC C/K or Ford F-Series. This meant they could be a second car for owners and hobbyists to do weekend projects, or an alternative to the frankly woeful compact car options of the era. We all love the VW Beetle, but a Toyota pickup might be a…
The African Union (AU) hopes to officially join the Group of 20 (G20) nations this month, giving the continent another seat at the table with some of the world’s biggest polluters as it grapples with the fallout from global warming. The continental group aims to use the opportunity to call on rich nations to fulfill their pledges to tackle climate change, including providing developing countries with $100 billion in funding each year, he said. Macky Sall, the president of Senegal, who holds the rotating presidency of the AU. G20 nations are responsible for 80% of global emissions, while Africa accounts…
Reading Time: 4 minutes Toyota has produced many high-caliber SUVs over the years. The biggest is the Sequoia, a full-size SUV the 2023 redesign can seat up to eight people with plenty of room to spare in addition to ample cargo space. The smallest SUV until 2021 is the RAV4, a capable compact crossover that seats no more than five passengers. It gave the top spot as Toyota’s smallest SUV to the 2022 Toyota C-HR. What is Toyota’s smallest SUV? Toyota’s smallest SUV on the market today is the 2022 Toyota C-HR. It’s perfect for those who often drive on…
Oil settled higher after falling to an intraday low since early December, with technical indicators indicating the commodity was oversold. West Texas Intermediate posted its first positive result in four sessions. Rising crude stockpiles made the market vulnerable to a downside shift in broader sentiment, sending oil prices briefly below the lower Bollinger band. Crossing the lower band is a technical signal that an oversold threshold has been breached, prompting traders to reduce selling. Factors supporting crude include a major earthquake in Turkey halting oil flows at the Ceyhan export terminal, which ships more than 1 million barrels a day,…