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Turmeric extract could lead to safer and more efficient fuel cells
Turmeric extract could lead to safer and more efficient fuel cells Researchers at the Clemson Nanomaterials Institute (CNI) and their collaborators from the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (SSSIHL) in India discovered a novel way to combine curcumin — the substance in turmeric — and gold...
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New research looks at potential of On-Demand Warehousing to support Supply Chains
New research looks at potential of On-Demand Warehousing to support Supply Chains New research from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute shows that innovative business models that tap into extra warehouse space can be a potential solution for companies with changing demand requirements or tight fulfilme...
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What you need to know about Process Safety as a new Engineer
What you need to know about Process Safety as a new Engineer Now you’re fully trained and ready to get started in your new engineering role, there’s a lot of new processes and systems you need to get to grips with. Arguably the most important thing you need to consider is process safety....
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Cellpowa 2500 Portable Power Station delivers off-grid High-Power Output
Cellpowa 2500 Portable Power Station delivers off-grid High-Power Output BigBlue is launching their newest portable power station, the Cellpowa 2500 Portable Power Station on Kickstarter on 19 April 2022. The Cellpowa 2500 is the smallest portable 1800 Wh Lithium Iron Phosphate power station on the...
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Rokbak appoints ProSource Machinery a dealer in North America
Rokbak appoints ProSource Machinery a dealer in North America As part of Rokbak’s expansion in key territories and markets, the Scottish articulated hauler manufacturer has announced the appointment of a new North American dealer, ProSource Machinery. To support the company’s ambitious busines...
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VolvoCE now offers tailored support for customers to reach Carbon goals
VolvoCE now offers tailored support for customers to reach Carbon goals Creating a carbon-free future is only possible through collaboration. In a shared commitment to reduce its environmental impact, Volvo Construction Equipment is making it easier for customers to reach their own carbon reduction...
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Government invests £30m for innovative highway decarbonisation projects
Government invests £30m for innovative highway decarbonisation projects Cutting-edge, innovative ideas to decarbonise the country’s highways will be brought to life thanks to tens of millions of pounds in Government funding. The £30 million Live Labs 2 competition, funded by the Department for Trans...
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Panasonic creates eco-friendly Sustainable Smart Town concept
Panasonic creates eco-friendly Sustainable Smart Town concept From the air it looks like any other modern housing estate, with circles and rows of white houses grouped neatly around a central plaza. A closer look reveals that every house has solar panels on its roof. When you reach ground level, you...
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Keeping Bids and Proposals up-to-date to combat Global Supply-Chain issues
Keeping Bids and Proposals up-to-date to combat Global Supply-Chain issues Rapid change is the new norm. Most of us have never dealt with global currency inflation or supply-chain interruption. CS Global Group, is a multi-national communications consulting firm specializing in bid and RFP preparatio...
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VolvoCE building $6.4m Technician Training Center in Pennsylvania
VolvoCE building $6.4m Technician Training Center in Pennsylvania Volvo CE and local officials, with an assist from the Volvo ECR25 Electric compact excavator, break ground on the new Volvo Construction Equipment training center in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. The facility will benefit both the const...
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Graco launches electric ES 500 Airless Stencil Rig
Graco launches electric ES 500 Airless Stencil Rig Graco Inc., a leading manufacturer of fluid handling equipment, continues their legacy of innovation with the launch of the new ES 500 Stencil™ rig, the industry’s first electric, battery-powered airless sprayer designed specifically for sten...
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Sisk invests in JCB Electric Telehandler in Ireland
Sisk invests in JCB Electric Telehandler in Ireland John Sisk & Son has become the first construction and engineering firm in Ireland to invest in an electric telehandler. The JCB 525-60E electric telehandler is 100 percent electric, zero emissions piece of plant machinery. This is a significant...
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Bobcat Dealer Network expands in Africa
Bobcat Dealer Network expands in Africa Bobcat has announced a number of new developments in the company’s Authorised Dealer network in Africa, with new appointments and other changes across the continent. New Authorised Dealers in Zimbabwe and Sudan As part of changes in the countries bordering Sou...
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Lifting the lid on Business to Government Commerce
Lifting the lid on Business to Government Commerce For manufacturers, distributors and other B2B sellers, selling to government agencies can be challenging. But those who can navigate the bureaucracy and land a contract can reap great rewards. Digital commerce pioneer Oro Inc, the industry leader be...
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Hydrogen Fuel-cell Refuse Vehicles in the UK feature Allison 3000 Series transmissions
Hydrogen Fuel-cell Refuse Vehicles in the UK feature Allison 3000 Series transmissions Allison Transmission has announced that it has been selected to provide the propulsion system for the UK’s first hydrogen fuel cell refuse collection vehicle (RCV). Aberdeen City Council has chosen to pair a 250 k...
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The Jordan Company acquires four businesses from Trimble
The Jordan Company acquires four businesses from Trimble Trimble announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Time and Frequency, LOADRITE, Spectra Precision Tools and SECO accessories businesses to Precisional LLC, an affiliate of The Jordan Company. The divestiture i...
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A differentiation between LCL and consolidation
A differentiation between LCL and consolidation LCL, or less-than-containerload, shipping is a method of transporting goods that don’t fill an entire container on their own. This type of shipping is often used for smaller shipments or shipments going to multiple destinations (since you can do...
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Virginia DoT selects Iteris for Smart Mobility solutions
Virginia DoT selects Iteris for Smart Mobility solutions Iteris, Inc., the world’s trusted technology ecosystem for smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced that it has been awarded an open-ended on-call contract by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) for intelligent tr...
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Ritchie Bros. optimizes int’l asset valuation with BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions
Ritchie Bros. optimizes int’l asset valuation with BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions, a European leader in equipment financing that managed more than €35.7 billion worth of assets in 2021, has selected Ritchie Bros. Asset Solutions and its suite of remarketing tools t...
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Metso Outotec expands field service capabilities with new digital tools
Metso Outotec expands field service capabilities with new digital tools Metso Outotec has launched a new digital platform and a set of tools to support, streamline and develop its field services. The global implementation of the new Field Service Management Solution (FSM) started in 2021; currently,...
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Doosan Large Crawler Excavators upgraded with now features and options
Doosan Large Crawler Excavators upgraded with now features and options A number of new standard and optional features are now available on large crawler excavators from Doosan, covering five models with operating weights from 36 to 53 tonne, including the DX350LC-7, DX380LC-7, DX420LC-7, DX490LC-7 a...
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Hitachi Construction Machinery celebrates five decades in the UK
Hitachi Construction Machinery celebrates five decades in the UK Hitachi Construction Machinery UK (HCMUK), a leading name in the construction, quarrying and demolition equipment market, is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2022. To commemorate this important milestone, the company is celebrating...
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Aggregate Industries building an ambitious sustainable future
Aggregate Industries building an ambitious sustainable future Aggregate Industries has today launched its sustainability strategy – Building Progress for a Sustainable Future. The new strategy sets out the business’ vision to become the UK leader of innovative and sustainable building solutions and...
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Sandvik explores the challenging new era of parts distribution
Sandvik explores the challenging new era of parts distribution Long term market boom coupled with global supply chain meltdown – who would be the head of logistics for a mining equipment company? Sandvik’s Robert Van der Waal explains how getting parts where they need to be has never been more deman...
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MB Crusher helps islands withstand material shortages
MB Crusher helps islands withstand material shortages Type in ‘’island’’ on a search engine and a dreamy image of a piece of land surrounded by clear blue water will appear. Those pictures immediately make you feel at ease – and secretly a little bit envious- they might even prompt you to plan...
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Cornell University Chemists harnessing the Sun to recycle Plastic Waste
Cornell University Chemists harnessing the Sun to recycle Plastic Waste Chemists at Cornell University have discovered a way to use light and oxygen to upcycle polystyrene – a type of plastic found in many common items – into benzoic acid, a product stocked in undergraduate and high school chemistry...
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Intel set to deliver Quantum Computing Test-bed for Argonne’s Quantum Foundry
Intel set to deliver Quantum Computing Test-bed for Argonne’s Quantum Foundry This year, the tech company Intel will deliver its first quantum computing test bed to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, the host lab for Q-NEXT, a DOE National Quantum Information Sc...
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Ramirent tests Digital Rental Center solution at the Construction Site
Ramirent tests Digital Rental Center solution at the Construction Site Ramirent is now testing RamiShare, a new app and rental system that will ensure more environmentally friendly and more productive construction sites. The solution involves the establishment of a digital “rental center...
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Metso Outotec unveils new electric Lokotrack track-mounted crushers and screens
Metso Outotec unveils new electric Lokotrack track-mounted crushers and screens In response to the growing demand for sustainable solutions, Metso Outotec is conducting a program to develop a new, complete range of electrically driven track-mounted crushers and screens. The new Lokotrack® range will...
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Xwatch partners with Tak Lee Machinery to expand globally
Xwatch partners with Tak Lee Machinery to expand globally Tak Lee Machinery Company Limited is a leading earthmoving equipment sales and rental service provider in Hong Kong. The company is the sole dealer of Hitachi Construction Machinery in Hong Kong and Macau. The firm is also a distributor of So...
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Intertraffic Amsterdam celebrates triumphant return after four-year absence
Intertraffic Amsterdam celebrates triumphant return after four-year absence Intertraffic Amsterdam, the world’s leading trade event for infrastructure, traffic management, smart mobility, safety and parking finally brought the industry back together again in Amsterdam. The 50th anniversary edition m...
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SENNEBOGEN unveils the next generation Telehandler 3.40 G-Series
SENNEBOGEN unveils the next generation Telehandler 3.40 G-Series It is much more than its little brother: with the latest addition to the Multi Line, the 3.40 G-series, SENNEBOGEN is offering a new telescopic handler with a load capacity of 4 t, a stacking height of 7.70 m and, as a unique selling p...
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Electreon announces first Wireless Electric Road for Trucks and Buses
Electreon announces first Wireless Electric Road for Trucks and Buses Electreon, the leading provider of wireless and in-road wireless electric vehicle (EV) charging technology, today announced the one year extension of the Smartroad Gotland pilot project in Sweden. The €2 million ($2.17 million) bu...
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Globalgig chooses Thales for global, resilient, massive IoT deployments
Globalgig chooses Thales for global, resilient, massive IoT deployments Thales announces a new partnership with Globalgig, the Global Connectivity Service Provider, for the world’s first deployment of Thales Adaptive Connect, an innovative solution that supports the smart connection of massive fleet...
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Landsvirkjun and PCC SE to turn Emissions into Green Methanol for ships
Landsvirkjun and PCC SE to turn Emissions into Green Methanol for ships Landsvirkjun, The National Power Company of Iceland, and German investment company PCC SE have agreed to jointly explore the possibility of capturing and utilizing carbon emissions from PCC’s silicon metal plant in northeast Ice...
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Ferrovial wins €438m section of Grand Paris Express Metro
Ferrovial wins €438m section of Grand Paris Express Metro Ferrovial, through its Construction division, in consortium with French company Spie batignolles Valérian, has been awarded a contract to build a section of Paris Metro line 18, in France. The contract is worth €438 million, is part of the Gr...
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GSSI showcases flexible GPR UtilityScan Pro across Texas in May
GSSI showcases flexible GPR UtilityScan Pro across Texas in May Geophysical Survey Systems, Inc. (GSSI), the world’s leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, highlights the UtilityScan® Pro, part of the company’s popular UtilityScan GPR product line, at a series of in-person...
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Bobcat to introduce new products at Hillhead 2022
Bobcat to introduce new products at Hillhead 2022 On Stand CE16 at the Hillhead 2022 Exhibition in Hillhead Quarry in Buxton in the UK from 21-23 June 2022, Bobcat will present several new products for the first time at the show. These will include models from the company’s new R-Series telehandler...
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Thomas and Friends make special trip to London to teach kids about Rail Safety
Thomas & Friends make special trip to London to teach kids about Rail Safety A special episode of the much-loved children’s programme, Thomas & Friends®, is being released today to teach young children about rail safety. As part of the Network Rail, Thomas & Friends campaign some of the...
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The Sustainable Evolution of Building Machinery
The Sustainable Evolution of Building Machinery If you work in the construction industry, building machinery might be commonplace in your everyday life. So why not take this opportunity to explore the evolution of building machinery? Here, we will explore the origins of advanced building equipment,...
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Doka AT-PAC Ringlock Scaffolding System wins DIBT Approval
Doka AT-PAC Ringlock Scaffolding System wins DIBT Approval The AT-PAC Ringlock scaffolding system has received one of the world’s most recognized approvals for scaffolding, the DIBt. The Ringlock brand is the world’s first non-European scaffold system with the DIBt approval. In autumn 2020, AT...
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Road Safety Trust announces funding for Road Safety Projects
Road Safety Trust announces funding for Road Safety Projects Road safety funding for public and private organisations, registered charities, university departments and not for profits, has been announced and will open in September 2022. The theme for this round of funding is ‘Fitness to Drive’ and g...
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Kobelco machines future-proofed with Xwatch for Plantforce in UK
Kobelco machines future-proofed with Xwatch for Plantforce in UK Plantforce has recently installed five XW5 rated capacity indicators, with height and slew restriction to the company’s new Kobelco SK210 machines and also a Kobelco SK130, which are heading off to the Plantforce hire fleet. The instal...
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Five Innovative and Sustainable Building Materials
Five Innovative and Sustainable Building Materials The construction industry is constantly evolving. To combat environmental concerns and achieve carbon neutrality for the nation, experts are creating innovative and sustainable building materials. Considering that the built environment is responsibl...
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HM-D Trailers start-up helping industry get back on the road
HM-D Trailers start-up helping industry get back on the road HM-D Trailers is getting British businesses on the road again by helping them overcome the crippling effects of supply chain issues we are hearing about daily. In fact, over the past few years, British industry and in particular the road h...
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Taking on Sensorfication – one Advanced Driver Assistance System at a time
Taking on Sensorfication – one Advanced Driver Assistance System at a time Advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) are one of the fastest growing technologies in automotive electronics. A major focus of car manufacturers today is ‘sensorfication’ – utilizing a number of optical sensors (came...
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Johns Hopkins University creates shock-absorbing lightweight super material
Johns Hopkins University creates shock-absorbing lightweight super material A team of Johns Hopkins University researchers created shock-absorbing material that protects like a metal, but is lighter, stronger, and reusable. The new foam-like material could be a game-changer for helmets, body armour,...
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Wirtgen introducing five new machines at Hillhead 2022
Wirtgen introducing five new machines at Hillhead 2022 The Wirtgen Group booth at the show in Buxton from 21 to 23 June will be focusing on sustainable and cost-effective solutions for earthworks, road construction and materials processing. The Kleemann MOBICAT MC 110(i) EVO2 jaw crusher, the MOBICO...
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Procore integrates Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator to drive Sustainability
Procore integrates Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator to drive Sustainability Procore Technologies, Inc., a leading global provider of construction management software, today announced a new integration with Building Transparency, a non-profit organization with the mission to enable broad an...
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Teledyne FLIR integrates Chemical Hazard Sensors on Drones and Spot Robot
Teledyne FLIR integrates Chemical Hazard Sensors on Drones and Spot Robot Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, announced that it has teamed with MFE Inspection Solutions to integrate the FLIR MUVE™ C360 multi-gas detector on Boston Dynamics’ Spot® robot and comme...
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Kubota celebrates Grand Opening of new USA Research Center in Georgia
Kubota celebrates Grand Opening of new USA Research Center in Georgia Kubota North America Corporation (KNA), the parent company for Kubota Tractor Corporation (KTC) and Kubota Manufacturing of America (KMA), and Kubota Canada Ltd. (KCL) celebrated today the grand opening of the new 280-acre, Resear...
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EPC introduces tiny 350 V Gallium Nitride (GaN) Power Transistor
EPC introduces tiny 350 V Gallium Nitride (GaN) Power Transistor The EPC2050 offers power systems designers a 350 V, 80 mΩ maximum RDS(on), 26 A peak current power transistor in an extremely small chip-scale package. These new devices are ideal for multi-level converters, EV charging, solar power in...
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Bentley Systems acquires ADINA for Simulations and Enhanced Infrastructure Resilience
Bentley Systems acquires ADINA for Simulations and Enhanced Infrastructure Resilience Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced it has acquired Watertown, Massachusetts-based ADINA R & D Inc., a leading developer of finite element analysis so...
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First Tatra Phoenix Trucks supplied to US Army for Training in Germany
First Tatra Phoenix Trucks supplied to US Army for Training in Germany Czech Tatra Trucks company, based in the town of Kopřivnice, supplies its vehicles to many armies around the world on various continents. Last year, it got the first major contracts from NATO armies in Western Europe. The Tatra t...
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First electric Tembo 4×4 ELV helps India’s drive to Green Mining
First electric Tembo 4×4 ELV helps India’s drive to Green Mining In India, a giant in mining and quarrying is setting a good example: Hindustan Zinc Limited, India’s only and the world’s second-largest integrated zinc-lead-silver producer is increasingly electrifying its vehic...
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The future of Electric Vehicles – What can we expect?
The future of Electric Vehicles – What can we expect? Although we have seen a stall in the overall car sales market, sales of electric vehicles (EVs) are surging, especially in light commercial vehicles, which experienced a rise in sales of 21.4% in 2021. This could be an indicator that more...
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SolidRun announces compact LX2-Lite SOM and CLEARFOG Dev Platform
SolidRun announces compact LX2-Lite SOM and CLEARFOG Dev Platform SolidRun, a leading developer and manufacturer of high-performance System on Module (SOM) solutions, Single Board Computers (SBC) and network edge solutions, today announces its all-new family of LX2-Lite SOMs and CLEARFOG LX2-Lite De...
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Delta bridge erected in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan by Mabey Bridge
Delta bridge erected in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan by Mabey Bridge Mabey Bridge, the international modular bridging specialist and an Acrow Group company, noted today one of its Delta™ bridges has been installed in the village of Singur, District Chitral, in the province of Khybe...
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Motorola Body-Worn Cameras improve safety for National Highways in England
Motorola Body-Worn Cameras improve safety for National Highways in England With over four million journeys taking place across England’s motorways and major roads each day, National Highways has equipped its traffic officers with VB400 body-worn cameras from Motorola Solutions to ensure transparency...
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Tata drives the Evolution of the Electric SUV with the CURVV Concept
Tata drives the Evolution of the Electric SUV with the CURVV Concept Defining a new era of SUV design, Tata Motors today showcased its Electric SUV Concept – CURVV. Conceptualised to offer practicality and elegance, all whilst exuding dynamism and unmatched road presence, the Concept CURVV is Tata M...
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