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The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating is increased from 35 tonnes to 38 tonnes, offering users three tonnes of extra payload without a decrease in vehicle agility.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 Nov. 2025
According to the Indonesian Bureau of Statistics (BPS) data, Indonesia produced close to 2 million metric tonnes of durian last year, its highest level in the past five years.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 21 Nov. 2025
Footage on social media showed flames and smoke billowing into the sky from the vessel, which was carrying up to 4,000 tonnes of LPG, according to reports.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
For the entire population, that’s about 88,000 tonnes per year.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2025
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 Nov. 2025
According to the Indonesian Bureau of Statistics (BPS) data, Indonesia produced close to 2 million metric tonnes of durian last year, its highest level in the past five years.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 21 Nov. 2025
Footage on social media showed flames and smoke billowing into the sky from the vessel, which was carrying up to 4,000 tonnes of LPG, according to reports.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
For the entire population, that’s about 88,000 tonnes per year.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Tonne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tonne. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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