Green Car Congress
MAY 1, 2011
Eastman originally bought the plant in 2007 for a $1.6-billion van Wijk, a former Methanex executive, formed Saturn Methanol which subsequently built Titan Methanol, a 2,500 tonne per day methanol production facility in Trinidad, and began Atlas Methanol, also in Trinidad. van Wijk sold Saturn to Methanex in 2000 due to funding issues.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Heres our three-paragaph summary and a link to the first of several postings on the subject at CalCars-News : July 2007 EPRI-NRDC Definitive Study: PHEVs Will Reduce Emissions If Broadly Adopted The EPRI-NRDC studies finally give an environmental stamp of approval to PHEVs. Three more points: Both reports match up well with previous studies.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
How about using a competition sailplane for comparison, instead? April 18, 2009 1:40 am Link I drive a Saturn SL1 that has over 300K miles on it. Nor is the F-16 a particularly good example for automotive-speed aerodynamics, since it won’t even stay in the air at much less than about 180 kts. It is completely falling apart.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
They only have that many models because they use the same chassis and drivetrain to build 3 different cars, one branded as a Chevy, the next a Pontiac, then a Saturn, etc. That way you have a fair basis of comparison, you know, apples to apples and all that jazz. The first VCRs were well over a $1000.00
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