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Junkyard Find: 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line

The Truth About Cars

That car was the 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line, and I managed to find one in a Denver-area car graveyard recently. gallon gas in order to recoup its cost over the pure-gazzoline version. liter Ecotec gas-burner did most of the work with its 170 horsepower. Even with $4/gallon gas ($6.13 Even with $4/gallon gas ($6.13

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Video Friday: In Der Natur

Cars That Think

For two decades after launch, the spacecraft were planetary explorers, giving us up-close views of the gas giants Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. [ Rethink ] The designer of one of the most destructive combat robots ever built gives some tips on how to hit harder. Hardcore Robotics ] Some satisfying precision syringe filling.

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SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket tests 27 engines for military rideshare launch

Teslarati

While the records of N1 , Saturn V , and Energia still stand, all three were retired decades ago. In terms of performance, Falcon Heavy is the fifth most capable rocket ever built and is second only to NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) today.

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GM and Chrysler Submit Updated Restructuring Plans; Up to $18.6B More Needed; Outlines for Product Plans

Green Car Congress

Saturn will remain in operation for the next several years, through the end of the planned lifecycle for all Saturn products. In the interim, if Saturn retailers or other investors present a plan that would allow a spin-off or sale of Saturn Distribution Corporation, GM would be open to any such possibility.

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SpaceX rolls largest rocket booster ever built to the launch pad

Teslarati

Once Super Heavies are eventually outfitted with a full 32 Raptors, more engines than any other rocket in history, the booster will also produce more than twice the thrust of NASA’s Saturn V Moon rocket – still the most powerful vehicle ever flown. Booster 3 as it rolls past the end of San Martin Blvd.

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Analysis: What’s the Best Way to Market EVs?

Clean Fleet Report

For instance, the charge port will end up being where the gas fuel filler used to be, whether that makes sense for an electric vehicle or not. There is no all-electric or gas-only Prius—that’s not its identity. For our discussion, Saturn dealers were the delivery and service point for GM’s aborted first electric car, the EV1.

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US EPA Joins EcoCAR as Platinum Sponsor

Green Car Congress

The EcoCAR competition, along with its headline sponsors—the US Department of Energy (DOE) and General Motors (GM)—challenges 17 universities across the US and Canada to redesign and reengineer a 2009 Saturn VUE to further minimize fuel consumption and reduce emissions.

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