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Junkyard Find: 1982 Mercedes-Benz 300 D With 417k Miles

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Here's a very solid Mercedes-Benz W123 oil-burner that now languishes in a self-service boneyard in Phoenix, Arizona. Ordinary upholstery would have been nuked into powder by four decades in the climate of San Diego and Phoenix. In the course of my junkyard adventures , I've found quite a few vehicles that met such a fate.

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University of Tennessee to head $250M advanced composites manufacturing institute; Ford, Honda and Volkswagen members

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The new institute pairs leading carbon fiber producers and suppliers—such as Materials Innovation Technologies, Harper International, and Strongwell—with key end users such as TPI for wind turbines and Ford, Honda and Volkswagen for automobiles. Honda R&D Americas, Inc.; Owens Corning; Phoenix Integration; PolyNEW, Inc.;

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ALABC lead-acid UltraBattery Civic hybrid surpasses 100,000 miles of fleet duty

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Monthly fuel economy of the retrofitted Honda Civic during the first 9 months of the fleet test. A Honda Civic hybrid retrofitted with lead-carbon UltraBattery modules ( earlier post ) (provided by East Penn Manufacturing) has recorded more than 100,000 miles (161,000 km) of courier duty in the local area of Phoenix, AZ.

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Top 10 Cash providers for Junk car Removal in Arizona

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Junk Car Medics What they is this – Phoenix’s best parts, so why waste time with a broken-down or junk car? We buy junk cars in Phoenix and If you need to junk a car, you can get the best price with Junk Car Medics. How to Junk a Car in Phoenix, AZ ? We specialize in giving cash for junk cars in Phoenix! 602) 786-9383.

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Santa Monica AltFuel Expo Sets up

Plugs and Cars

Phoenix Motors AltairNano powered SUV was the other full BEV. Honda with the remaining CNG vehicle from a major and two hydrogen fuel cell cars. Ed Begley is representing Phoenix's BEV, but spoke optimistically of a clean hydrogen future. A real car, by any measure. I hope to find out more tomorrow. A few bio-cars were there.

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President Obama announces two new public-private manufacturing innovation institutes; new manufacturing innovation institute competition

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The winning consortium, led by EWI and headquartered in the Detroit-area includes the following members: 34 Companies: ABS; AEM; ALCOA Technology; Boeing; Comau; Easom Automation; EWI; Fabrisonic; Flash Bainite Steel; GE; Honda North American Services; Huys; Infinium; Inc.; ThermoCalc; TIMET; Trumpf, Inc.; UTRC; Wolf Robotics.

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SAE taskforce J2954 on wireless charging and positioning standards looking to have final draft of guideline this year; significant industry involvement

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Auto OEMs participating include Audi; BMW; Chrysler; Coda; Daimler; Fisker; Ford; GM; Honda; Mitsubishi; Nissan; Phoenix; and Toyota. Other infrastructure companies include Better Place, NRG Energy and Southern California Edison. Bus manufacturers Volvo and Proterra are also participating.