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Retro Styling Kit Appears for the Toyota Tacoma

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An outfit called Flex has apparently been slinging these types of conversions for some spell but is now expanding its presence into America through a location in San Diego. The new kit is made solely for the American market, which makes sense since the Tacoma can be in short supply in Japan compared to Jacksonville.

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Used Car of The Day: 2005 Ford GT

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Today, however, we're going with a "meticulously" maintained supercar from San Diego that has four options, 14,000 miles, and has had just two owners. This car has a rear bumper delete, Ahlman shocks, a muffler delete, and a short shift kit. This is why sometimes we feature barely running heaps, project cars, or oddballs.

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Used Car of the Day: 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser TRD

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This San Diego-based ride has a supercharged 4.0-liter liter engine with 133,000 miles on it, CARB-legal JBA headers, a stainless-steel cat-back exhaust system, a TRD front-brake kit, a TRD cold-air intake, OEM rear locker, and new coils and plugs.

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Consortium for Algal Biofuel Commercialization releases final report on 6-year project

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The Consortium for Algal Biofuel Commercialization (CAB-Comm), led by the University of California, San Diego, has released its final report , detailing the accomplishments and contributions achieved in its six years of operation. Earlier post.)

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Third Phase of SDGE In-Use Study Shows PHEVs Excel on Fuel Economy and GHG Emissions Reductions Compared to Gasoline ICE and Hybrid-Electric Vehicles

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SDG&E is a regulated public utility that services San Diego and southern Orange counties. SDG&E tested the performance of two 2007-model Prius hybrids and then converted them into plug-in hybrids, using a Hymotion 5 kWh lithium-ion battery conversion kit. Earlier post.)

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First minimal synthetic bacterial cell designed and constructed by scientists at Venter Institute and Synthetic Genomics; 473 genes

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University of California, San Diego National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research; James F. This paper signifies a major step toward our ability to design and build synthetic organisms from the bottom up with predictable outcomes. Gibson, Vice President, DNA Technologies, SGI; Associate Professor, JCVI. Deerinck and Mark H.

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Why plug-in hybrids are top of the pile

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That’s the verdict of the third phase of a SDG&E multi-year in-use study on plug-ins - SDG&E is a public utility that services San Diego and southern Orange counties. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news plug-in hybrid cars plug-in hybrid electric cars San Diego SDG&E.

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