Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

In a statement released this morning, President Barack Obama said he has requested that US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson withdraw the agency’s draft Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) rulemaking. National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). Earlier post.)

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

With the recent round of price increases in place, the Model 3 RWD (previously the Model 3 Standard Range Plus) is now priced at $44,990 before options. ” He mentioned that flying parts around the world alone was costly for Tesla. The company also updated its free paint options for its two best-selling vehicles. .

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 18, 2023

Shown this week at the Shanghai Auto Show, the N sallies forth with styling improvements found on the standard car – turned up to 11, of course. The sleek and smooth nose has a light bar bookended by new headlamps (maybe Mercury was simply ahead of its time) and appropriately grumpy angles have been given to the bumper and intake areas.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 28, 2023

Colorado Auto & Parts recently cleared out a remote storage yard, placing better than 100 vintage cars and trucks from the 1940s through the 1970s in the regular U-Pull-It inventory. That includes nearly two dozen 1964-1973 Ford Mustangs and Mercury Cougars , plus some fascinating European machinery.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2012

Their report, “Biobased Automobile Parts Investigation”, was developed for the USDA Office of Energy Policy and New Uses. Because SUVs and trucks have a large number of parts, the authors suggested, they are good candidates to be the vehicle types with the largest amount of biobased material on a part number basis. Durability.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 27, 2012

As well as setting standards to cut mercury and other toxins from coal power plant pollution and limits on the dumping of waste, Jackson has played a major part in reducing the emissions and.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2013

The fifth and final session of negotiations on the establishment of an international mercury convention—International Negotiating Committee on Mercury (INC5)—is taking place this coming week in Geneva. UNEP produced its first Global Mercury Assessment in 2002 and a subsequent study in 2007.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2021

In September/October 2010, extensive measurements took place in Thuringia as part of the Hill Cap Cloud Thuringia 2010 (HCCT-2010) experiment. More than half of the eBC (52%) was associated with long-range transport (i.e., Poulain et al. The EU Air Quality Directive is to be updated by 2022.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 15, 2023

1983 was the last year for those two cars, as well as for the rakish Ford Fairmont Futura coupe and its Mercury-badged sibling, the Zephyr Z-7. Look at all that great standard equipment! Full gauges were standard equipment in this car. Meanwhile, the S12 Silvia would ditch the disco-ized 1970s look for 1984.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 29, 2022

It’s now or never if humans hope to prevent the mercury from increasing by 1.5° Wiring to the grid requires a licensed contractor certified in local electrical codes, which must be standardized. Furthermore, installing the system requires closing off parts of the parking lot, creating hassle for business owners.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

Ford researchers were approached with the wheat straw-based plastics formulation by the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, as part of the Ontario BioCar Initiative—a multi-university effort between Waterloo, the University of Guelph, University of Toronto and University of Windsor. More than 1.5 million pounds. More than 1.5

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2010

In all of this, we must also recognize that climate change will affect other parts of our core mission, such as protecting air and water quality, and we must include those considerations in our future plans. Improving Air Quality. Improved monitoring, permitting and enforcement will be critical building blocks for air quality improvement.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2010

Ford Mustang, F-150, Focus, Flex, Escape, Expedition and Econoline as well as Mercury Mariner, Lincoln MKS and Navigator also use the sustainable material. The 2 million Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles on the road today with bio-foam seats equates to a reduction in petroleum oil usage of approximately 1.5 million pounds.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Palmieri’s seismograph consisted of U-shaped tubes filled with mercury. When the ground shook, the mercury would close an electrical circuit and stop an attached clock. Part of a continuing series looking at historical artifacts that embrace the boundless potential of technology. What is the legacy of the Great Kanto Earthquake?

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Cars That Think

JULY 21, 2022

Over the years, memory has been made up of vacuum tubes, glass tubes filled with mercury and, most recently, semiconductors. As part of his research, he traveled to Bell Labs in Murray Hill, N.J., It took them six months, using surplus parts from WWII-era code-breaking machines. And the Manchester Baby was born.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2014

Each state’s goal is different, because each state has a unique mix of emissions and power sources to plug in to each part of the formula. In 2020, EPA projects a 20% to 23% reduction of SO 2 ; 22% to 24% reduction of NO x ; and a 15% to 18% reduction of mercury, under the proposed Option 1 illustrative scenarios.

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Setec Powerr

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Valuable materials such as cobalt, nickel, lithium, and copper are then extracted and refined, removing impurities to meet quality standards for reuse. Spent lithium-ion batteries contain hazardous materials like lead, cadmium, and mercury, which, if not properly disposed of, can leach into soil and water, causing significant ecological harm.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2013

Both approaches are essential parts of an integrated strategy for dealing with climate change. The first component aims to reduce the damage resulting from changes in climate (“adaptation”), while the last five aim to reduce the pace and magnitude of these changes (“mitigation”).

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 21, 2023

On standard (non-LSC) versions, there was a new chrome bar underneath either of the headlamps that didn’t quite meet up with the grille surround in the middle. Overall, the revised rear lighting wasn’t that far off from the design of the Mercury Mystique. Intentional? Today we’d call this ambient lighting.&

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2013

A team at Ford Motor Company’s Research and Innovation Center in Dearborn conducted a detailed study of the effect of ethanol blend level in emissions, using a 2006 model Mercury Grand Marquis flexible fuel vehicle (FFV) operating on E0, E10, E20, E30, E40, E55, and E80 on a chassis dynamometer. Click to enlarge.

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Charged EVs

MAY 31, 2022

Just like, say, Ford—which was then in the process of killing Mercury, to leave it with only Ford and Lincoln. Just 20 feet long, the smaller Zevo 400 is expected to fit into standard parking places (at least in some areas) but will offer the same projected range—up to 250 miles—as the Zevo 600.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2010

What sources and processes contribute to atmospheric mercury concentrations in California? Are there variations in oceanic boundary conditions in northern and central California vs. the southern part of the state? What is the contribution from ship emissions? Improvement of Air Quality Modeling.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 25, 2024

If a coal plant retires by 2039, it has to capture emissions but to a less stringent standard. Regan said, “By developing these standards in a clear, transparent, inclusive manner, EPA is cutting pollution while ensuring that power companies can make smart investments and continue to deliver reliable electricity for all Americans.”

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Conversions are mostly for the Prius, with a few for the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs. The easiest conversions are for 2004-2008 Prius (not 2001-2003 Prius) and the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner Hybrid. Though costs are now high, we believe automakers could sell PHEVs for only $2,000-$5,000 more than current hybrids.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 2, 2022

Part of the reason for its success is the price, which keeps falling—from $595 at its introduction to $149 currently, for which the consumer gets graphics and sound equal to or better than that provided by machines that cost five times as much. In the NTSC standard, a set of 262.5 We did it in a very modular fashion,” said Yannes.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2009

That figure does not include damages from climate change, harm to ecosystems, effects of some air pollutants such as mercury, and risks to national security, which the report examines but does not monetize. Most vehicle and fuel combinations had similar levels of greenhouse gas emissions in 2005.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Despite this, a 2003 EPRI study , assuming only $2/gallon gas , zero buying incentives, and a PHEV premium of $3-$5,000 more than standard hybrids, shows that the total lifetime cost of ownership for a PHEV will be lower than that of any other vehicle type -- so the payback will be there. How about putting PV cells on the roof of a PHEV?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. The XHT is a new generation of plug-in hybrid drive train ready to multiply the gas mileage of any SUV or any standard sedan." ( Company PressRelease ) BYD Auto top 2/3/08 BYD Auto Co.,

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