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Used Car of the Day: 2003 Mercedes-Benz CL55 AMG Lorinser

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It's a 2003 Mercedes-Benz CL55 AMG Lorinser. With the aftermarket Lorinser upgrades, which include a bodykit, exhaust, and engine upgrades, the car makes 605 horsepower. There's also custom audio, Zenetti wheels, and a carbon-fiber silver wood kit. Today's UCOTD is a 20-year-old sportster with relatively low miles.

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Used Car of the Day: 2003 Toyota MR2 Spyder

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This 2003 Toyota MR2 Spyder was purchased by our seller in 2010, and it received the 2z engine and a six-speed transmission in a swap in 2014. Today's UCOTD is a highly modified convertible runabout. The front end has been repainted because of rock chips, and this 109,000-mile car has been garaged and not driven in the snow.

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PNNL joins H2USA consortium on hydrogen infrastructure

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PNNL’s participation in the group builds on several contributions its scientists and engineers have already made to fuel cell technology. Other PNNL engineers are managing a project testing the use of fuel cells to power refrigeration units in tractor trailers whose contents must be kept cool.

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BMW unveils production i8 plug-in hybrid; 94 mpg; on sale in US in 2014 priced from $135,925

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liter BMW TwinPower Turbo engine and BMW eDrive technology plus intelligent energy management produces system output of 266 kW/362 hp (max. The plug-in hybrid drive system of the BMW i8 comprises a BMW TwinPower Turbo engine combined with BMW eDrive technology. Rear-mounted 3-cylinder engine. torque: 570 N·m / 420 lb-ft).

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Studying Climate Change with an Ice Radar Drone

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Thomas Teisberg, an electrical engineering Ph.D. This data has come in large part from ICESat , launched in 2003, and its successor, ICESat-2 , launched in 2018. Modern instruments are often flown on de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters, which are two-engine turboprops, or Basler BT-67s, which are modified Douglas DC-3s.