Green Car Congress
MARCH 20, 2015
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $8 million to communities in 21 states and Puerto Rico to reduce emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of diesel engines through the agency’s Diesel Emission Reduction Act ( DERA ) program. EPA estimates that every $1 in DERA funding generates up to $13 in health care savings.
The Truth About Cars
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Here's a car trivia question for you: what engine name went on to become the designation for a body style and then a car model name in its own right? Starting in 1958, Ford's new MEL ( M ercury- E dsel- L incoln) big-block V8 engine was given the Marauder name when installed in Mercury models. The answer is, of course, Marauder.
The Truth About Cars
AUGUST 7, 2023
It appears that this truck began its career in Bristol, Pennsylvania, just across the Delaware River from New Jersey. The engine is a 1.8-liter liter boxer four, rated at 73 horsepower and 94 pound-feet when new. In Australia and New Zealand, it was known as the Brumby. Sales elsewhere continued through 1994.
Cars That Think
AUGUST 24, 2021
But his desire to understand how the human brain works led him to switch from physics to electrical engineering and ultimately to pursue signal processing at the University of Vermont. AI is a mix of psychology, engineering, computer science, and a little bit of philosophy. All of this eventually led me to AI," Grady says. "AI
Green Car Congress
MARCH 16, 2015
They are mostly by-products of combustion engines and burning wood. The scientists analyzed medical test records for more than 300,000 people living in New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut. pollutants are particulates with diameters less than 2.5 millionths of a meter.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
The easiest conversions are for 2004-2008 Prius (not 2001-2003 Prius) and the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner Hybrid. Because of Hondas different architecture (the engine runs whenever the motor runs), aftermarket conversion of Hondas are unlikely. A new trend is conversion of internal combustion engine vehicles.
Revenge of the Electric Car
OCTOBER 25, 2008
The biggest obstacle for those who would prefer an alternative has been lack of purchasable plug-in electric vehicles since 2003 when auto manufacturers ceased production of plug-in EVs like the GM EV1, Honda EV Plus, and Toyota RAV4-EV. The energy storage unit: cutting-edge lithium-ion technology engineered specifically for use in the MINI.
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