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Today I bring you a sweet Swede in this 2004 Saab 9-3 Aero convertible. It appears to be in good shape with a clean title. It also appears to be well-maintained.
People might be bored reading about the Prius but a review on four Priuses (2004, 2005, two 2006s) that my family owns that ran a total of 913k km (570k miles) should be interesting, right? I found a a 2004 with 247k km (154k miles) on the clock. My wife’s 2004 burns about 1 liter (1.05 What is it like to drive a hybrid?
Calysta is using its proprietary BioGTL biological gas-to-liquids platform to convert natural gas to liquid hydrocarbons. Calysta will use proprietary genetic optimization algorithms to enable the efficient development of bacteria which can convert methane to a variety of alkane fuels. Click to enlarge. capsulatus. Carbon feedstock.
Today we're going topless with a 2004 BMW 330ci convertible. This one has a manual transmission, a sports suspension, the Performance Package, the M Aerodynamics Package II, an M steering wheel, and 63,500 miles on it. Brake and ignition components have been replaced relatively recently. You can find this one in Dallas for $16,000.
has added 92 hybrid-electric trucks to its delivery fleet by converting standard FedEx delivery trucks to hybrid-electric systems. The converted hybrids were developed with Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) and Eaton Corporation, which provided the hybrid-electric systems ( earlier post ). FedEx Corp.
is developing the Thermo Acoustic Power Stick (TAPS)—a micro-combined heat and power (µ-CHP) system for home use that converts gas into electricity and provides for domestic water and space heating. Backhaus (2004) “ Design of a High Efficiency Power Source (HEPS) Based on Thermoacoustic Technology ,” Final report, NASA contract no.
The TEG technology, which converts waste heat from gas exhaust into electric energy and has the potential to improve passenger car fuel efficiency by as much as 5%. The DOE-funded Amerigon thermoelectric project originally began in 2004 as one of several projects targeting fuel economy improvements in light-duty vehicles of 10%.
The company can now convert applicable Ford 6.8 Since 2004, Icom North America has been supplying its patented JTG liquid-injection propane mono-fuel systems to leading bus, truck and commercial vehicle manufacturers in the US. More than 120,000 vehicles worldwide have utilized the Icom JTG Propane System since 2004.
This Chicago-based 2004 Volkswagen Beetle convertible is a bit different from our usual pickings. There are 124,000 miles on the clock of this automatic-transmission car and it is a GLS trim. It appears to be pretty stock, with the 1.8T
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It's a nearly 20-year-old 2004 Porsche Boxster S 500 that looks to be in pretty decent shape. The A/C works and so does the convertible top. Today's UCOTD isn't a project like yesterday's ride. It's number 1,842 of 1,953 units made -- only 500 of which made it to our shores. Click here to check it out.
The funding will help Sierra Energy further develop and commercialize its FastOx gasification technology, which converts virtually any waste into clean, renewable energy and fuels without burning. Sierra Energy was founded in Davis, California in 2004. Waste is fed into the top of the gasifier vessel through an airlock.
The new buses have a crankshaft starter generator on board that converts braking recuperation energy into electrical energy. Four years ago, VWG Oldenburg converted its entire fleet of 112 buses to natural gas drive. When the new MAN buses brake, then that is a real benefit for us. Bio natural gas has been used since 2013.
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The process takes agricultural feedstocks such as animal fat, crop seed oil and restaurant grease, and converts them into drop-in liquid hydrocarbon fuels. The process also converts the same agricultural feedstocks into solvents and diluents. Bressler made his initial discovery in 2004 with funding from an NSERC Discovery grant.
The new options would reduce some economic and procedural impediments to clean alternative fuel conversions while maintaining environmental safeguards to ensure that acceptable emission levels from converted vehicles are sustained. EPA expects the streamlined approach to result in a cost savings for many converters. Intermediate age.
In 2004, Asif Faiz and Surhid Gautam, both of the World Bank, published a paper in the International Journal of Vehicle Design exploring different technical and policy options for reducing emissions from 2-stroke engines. —Faiz and Gautam (2004). ASME ICEF2012-92047). 2004.003891.
EPA evaluated the requirement and determined that it is appropriate to introduce new flexibilities for all clean alternative fuel converters and to expand the compliance options for certain categories of conversions. The revised procedures will vary based on the age of the vehicle or engine being converted. Certification application.
EcoDual , LLC, a provider of dual fuel natural gas conversion systems for heavy-duty diesel trucks, has achieved US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) compliance for installing its systems on 2004 to 2009 Cummins ISX engines.
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In 2004, the US Department of Energy (DOE) named succinic acid one of 12 “platform” chemicals that could be produced from sugars by biological means and turned into high-value materials. coli bacteria to convert glucose into succinic acid in a way that would be competitive with petroleum-based production.
Acting as a pump, the hydraulic drive is used to re-pressurize hydraulic fluid by using the vehicle’s momentum, thereby converting kinetic energy into potential energy. In 2004, EPA had combined a full series hydraulic hybrid system with a diesel engine in a 2003 Ford Expedition SUV. Earlier post.)
Alstom and SSE Renewables will work together to obtain the necessary permits and intend to populate the site with AWS-III wave energy converters, a technology currently under development by AWS Ocean Energy Ltd, in which Alstom acquired a 40% equity share in June 2011. Earlier post.). The AWS-III. Click to enlarge.
A 2004 lifecycle analysis synthesis report prepared by Five Winds International for ConocoPhillips, Sasol Chevron and Shell International Gas concluded that: Total GHG emissions of the GTL system are between 12% less and 11% more than the refinery system, based on varying assumptions and data. Earlier post.)
Other concepts such as convertibles or pick-ups are also conceivable. The group of companies was founded in 2004 by Chinese and German engineers, is listed on the stock exchange in Shenzhen, China, and is a market leader in eHouse solutions. Three vehicle variants are in planning: a two-seater, a four-seater and a sporty SUV.
So if a drop-top appeals to you and you want one before the snow flies, this 2004 BMW 330ci convertible could be for you. As George Costanza once said, "there's still a little summer left." Or you could live in Southern California or Florida and just have summer all the time.
Researchers from North Carolina A and T State University have converted swine manure to bio-oils by using ethanol as a solvent in an autoclave in the reaction temperature range of 240-360 °C without any catalyst. If this energy could be harvested, it would be equivalent to 21 billion gallons of gasoline (ThePigSite, 2004).
In 2004, she co-founded Cambrios Technologies, which develops electronic materials for transparent coatings used for touch screens, LCDs and other devices. In 2007, Belcher co-founded Siluria Technologies, which converts lower-value methane gas into high-value liquid transportation fuel. Earlier post.).
This new line will offer more choices to fleet managers who seek to convert their fleets to plug-in electric hybrid. There are currently more than 125,000 E350 vans of the 2004-2010 model years registered to corporate, government and utility fleet owners in the US.
The discovery is reported in the journal Nature by an international team led by Professor Sir Andre Geim, who, with Professor Sir Kostya Novoselov succeeded in producing, isolating, identifying and characterizing graphene in 2004 at the University of Manchester, an achievement for which the pair won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2010.
Venezuela President Hugo Chavez said that oil cooperation between the two countries dates back to 2004, with the late Argentine President Nestor Kirchner. In the 1990s Venezuela established four strategic associations to exploit these resources, later converting them to mixed companies with majority PdVSA ownership.
The FedEx hybrid fleet has logged more than four million miles of revenue service since being introduced in 2004, reducing fuel use by 150,000 gallons and carbon dioxide emissions by 1,521 metric tons. The new purchase marks the third advancement in FedEx’s alternative vehicle fleet in recent months.
Topsoe has been developing and refining HydroFlex technology since 2004. With HydroFlex, customers can convert low value feedstocks to renewable fuels that qualify for the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credit. As a result, there are many HydroFlex units running alongside conventional units all over the world.
A team of atmospheric scientists and environmental engineers from Harvard University and Tsinghua University in Beijing have continuously measured atmospheric CO 2 and carbon monoxide (CO) levels in rural Miyun, about 100 km northeast of Beijing, since November 2004.
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Whether the natural gas is transported via pipelines, converted to liquefied natural gas (LNG) or used in chemical processes, the CO 2 has to be captured beforehand. JGC and BASF jointly began developing a new technology for a CO 2 capture process called High Pressure Acid Gas Capture Technology ( HiPACT ) in 2004.
Created in 2004, AWS Ocean Energy is currently focusing on the development and delivery of its AWS-III wave energy converter, a floating device with a rated power output of 2.5MW. The AWS-III system is a 12-sided floating device which sits on the surface of the ocean and uses the action of the waves to produce electricity.
A bit late today because of travel to the West Coast, but I present to you a 2004 Volvo C70. Yes, the convertible top works. Our seller says it has been well-maintained over two decades and 139K miles, and even presents a long list that includes the timing belt, water pump, tie-rod ends, and more.
The benefit for us is the ability to sell the biogenic CO 2 from our plants that is produced when we convert organic materials to methane and CO 2. Founded in 2004, European Energy has a development pipeline of more than 20 GW of renewable energy projects.
grams per kilometer (g/km) HC+NO x beginning with 2004 models and a Tier II standard of 0.8 On average, motorcycles sold in California by major manufacturers in 2004 achieved emissions of 0.92 g/km HC+NO x , compared to the 2004 Tier I standard of 1.4 The smaller engine group (280cc - 699cc) was required to meet a 1.0
polyborazylene, PB) can be converted back to AB nearly quantitatively by 24-hour treatment with hydrazine (N 2 H 4 ) in liquid ammonia (NH 3 ) at 40 °C in a sealed pressure vessel. Research for the project at UA, which was named a partner in the entity in 2004, is funded by some $2.2 —Sutton et al. Sutton, Anthony K.
Right: 2004-2009 Toyota Prius (THS-II). Likewise, a vehicle with a battery pack that happens to be near the upper range of its charge window (~70% to 80% for many hybrids) will also be limited in its ability to convert braking force to stored energy during a given braking event. Left: 2001-2003 Toyota Prius (THS). Click to enlarge.
KATE LLC, an independent company established in 2004 with a background in the development of automatic transmission concepts for special applications, has been selected by AvtoVAZ—Russia’s largest automaker—to develop the new FT702 automatic transmission for use in Lada cars.
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