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Used Car of the Day: 2004 Jeep Wrangler

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Today's UCTOD is a 2004 Jeep Wrangler TJ -- with a manual. Click here to check this Ohio-based Jeep out. This Jeep has a tick over 162K miles on the clock and has the X trim with the Rocky Mountain Package. It also has the 4.0-liter liter inline-six. The seller says it's been well-maintained and has been used as a weekend driver.

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EPA SmartWay honors 44 freight carriers for exceptional supply chain efficiency

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Since 2004, SmartWay Partners have avoided emitting more than 72 million metric tons of carbon pollution, while saving more than 170 million barrels of oil and $24.9 billion in fuel costs—equivalent to eliminating annual energy use in over six million homes. Modern Transportation Services, LLC. Mustang Express LTD. New World Van Lines.

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Ford Invests $155M in Engine Plant to Support New 3.7L V-6 for Mustang

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This Ohio plant is one of 11 Ford facilities in the US participating in the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentives Program initiated by Congress and implemented by the Obama administration. Opened in 1951 as Ford’s first engine plant in Ohio, the facility has produced more than 35 million engines.

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OSU team demonstrates concept of potassium-air battery as alternative to lithium-air systems

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Researchers at Ohio State University (OSU) have demonstrated the concept of a potassium-air (K?O In a 2004 paper published in the Journal of Power Sources , Ali Eftekhari noted that “ the potential of the potassium anode and lithium anode are approximately the same with only a 0.12V difference. O 2 battery (0.5 Click to enlarge.

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Hidden Cameras: What Travelers Need to Know

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‘Reasonable expectation of privacy’ Though regulations vary by state, more legal protections cover nonconsensual videotaping in private areas such as bedrooms and bathrooms. But it’s the illegal use of hidden cameras that have shocked travelers.

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Ford Begins Manufacture of EcoBoost Engines at Cleveland Plant

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1 opened in 1951 as Ford’s first engine plant in Ohio. In 2004, Ford invested $350 million into the plant for redesign and installation of an all-new assembly line as well as block, crankshaft and cylinder head machining lines. Cleveland Engine Plant No. Since then it has produced more than 35 million engines including 24.3

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Ford Begins EcoBoost Engine Production

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1 opened in 1951 as Ford’s first engine plant in Ohio. In 2004, Ford invested $350 million into the plant for redesign and installation of an all-new assembly line as well as block, crankshaft and cylinder head machining lines. A V-6 EcoBoost engine will be available for the F-150 in 2010. Cleveland Engine Plant No. liter V-8 family.

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