The Truth About Cars
APRIL 15, 2024
The original Ford Taurus first appeared as a 1986 model , going through three generations and nearly 10 million sales (counting the Mercury Sable ) before getting the axe in October of 2006. That made 2007 the final model year for the "real" Taurus, and I've found one of these rare cars in a New Orleans self-service junkyard.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 5, 2016
EPA announced the awardees at the 2016 American Trucking Association’s Annual Management Conference & Exhibition in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 2016 SmartWay Freight Carrier Excellence Award recipients are: Airtime Express Inc. Mercury Services, Inc. Arlo G Lott Trucking Inc. Thomas & Son Inc. Arrow Transportation Systems Inc.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 12, 2019
There has been a slight excess of lead in some Continental electronic components, most of which have been delivered since 2016, identified by Continental and immediately reported to the authorities at the beginning of June 2019. It sets limits on certain materials for vehicles, such as the heavy metals lead, mercury and cadmium.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
Microbes convert naturally occurring mercury in soils into methylmercury in newly flooded soils—such as when dams are built for hydroelectric projects—by degradation of labile organic carbon and associated changes in geochemical conditions. Pregnant women and children are especially at risk for health impacts of methylmercury.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 12, 2021
In spring 2021, the EU Parliament called on the EU Commission to introduce EU-wide standards for ultrafine particulate matter, soot, mercury and ammonia, because although these substances have a negative impact on human health, they are not yet regulated by EU air quality standards. The EU Air Quality Directive is to be updated by 2022.
Cars That Think
APRIL 2, 2024
One strange element of the Tartan track story is the fact that the original formulation used mercury, making it much more dangerous than it needed to be. Wind-vortex generators: In 2016, 3M developed a technology to help wind turbines generate airflow more optimally to ensure they work better, in partnership with Smartblade.
Green Cars News
JULY 26, 2009
The Federal Government now requires a fleet average of 35.5mpg by the 2016 model year - this is an increase from today’s average of 25.3mpg. The manufacturer has already added full hybrid versions of the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan to its existing Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner hybrids.
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