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QOTD: Where Have You Encountered the Worst Traffic?

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And I spent significant time in Baltimore from 2015-2018 -- driving in Maryland is an experience that I'd not wish on my enemies. Other drivers wouldn't let them in, and two lanes of traffic got clogged. Boston is bad, too. Nashville has been problematic when I've been there.

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Researchers find bio-inspired high-tech surfaces on hulls could greatly reduce drag and CO2 emissions of ships; up to 1% of global CO2

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For example, a commercial container ship on its way from Baltimore (USA) to Bremerhaven could reduce its fuel costs by up to $160,000. Mail (2018) “Bionics and green technology in maritime shipping: an assessment of the effect of Salvinia air-layer hull coatings for drag and fuel reduction.” Resources. Barthlott, M. 2018.0263.

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GM restructuring; changing product development, production; 5 NA & 2 international plants shutting next year; staff reduction

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Propulsion plants that will be unallocated in 2019 include: Baltimore Operations in White Marsh, Maryland. The majority of these charges will be incurred in the fourth quarter of 2018 and first quarter of 2019, with some additional costs incurred through the remainder of 2019. Lordstown Assembly in Warren, Ohio.

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Tesla Model 3, $2.2M seized from man who fraudulently obtained COVID-19 relief loans

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Law enforcement agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Baltimore Field Office and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced the complaint following several attempts by Brooks, Jr. was seized from eleven bank accounts, and the 2018 Tesla Model 3 was also recovered by the Department of Justice.

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DOE selects 15 projects for $32M to advance lower-cost fusion concepts; ARPA-E BETHE

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Under the ALPHA and OPEN 2018 programs, the SFS Z-pinch demonstrated a fusion triple product exceeding 10 17 keV s/m 3. University of Maryland, Baltimore County. This project will enable Zap Energy to implement an upgrade to their new SFS Z-pinch device to allow independent control of the plasma formation and acceleration stages.

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2024 Hyundai Kona Review – Ready For New Challenges?

The Truth About Cars

Full disclosure: Hyundai flew me to Baltimore, Maryland, and fed and housed me for two nights so that I could drive the new Kona. The thing is, there are six competing models, including Hyundai’s own Venue , that have launched since 2018. Let the small crossover wars continue. I did not take the proffered Yeti lunch bag.)

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

Zipcars can be found in Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, New York, Philadelphia, Providence, Sacramento, San Diego, Zipcar users have a card that unlocks their local cars San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C. In the U.S.

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