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Junkyard Find: 1964 Mercury Montclair Four-Door Hardtop Marauder

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The door tag tells us that this car was assembled in St. The DSO code of 51 shows that it was sold out of the Denver sales office. The DSO code of 51 shows that it was sold out of the Denver sales office. I bought this badge to give to a friend who resides in another wealthy enclave called Montclair. Louis on November 7, 1963.

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Junkyard Find: Gray-Market 1981 Mercedes-Benz 380 SEL

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Today's Junkyard Find is one of those cars, found in a self-service boneyard near Denver, Colorado. The price tag on that car was $44,298, or about $157,037 in 2024 dollars. The real gray-market cowboys bought the even more powerful 500 SEL, which wasn't even available here until the 1984 model year.

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Ford names first markets for the Focus Electric

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Ford Motor Company has named the first markets that will sell the Focus Electric, Ford’s all-electric passenger car: Atlanta; Austin and Houston, Texas; Boston; Chicago; Denver; Detroit; Los Angeles; San Francisco; San Diego; New York; Orlando, Fla.; Range is targeted to be 100 miles (161 km) on a full charge. Tags: Brief.

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Junkyard Find: 1983 Datsun 200SX Coupe

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Today's Junkyard Find , found in a yard just south of Denver , is a nicely preserved example of the final year of the S110 Silvia , as well as of the Datsun name. The final mileage total was just past 200,000 miles, an impressive feat for a car of its era. Make sure you get the Exciting Turbo (sorry, only available in Japan).

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THINK Releases US EV-Ready Cities Index

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The remaining cities included Denver, Boston, Washington, DC, Philadelphia and Phoenix. It reflects the available government support, consumer acceptance, and the opportunity for EVs to provide the maximum benefits possible from electric drive. Tags: Brief. Rounding out the top ten were Newark, Seattle and Atlanta. Sacramento.

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10-Year FTA Low-Speed Urban Maglev Research Program Shows Technology is Feasible, But Infrastructure Costs and Availability of Technologies Are Intimidating

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While maglev trains are in use throughout the world, those systems are primarily high-speed test environment systems where speeds reach in excess of 250 miles per hour. Tags: Heavy-duty Rail. FTA Low-Speed Urban Maglev Research Program Lessons Learned. FTA Low-Speed Urban Maglev Research Program Lessons Learned.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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The project will result in expanded availability of alternative fuels with 17 new CNG and E85 fueling stations and 63 electric vehicle charging stations. Team partners will purchase a total of 191 commercially available light- to heavy-duty alternative-fuel and advanced-technology vehicles. Total DOE award: $14,999,658.