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Junkyard Find: 1992 Geo Metro 4-door hatchback

The Truth About Cars

What was the cheapest new four-door car available in the United States for the 1992 model year? That's $16,435 in 2024 dollars, which says a lot about how much more you get with the cheapest available new four-door right now. You could buy versions of this car all the way through 2017 in Pakistan. It was today's Junkyard Find !

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Study links air pollution and cyclone intensity in Arabian Sea; suggested solutions include diesel filters and two-stroke engines running on LPG fuel

Green Car Congress

mile)-thick brown cloud has been linked to altered rainfall patterns in South Asia, for example. Cyclone Phet in 2010 struck the coastlines of Pakistan and Oman and caused nearly $2 billion in damage. Gonu produced category 5-strength winds in excess of 250 kilometers per hour (156 miles per hour). A three-kilometer (1.9-mile)-thick

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U.K. Startup’s Digital Dyeing Printers Save Energy, Water

Cars That Think

Miles of fabrics are immersed in gigantic “washing machines” full of dye and water. Alchemie Technology also has joint development projects with several major brands (names not available due to NDA) whose suppliers test the quality, performance, and savings of this new way of dyeing textiles. Or because they want innovative products.

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