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Used Car of the Day: 1955 Chevrolet Corvette

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There's a Brit in California selling a classic first-gen 1955 Chevrolet Corvette. The forum is aimed at UK-based buyers, but the car is in California and I am including it in this feature because I assume our seller is open to an American buyer. The color combo is yellow and green. Images: Seller] Become a& TTAC insider.

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EU Parliament Approves 2012 Tire Efficiency Ratings

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Members of the European Parliament last week approved regulations that will require replacement tires for cars as well as light- and heavy-duty vehicles (C1, C2, and C3 tires) to carry energy efficiency labels as of 1 November 2012. Energy-efficient tires are more commonly referred to as low rolling resistance (LRR) tires in North America.

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DOE awards $35M to 15 projects in ARPA-E ECOSynBio program to reduce carbon footprint of biofuel production

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University of California, Davis. To reach near 100% carbon conversion efficiency, the University of California, Davis, will engineer a novel microbial consortium approach. University of California, Irvine. The University of California, Irvine, proposes a cell-free enzymatic process to address this challenge.

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