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Junkyard Find: 1977 Dodge Tradesman 200 Mystery Machine

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The Chrysler Corporation sold vans based on the B-Series platform from the 1971 through 2003 model years, giving them Dodge , Plymouth and Fargo badging along the way. Today's Junkyard Find is a first-generation B-van, found in a Colorado boneyard. This Tradesman got a mild camper conversion at some point.

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DOE awarding more than $50M to 15 projects to advance critical material innovations

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American Battery Metals Corporation; Field Demonstration of Selective Leaching, Targeted Purification, and Electro-Chemical Production of Battery Grade Lithium Hydroxide Precursor from Domestic Claystone Resources. Partners: American Lithium Corporation, DuPont Water Solutions. 525 Solutions, Inc.;

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Cellulosic BioButanol Company Cobalt Technologies Signs Agreement With Fluor Corporation

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Cobalt Technologies has signed an agreement with Fluor Corporation for engineering consulting services as Cobalt gears up to commercialize its cellulosic biobutanol production technology. Cobalt’s technology reduces lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions by up to 90% versus the production of gasoline. Earlier post.).

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Lightning eMotors delivers first all-electric motorcoach to ABC Companies; order for 200 ZEVs

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The T2145e electric motor coach undergoing final testing in Colorado. Lightning eMotors, a leading provider of commercial electric vehicles for fleets, announced a $45-million order for its zero-emission powertrain systems from Faribault, Minnesota-based motorcoach supplier ABC Companies.

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Petrostar and Maverick Synfuels execute MOU for gas-to-methanol venture in Canada

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Canada-based Petrostar Petroleum Corporation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to form a joint venture with US-based Maverick Synfuels to facilitate the development and operation of GTL (gas-to-liquids technology) in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan.

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How Steele Auto Team grew to become social media into gross sales, for now not a lot cash

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Chris Beaton, upcoming the dealership’s gross sales supervisor, heard of the corporate and pitched the speculation of operating with it. Conversion/govern commercials pair the dealership’s stock commercials with shouts to motion, akin to filing a mode on Fb to time table a check power. The posts’ subjects run the gamut.

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Electric Vehicle Adoption Divide Mapped

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Those states are California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Washington, Oregon and Maryland. Four of those 10 — California, Colorado, Massachusetts and Maryland — are among the states with the highest EV adoption rates. Ten states have incentives on top of federal spiffs, according to J.D. Your author has seen this repeatedly.