The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Here's a car trivia question for you: what engine name went on to become the designation for a body style and then a car model name in its own right? Starting in 1958, Ford's new MEL ( M ercury- E dsel- L incoln) big-block V8 engine was given the Marauder name when installed in Mercury models. Louis on November 7, 1963.

Mercury 111

Mercury Colorado Denver St. Louis 111

Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2015

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $8 million to communities in 21 states and Puerto Rico to reduce emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of diesel engines through the agency’s Diesel Emission Reduction Act ( DERA ) program. EPA estimates that every $1 in DERA funding generates up to $13 in health care savings.

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Puerto Rico EPA Clean Cleaning 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2010

The selected projects consist of leading scientists and engineers from universities, private industry, and government, and will facilitate sharing expertise and technologies. Led by the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center (St. National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts (NAABB) ($44 million).

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St. Louis Fuel Washington San Diego 199

Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2012

Louis; Corning Incorporated; General Electric Company; Konarka Technologies, Inc.; TurboTech Precision; Engineering Ltd.; The University of Florida will lead the US team that includes University of Missouri; Virginia Tech; Montclair State University; Texas A&M University; Show Me Energy; and Green Technologies. Thermax Ltd.;

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India Clean Cleaning Solar 240

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2011

The 10 projects are located in California, Colorado, Illinois, Florida, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Virginia: Association Mapping of Cell Wall Synthesis Regulatory Genes and Cell Wall Quality in Switchgrass. Braun, University of Missouri, Columbia. Jan Leach, Colorado State University, Fort Collins.

South Carolina 239

South Carolina Production St. Louis Missouri 239

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2009

Electric Transportation Engineering Corp. Manufacturing: Warren, MI and St. Louis, MO; Deployment: 11 partner fleets. Advanced Vehicle Research Center; Auto Exposure LLC; Big Fish Advertising and Public Relations; MotorWeek; Sabre Engineering; Northeast Utilities. Colorado State University. $5. DOE Award ($mil.).

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Grant Lithium Ion Obama St. Louis 317