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? Today's Junkyard Find is an example of the second type of Marauderization (not to be confused with Moroder ization ) within the world of Ford's Mercury Division.
The Truth About Cars
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
The early 1990s were interesting times for Ford designs, with the demise of the boxy LTD Crown Victoria and the introduction of the new Taurus and Crown Victoria with this distinctive grille treatment. liter engine, from the same family that powered the Mazda Miata and Mercury Capri. liters in this application.
Cars That Think
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Modern laptops are notoriously difficult ( and sometimes impossible ) to repair, a problem Luna’s designers address by reducing the number of screws to four and avoiding permanent adhesives. It’s designed for on-demand production to reduce waste from unsold inventory. We want modular design.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 21, 2010
Ford Mustang, F-150, Focus, Flex, Escape, Expedition and Econoline as well as Mercury Mariner, Lincoln MKS and Navigator also use the sustainable material. The 2 million Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles on the road today with bio-foam seats equates to a reduction in petroleum oil usage of approximately 1.5 million pounds.
Green Car Congress
JULY 22, 2011
TCEP will be an integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) 400 MW power/poly-gen plant that will capture 90% of the carbon dioxide, 99% of the sulfur, more than 95% of the mercury, and eliminate more than 90% of the nitrogen oxides produced by the process. Earlier post.). The project is supported by H.B.
Cars That Think
OCTOBER 26, 2021
A hundred years ago, centimeter-scale tilt switches used a conductive blob of mercury rolling along a glass tube to close an electric circuit. The MEMS version, of course, is only a few millimeters in size, and instead of mercury, it uses a suspended block of silicon. Top: David Little/The Mercury News/Getty Images; Bottom: PurpleAir.
Revenge of the Electric Car
APRIL 20, 2010
Read more about it in the San Jose Mercury News Article: Reservations for the all-electric Nissan Leaf start Tuesday. By Dana Hull for the San Jose Mercury News. “For a long time, electric vehicles have been like vaporware,&# said Flynn, an interior designer. She has three teenagers and is thrilled the Leaf seats five.
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