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How Three-Season Tires Perform in Diverse Weather Conditions

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However, that same tread which presents well in balmy climes can lose the plot when the mercury dips below 7C/45F, sacrificing performance in measures of braking distance and cornering grip.

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The Rise and Fall of 3M’s Floppy Disk

Cars That Think

ComputerWorld/Google Books /3M 3M didn’t rest on its laurels with the floppy disk either, and tried to push the technology further, most notably with Floptical disk technology , which Jim Adkisson, who helped create the 5.25-inch (Though 3M obviously never associated with the Nazis during World War II, so there’s that.)

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Conversions are mostly for the Prius, with a few for the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs. The easiest conversions are for 2004-2008 Prius (not 2001-2003 Prius) and the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner Hybrid. Though costs are now high, we believe automakers could sell PHEVs for only $2,000-$5,000 more than current hybrids.

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The electric car and grid parity - OregonLive.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Google Facebook COMMENTS (1) Post a comment Posted by tombdragon on 04/21/09 at 12:05AM The Government needs to intervene for our benefit??? Oregon cant afford to play that game, or at least not at those levels, but McCabe thinks it remains a serious contender for Norwegian electric car manufacturer Think.

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