Remove International Remove Light Remove Parts Remove Seattle
article thumbnail

Rare Rides Icons: The Lincoln Mark Series Cars, Feeling Continental (Part XLIX)

The Truth About Cars

The Mark’s four-speed 4R70W (the old AOD with new electronic controls, also called AODE) was strengthened late in the ‘97 model run with some revised internal components for better reliability. And they were front-drive luxury cars according to The Seattle Times. The new front-drive LS6 and LS8 would go on sale in early 1999.

Parts 97
article thumbnail

ICCT-sponsored study of in-use testing of 3 Tier2-Bin5, CA LEV-II light-duty diesels finds wide variation of emissions against the limits

Green Car Congress

In-use testing of three light duty diesel vehicles—certified to US-EPA Tier2-Bin5 and California LEV-II ULEV emissions limits— found a wide variation in real world emissions performance relative to the regulatory limits. Kappanna (2014) “ In-use emissions testing of light-duty diesel vehicles in the US ”. diesels and one 3.0L

Diesel 230
article thumbnail

The Marimba Virtuoso’s Desktop Planetarium

Cars That Think

On 21 April 1962, the Seattle World’s Fair opened to the public. government committed US $9 million to help build a NASA-themed science exhibit at the Seattle World’s Fair. A translucent screen had astronomical labels and markings inscribed in phosphorus, visible only when backlit with ultraviolet light. What is an orrery?

Seattle 137
article thumbnail

A one-of-a-kind secret Tesla Roadster R&D prototype is for sale

Baua Electric

Now, a Roadster you probably haven’t heard of is for sale – a one-of-a-kind prototype for a performance package that never saw the light of day. The Roadster has a carbon fiber body normally, but it’s usually painted, with the carbon fiber only visible on the roll bar (and possibly a few other parts of the body, depending on option kits).

article thumbnail

International study of role of soots impact on Arctic climate

Green Car Congress

If you want to be cooler, you would wear a light-colored shirt that would reflect the sun’s warmth. —Tim Bates, a research chemist at NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) in Seattle and co-lead of the US component of the study. For the first time, a PMEL black carbon sensor will also be aboard the Mantas.

Climate 199
article thumbnail

A one-of-a-kind secret Tesla Roadster R&D prototype is for sale

Baua Electric

Now, a Roadster you probably haven’t heard of is for sale – a one-of-a-kind prototype for a performance package that never saw the light of day. The Roadster has a carbon fiber body normally, but it’s usually painted, with the carbon fiber only visible on the roll bar (and possibly a few other parts of the body, depending on option kits).

article thumbnail

IEA: Electric vehicles posted strong gains in 2016; 2M now in global parc

Green Car Congress

With more than 750,000 units sold over the year, the number of electric vehicles in the global parc—primarily Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs)—surpassed 2 million units in 2016, following a year of strong growth in 2015, according to the International Energy Agency’s Global EV Outlook 2017.

2016 186