Richard Newstead/Moment/Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality science-based content about environmental problems, causes and solutions. As the world moves to electric vehicles (EVs), what should happen to all the gas guzzlers who will remain on the road? This is an important question because even if the US reaches President Joe Biden’s goal of 50% new electric car sales by 2030, many people will still be driving their older fossil fuel-powered vehicles . “This is something that is not being talked about enough,”…
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It’s been 42 years since this 1951 Ford Custom 4-door ran on its own steam. It had its last service in 1981; since then, it has been forgotten in a warehouse. And all these years have not been kind to it Ford. But considering how long it’s been abandoned, it’s still in pretty good shape. It’s a great example of the classic shoebox Ford that will look stunning driving down the road even today. Popular YouTuber and trained mechanic Dylan McCool recently bought this 1951 Ford at a sale. And he plans to bring him back to life. Even though…
In a new report sent to Rigzone, Moody’s Investors Service noted that it expects TotalEnergies, BP, Shell, ExxonMobil and Chevron to “continue to perform well” in 2023 “thanks to continued, albeit volatile, oil and gas prices this year,” but added that “performance will be lower than last year’s peak.” “Last year’s strong performance was driven primarily by very strong upstream results due to high oil and gas prices and, above all, strong downstream performance due to high refining margins,” Moody’s said. in the report. “However, some downstream segments, such as chemicals and some marketing operations, had weaker year-over-year results as…
(Credit: Florida Highway Patrol) NAPLES, Fla. (WFLA) – The Florida Highway Patrol is searching for a hit-and-run driver who crashed into one of his own patrol cars in Collier County Sunday morning. Officers said they were conducting a traffic stop on I-75 at milepost 102 at 1:58 a.m. when an unknown dark-colored sedan entered the north shoulder of the road and struck a parked patrol car. Catholic bishop shot dead in his home According to the statement, the unknown vehicle hit the driver’s side door of the patrol car. The policeman who was driving the car was slightly injured. After…
Borderlands is a weekly summary of developments in the world of commerce and cross-border trade between the US and Mexico. This week: Exports of Mexican-made Class 8 trucks hit 15,221 in January; rail cargo thefts fall 21% year over year in Mexico; fuel and lubricants distributor expands in South Texas; and rare insect intercepted in shipment at Otay Mesa port of entry. Exports of Mexican-made cargo trucks reached 15,221 in January Mexico’s truck production and exports got off to a strong start to the year, helped by normalizing supply chains and US demand, officials said. In January, Mexico’s 10 truck…
From the dawn of the automobile to the Baby Boomer generation, each generation drove more than the one before it. That trend, however, appears to be reversing now, and like Millennials before them, members of Generation Z, or Zoomers, are driving fewer miles than the people who came before them. The generational disinterest in driving was led by Millennials, roughly defined as the cohort of people born between 1981 and 1996. As they came of age, between 2001 and 2009, the number of kilometers driven by young people dropped by 24 percent. And while Millennials have started driving more when…
Car companies are always trying to find the vehicle that beats them all. Whether these companies count on safety, power, or level of comfort, they usually do everything they can to sell to as many people as possible. Some of these cars earned a reputation as true troopers. They really are reliable cars that last forever. RELATED: 5 Cheap Classic Cars That Will Last You a Lifetime (5 That Break Down Constantly) Countless fantastic vehicles have come to life since Ford revolutionized the way things were produced. Some of the people who changed the automotive landscape forever offered the most…
Major offshore wind and renewable energy players TotalEnergies and Corio Generation have joined forces to develop the Formosa 3 project in Taiwan. Under the joint venture agreement, Corio will hold the position of lead developer and majority shareholder with a stake of 50 percent plus 10 shares in the project. The joint venture agreement follows confirmation by the Taiwan Energy Bureau that Formosa 3’s Haiding 2 wind farm had been awarded 600MW of grid capacity following the first phase of the third auctions round the country The Formosa 3 project includes three proposed wind farms, Haiding 1, 2 and 3,…
February 19, 2023 at 12:28 p.mUpdated 16 m agoFor: News 12 StaffResidents of the Second Stone Ridge community say the city cleaned up more than 100 old car tires that dumped in their backyard in the 24 hours after the News 12 broadcast.News 12 first reported the illegal dumping on Stone Ridge Road a week ago.”Our residents are very grateful and happy because this is not a dumping ground. This is a place where people live,” says resident Steven Nelson. Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim added that “crimes against the quality of life and illegal dumping of any kind will not…
Ram trucks consistently rank above the pickup average in reliability. But the Ram 1500 half-ton truck is not without its problems. One of the most common complaints from owners is a coolant leak, which can overheat an engine and cause serious problems. But a 1A Auto mechanic revealed what components cause the fourth-generation Ram 1500 to leak coolant and how to diagnose a malfunctioning truck. What causes a coolant leak? Vehicle coolant is a liquid that circulates between the radiator and the engine block to keep temperatures low. Any component in this circuit can malfunction and cause a leak, but…