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Unifrax introduces Battery Advisory Board to support SiFAB silicon fiber anode battery technology

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SiFAB, a scalable proprietary silicon anode battery technology demonstrated in a number of applications, including electric vehicles, power tools, smartphones, personal computers, medical devices and aviation, can deliver up to a 20% increase in gravimetric energy density in lithium-ion batteries versus cells using a graphite anode.

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GM recalling 656 Cadillac ELR extended range electric vehicles over calibration of Electronic Brake Control Module

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The parts are at the center of the company’s ignition switch recall, which includes all 2005-2007 Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G5; 2003-2007 Saturn Ion; 2006-2007 Chevrolet HHR; 2005-2006 Pontiac Pursuit (Canada); 2006-2007 Pontiac Solstice; and 2007 Saturn Sky vehicles—about 1.367 million vehicles.

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Study finds rates of LDV fuel consumption in US peaked in 2004; indications of peak motorization

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These rates are down 16% to 17% from their peaks in 2004, except that the rate per vehicle is down 13% (from its peak in 2003). The rate increased to a maximum of 611 gallons in 2003. 2001 to 2006. -5%. 2003 to 2004. -13% The rate for 2011 was 530 gallons. Measures of motorization in the US. Peak year(s). Distance driven.

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Meet the Candidates Running for 2025 IEEE President-Elect

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She was named a top businesswoman in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park area, and she made the 2003 Business Leader Impact 100 list. In 2011 he joined Michigan State as a professor of electrical and computer engineering. He helped found the university’s computational mathematics, science, and engineering department.

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BYD Han & Tang form reached one millionth supply milestone

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542 refers to 0 – 100 km/h acceleration date inside 5 seconds, electrical four-wheel pressure, and gasoline intake beneath 2L/100km. Han DM-p In July 2020, the first-generation Han was once formally introduced with 3 natural electrical variations and one hybrid model within the Chinese language sedan marketplace.

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Former Berkeley Dean of Engineering David A. Hodges Dies at 85

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After earning his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering in 1960 from Cornell , Hodges joined Bell Labs in Holmdel, N.J. He was an active IEEE volunteer and served as editor-in-chief of IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation from 1999 to 2003 and of IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering from 2003 to 2007.

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Mercedes-Benz to Introduce Fuel-Cell Hybrid Citaro Bus in June

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Shared components include axles fitted with electric hub motors, lithium-ion batteries to store energy, and all electrically powered ancillary components. Daimler then moved ahead with the fuel-cell Citaro, the Citaro G BlueTec Hybrid equipped with a diesel-electric hybrid drive system, and now the new Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid for 2009.

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