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Connecticut selects Allison hybrid-equipped buses for new rapid transit system

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The new fleet of 48 hybrid diesel-electric buses will include 30-foot Gillig buses to provide neighborhood circulator service and 40-foot New Flyer buses to operate connector routes. Since being introduced in 2003, Allison Hybrid H 40/50 EP equipped buses have traveled more than 550 million miles (885 million km).

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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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The 25 Best Restaurants in Chicago Right Now

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KEVIN PANG 214 West Erie Street, Chicago; 312-800-8935; asadorbastian.com West Loop and River North Mediterranean When Avec opened in 2003 among the meatpacking houses of the West Loop, it won a reputation for breaking restaurant conventions. The best way to describe Lula Cafe?

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Overcoming Systemic Racism Through System Engineering

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where she earned a dual bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and computer science. But when Boyea-Robinson graduated in 1999, she landed a plum ­information-management job at General Electric through the company’s prestigious leadership program. She attended Duke University ’s Pratt School of Engineering , in Durham, N.C.,

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Profile: Li-ion Provider Compact Power, Inc. Focusing on the Automotive and Vehicle Markets

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(CPI) shortly after GM selected CPI and its parent LG Chem as the provider for the Li-ion batteries for the Extended Range Electric Vehicle (E-REV) Chevy Volt. (GM He served as the chief engineer for the Ford Escape Hybrid from 1998 to 2003 and holds 12 patents. it would bring down the neighborhood.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Until then, we can always program the ESS to make what Lotus refers to as "more futuristic sounds for electric vehicles [that] can be created using sampled sounds and generated waveforms." Alternatively, may we suggest the sound of the neighborhood ice cream truck? We always seem to hear that one coming from a mile away.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

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Subscribe Green News Events Manufacturers Region New Cars Used Cars Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service by Sam Abuelsamid on Apr 22nd 2009 at 10:05AM Chrysler U.S. Apr 22, 2009 - Chrysler invented the minivan 25 years ago. Apr 22, 2009 - Chrysler invented the minivan 25 years ago.

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