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Mercedes-Benz to Launch Limited Series Production of B Class F-CELL Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle Late This Year

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Mercedes-Benz’ stated position is that the development of electric cars with battery and fuel cell drives for local zero-emission driving is a means of supplementing vehicles with high-tech internal combustion engines. The fuel-cell car uses a lithium-ion battery pack with an output of 35 kW and a capacity of 1.4

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NTSB recommends nationwide ban on personal electronic devices while driving; also calls for modifications to the equipment and the completion of a NHTSA rulemaking on collision warning systems

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Other incidents logged by the NTSB include: In 2004, an experienced motorcoach driver, distracted on his hands-free cell phone, failed to move to the center lane and struck the underside of an arched stone bridge on the George Washington Parkway in Alexandria, Virginia. Globally, there are 5.3

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Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported

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For four years, Campbell had been using a high-tech implant in her left eye that gave her a crude kind of bionic vision, partially compensating for the genetic disease that had rendered her completely blind in her 30s. “I Second Sight Medical Products , in his right eye in 2004 and the subsequent Argus II implant in his left 11 years later.

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Up close and personal with Volkswagen’s e-Golf carbon offset project: Garcia River Forest

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Last week, Volkswagen provided a close-up look at one of the projects in which it is investing: the Garcia River Conservation-Based Forest Management Project, located in Mendocino County, California. TCF acquired the 23,780-acre tract in 2004 for $18 million ($10 million California Coastal Conservancy, $3.5

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Learn How the President-Elect Candidates Plan to Improve IEEE

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Virginia Tech. California State University Northridge 's college of engineering and computer science , where he served as dean from 2006 to 2017. He currently serves on the IEEE Buenaventura (California) Section member development team, which received a 2020 Gold Award for its work. Saifur Rahman. Life Fellow Saifur Rahman.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

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Most recently, he implemented strategies that secured approximately $30 million in funding for local government entities and non-profits in California, Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana, and the District of Columbia. He is a seasoned operations and IT professional with over 20 years of experience in a high-tech manufacturing organization.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

Most recently, he implemented strategies that secured approximately $30 million in funding for local government entities and non-profits in California, Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana, and the District of Columbia. He is a seasoned operations and IT professional with over 20 years of experience in a high-tech manufacturing organization.