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FedEx Converts 92 Delivery Trucks to Hybrids, Expanding Hybrid-Electric Fleet by 50%

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An added benefit of the conversion program is that it not only reduces pollution but also extends the life of the vehicles, helping to eliminate waste production and creating a reduce-and-reuse program. liters for increased power, performance and productivity.). Cummins increased the displacement of the ISB line to 6.7

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Video Friday: Grav Enhanced

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Zoox ] At Capacity, a forward-thinking third-party logistics firm with expertise in Health and Beauty products, AI-robotic putwalls from Covariant are key to delivering superior customer experiences. DARPA ] Tech Panel: In 2004, DARPA launched interest in self-driving vehicles with a Grand Challenge.

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Learn About the Candidates Running for 2023 President-Elect

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He was vice president of operations and planning for the IEEE Consumer Technology Society and served as general chair of the 2011 Sections Congress in San Francisco. He began his engineering career as a research staff member in the production engineering department of Japanese automotive manufacturer Denso.

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Norwegian Investors Rally to Revived Think Electric Car

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Many of Norway's tycoons and heirs are making significant investments in the company which is planning production of as many as 10,000 cars by 2009. Ford ultimately followed the lead of the other automakers, and began to destroy the cars in 2004. Nothing would please me more than seeing the Think City again on San Francisco streets.

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

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An active IEEE volunteer, Hodges served in several leadership roles including 2007 vice chair of the IEEE Awards Board and 2011–2012 vice president of the IEEE Publication Services and Products Board. He was largely responsible for moving the International Solid-State Circuits Conference in 1978 from Philadelphia to San Francisco.

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Ford’s Key Life Battery test for Li-ion batteries simulates 10 years, 150K miles in 10 months, under different conditions

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The company offered a limited release of the Ranger EV in 1998, the Escape Hybrid in 2004 and the Fusion Hybrid in 2009. Ford draws on the data it collected from these previous-generation efforts, especially the higher volume production hybrids. —Mazen Hammoud, chief engineer, Electrified Powertrain Systems.

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Soot and Spin: Two Plug-in Paradoxes

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UPDATE: Felix Kramer of Calcars informs me that the vacuum bottle is standard on 2004-2008 Prius.) Let one hundred flowers bloom" said Vijay Vaitheeswaran recently in San Francisco to promote his book Zoom, The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future. Both California regulators and automakers make this claim.)

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