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Get to Know the IEEE Board of Directors

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IEEE Senior Member Jenifer Castillo Director, Region 9: Latin America Lufthansa Technik Castillo is a sales and key account manager in Puerto Rico for a leading maintenance, repair, and overhaul services provider in the aviation industry. Schindler holds 11 patents and has published more than 40 technical articles.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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PHEVLERs have lower repair and maintenance costs than conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. [ ] Electric drivetrains provide higher reliability and lower costs because they have fewer moving parts and do not require frequent lubrication oil and brake component changes. 3 ] PHEVLER - EAA-PHEV Wiki. [ MIT News 15 Jan 2015. [

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Ford showcasing vehicle-to-vehicle communication for crash avoidance; potential for leveraging WiFi and smartphones to extend quickly the number of participating vehicles

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It also is standard on 2011-12 S60 sedans and 2012 model S80 sedans and XC70 wagons. On-board equipment may also advise vehicle owners on how to optimize the vehicle’s operation and maintenance for maximum fuel efficiency. AASHTO Connected Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment Analysis (FHWA-JPO-11-090, June 2011).

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This Lockheed Martin Researcher’s Work on UAVs Saves Lives

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Compared with other aircraft, the spinning drone is simpler to produce, requires less maintenance, and is less complex to control because its only control surface is the trailing-edge flap. It depends on an algorithm that tells an actuator when and how much to adjust the angle of a flap that determines its direction.

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Finally, an eVTOL You Can Buy (Soon)

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If electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft do manage to revolutionize transportation, the date of 5 October 2011, may live on in aviation lore. Visually, it’s an astounding aircraft, like something from a 1930s pulp sci-fi magazine. Canada, startling his wife and several of his friends. “So, It’s also a triumph of engineering.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Shifted earlier focus to all-electric Focus in 2011 with Magna. Committed to sales of 10,000 or more vehicles in late 2010, with increasing production in 2011. Hybrid Sonata model year 2011, possible PHEV version in 2013. Plans Cadillac Converj, Opel Ampera, other versions. Plans Cadillac Converj, Opel Ampera, other versions.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Also maintenance on these (no oil changes to speak of) etc will cost much less than an internal combution propelled car. Editor After a year as an editor at large for National Geographic magazine, Tom returned to The New York Times in July 2008 to help expand the papers coverage of sustainable energy development and green business.

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