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BMW bringing 4-cylinder gasoline engines back to the US; more diesels to come

Green Car Congress

Jens Vetter from BMW presented an overview of the company’s current findings on the relation between cell and system characteristics for Li-ion battery packs for hybrids at the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference (AABC) in Pasadena.). Special emphasis is on light weight, compact size, and electric power.

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Rory Cooper’s Wheelchair Tech Makes the World More Accessible

Cars That Think

But Cooper hadn’t perfected the device when, after graduation in 1989, he joined California State University in Sacramento as a faculty member. Then he met Charles Robinson at an IEEE conference that year in Seattle. Since 2013, he and his team have been working on the Mobility Enhancement Robotic Wheelchair to minimize such injuries.

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Al’s Bright Idea for Hermosa, Ted’s Tough Stance Against Oil & Why I’m Worried About It Mattering

Creative Greenius

Then in a written statement issued by Ted Lieu’s office today he said, “I commend Assemblymember Muratsuchi for his leadership to help minimize the pressure on the city to allow oil drilling along our coast,” said Lieu after today’s press conference. “I According to the Sacramento Bee , .

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