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DOE Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute awards ~$10M to 10 projects

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The selected organizations (and project descriptions) from this first call selection are: University of Connecticut. The project goal of this proposed Smart Connected Workers program is to create affordable, scalable, accessible, and portable smart manufacturing systems (A.S.A.P. University of California, Irvine.

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EV Chargers for All!

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One was affordability. Harry decided to forego buying an EV, but he remains open to purchasing one if both the affordability and charging issues are better addressed. “I Their first question is, “Why should I take on the costs of installing EV chargers when most of my tenants don’t own or can’t afford EVs?” households.

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Toyota introduces 2012 Prius Plug-in Hybrid

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The sun gear is connected to MG1 (acting as the generator); the planet carrier is connected directly to the engine, and the ring gear is connected to the counter gear. A key goal for development of the Prius Plug-in was to deliver the optimal balance of performance, range, economy, packaging and affordable price.

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Lewis H. Latimer: A Life of Lightbulb Moments

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In 1879, a then-married Latimer moved with his wife Mary, his mother, and his brother William to Bridgeport, Connecticut, on the advice of his sister Margaret. limited connection with the everyday existence of Black people in America.” According to historians at the Latimer House Museum in Queens, N.Y.,

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Toyota FCV Mirai launches in LA; initial TFCS specs; $57,500 or $499 lease; leaning on Prius analogy

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When a power supply unit is connected, it converts the DC power from the CHAdeMO power socket located inside the trunk to AC power and can power a vehicle-to-home16 system or a vehicle-to-load system. Consumer electronics can also be connected directly and used from the interior accessory socket (AC 100 V, 1,500 W). The Prius analogy.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Connecticut Green Bank. Battery costs exceeded $500/kWh when President Obama launched his EV Everywhere Grand Challenge goal of making EVs that are as affordable and convenient for the American family as gasoline-powered vehicles, and low-cost, high performance batteries are a key component of the strategy to attain the President’s goal.

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Xerox Parc’s Engineers on How They Invented the Future—and How Xerox Lost It

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A high-speed network that connects computers, printers, and other peripherals in an office or building. Xerox executives made all sorts of promises: we’ll buy 20,000, just talk to this executive in Virginia, then talk to this executive in Connecticut. Xerox could not afford to have people think they were flakes.”

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