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EPA annual inventory shows US GHG up 3.1% from 2017-2018

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This increase was largely driven by an increase in emissions from fossil fuel combustion, which was a result of multiple factors, including more electricity use greater due to greater heating and cooling needs due to a colder winter and hotter summer in 2018 in comparison to 2017. Source: EPA. >.

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Reaction Design introduces FORTÉ CFD for advanced, 3D internal combustion engine simulations based on detailed fuel chemistry mechanisms

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Designers employ multiple/different software tools to get their jobs done, including visualization and comparison of results to experimental data. Some commercially available CFD packages use automatic meshing techniques that claim to reduce the time and expertise required to create a mesh. Too much time is spent generating CFD meshes.

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Deep Learning Could Bring the Concert Experience Home

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No one knows exactly how many songs have been recorded, but according to the entertainment-metadata concern Gracenote, more than 200 million recorded songs are available now on planet Earth. Anyone can now listen to music in soundstage audio on essentially any device. and so on). An Audio Taxonomy.

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The #1 working mum’s guide to buying the perfect electric car

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Though, I think it’s important we differentiate ‘Tesla as a brand’ and ‘EV’s on the whole’ because Tesla’s in comparison, are very expensive! There are so many great models, shapes, styles of EV available now with budget, mid and high-end options.

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New Renesas 32-Bit MCUs for improved fuel efficiency in vehicle powertrain control applications

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This results in an improved engine control system responsiveness of approximately 30%—based on a comparison of execution times on an engine control processing simulator in applications such as ignition timing and fuel injection control—compared with earlier Renesas products. Samples of the RH850/E1M-S2 are available now.

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From EV Range Anxiety to Range Confidence

Blink Charging

This means that EV owners can now relax and be assured that the EV community is here to support them. market reflects this commitment with over 40 BEV models available now and an additional 75 models anticipated between 2024 and 2030. This comparison is referred to as an “egallon.” Nationally, EV drivers spend $1.22

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Here's all the new electric cars or EVs coming to Australia in 2021

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Designed from the ground up, its comparable in size and height to the X5 and X6, with the same wheelbase as the X7, BMW Australia has confirmed the iX will be available in the second half of 2021. This differs by comparison to some of its competitors, which use multiple motors for all-wheel-drive. Ford Mustang Mach E. Mazda MX-30.