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Eaton to develop affordable home refueling station for natural gas vehicles; liquid piston technology

Green Car Congress

Eaton Corporation will develop an affordable home refueling station for natural gas vehicles, utilizing existing natural gas sources in the home and innovative compressor technology. The goal is to develop a production prototype for refueling stations that will retail for about one-tenth of the cost of currently available systems.

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The Rise and Fall of 3M’s Floppy Disk

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A number of years ago, back when I lived in Milwaukee, I found a couple of blank reel-to-reel tapes created by 3M using the Scotch name. BASF, a German chemical manufacturer, has a somewhat similar corporate history and logo design to fellow thick-Helvetica enthusiast 3M. based on Pfluemer’s magnetic-tape invention. inch floppy.

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Jim Wangers, the Godfather of the GTO, useless at 96

Baua Electric

Truth was we were taking Pontiac performance off the race track, like the Corporation wanted, and putting it on the street,” with the GTO, “like the Corporation didn’t want,” wrote Wangers in his reserve Glory Days. Wangers took it as an indication and attempted his hand working a automobile dealership in Milwaukee.

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IEEE STEM Activity Kits Are In Demand at 150 U.S. Public Libraries

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The collections have been made possible by the IEEE Region 4 Science Kits for Public Libraries program with funding from Region 4 members and corporate sponsors. He says he is on a mission to encourage other IEEE entities to make the kits available at local libraries. Zulaski , the chair of the SKPL committee.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

But take a look at the variety of program available. She outlines the variety of choices available in a white paper. Lyft claims it is the fastest-growing ride share service and is available in 190 cities worldwide. During the pandemic operations were shut down and it is now more focused on on corporate programs.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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billion have been made available for transit improvements throughout the US. billion available for highway, transit, bridge, rail, shipyard and airport construction and repairs nationwide. Greater Lafayette Public Transportation Corporation, Indiana: $2,180,000. Delaware Transit Corporation, Delaware: $1,500,000.

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