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

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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. and Milwaukee and the Advanced Hydraulics group in Eden Prairie, Minn. Eaton expects that its prototype will be available before the end of 2015 with a target production price of $500.

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Who Will Free EV Motors from the Rare Earth Monopoly?

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GE Aerospace Research “I am a believer that this type of material is a game changer,” says Ayman El-Refaie , an IEEE Fellow and professor of electrical and computer engineering at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisc. GE Aerospace declined to make a researcher available to be interviewed for this article.) It’s not only about GE.

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Argonne rolls out updated version of AFLEET alternative fuels and advanced vehicles analysis tool

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Sponsored by the DOE Clean Cities program, AFLEET (Alternative Fuel Life-Cycle Environmental and Economic Transportation Tool) is a free, publicly-available tool that provides users with a roadmap for assessing which types of vehicles and fuels are right for them. The 2016 AFLEET Tool and user guide are available online.

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US PIRG report finds reduced driving and rates of car commuting in most populous US urbanized areas

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The report, “Transportation in Transition: A Look at Changing Travel Patterns in America’s Biggest Cities,” is based on the most current available government data and is, according to US PIRG, the first national study to compare transportation trends for America’s largest cities and lists results for each. The average American drives 7.6%

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Study estimates ~4M children worldwide develop asthma each year because of NO2 air pollution

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The problem affects cities in the United States as well: Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Las Vegas and Milwaukee were the top five cities in the US with the highest percentage of pediatric asthma cases linked to polluted air.

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

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If truth be told, there already had been many indicators available in the market since the high-performance marketplace used to be tanking. Wangers took it as an indication and attempted his hand working a automobile dealership in Milwaukee. (He persevered to be part of the road scene into the Eighties.)

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

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He says he is on a mission to encourage other IEEE entities to make the kits available at local libraries. Other corporate donors include American Transmission , Eaton , Elite Electronics , Emerson Electric , and Milwaukee Tool. Only public libraries in IEEE Region 4 currently are eligible for an SKPL grant.

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