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Wal-Mart Testing Two Different Hybrid Systems and Three Alt Fuels on Class 8 Trucks

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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Wal-Mart uses Class 8 trucks to haul its trailers and deliver product to its stores. In addition to its work at highway speeds, the engine also charges an onboard energy storage system, which provides power to the electric motor when demand is high. ArvinMeritor Dual-Mode Hybrid Propulsion. Earlier post.).

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Letting in the Light

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As a senior in high school, Smith entered an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Enginners (IEEE) competition in Baltimore describing a project on computers and small EVs. His presentation won him an engineering scholarship to Duke University. You could buy an LEV, but you could only get it serviced at the store you bought it from.

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Virtual Reality Helps Students Improve Their Math Literacy

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Making sense of math Ganguly and a team of engineers developed the platform’s software, which includes modules on physics, biology, and chemistry as well as math. For students who want to practice their math skills at home, a monthly subscription of $24 to Prisms Math is available from the Meta Quest store.

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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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The facility is used by the LRTA to store, fuel, maintain, and repair transportation vehicles (buses, vans, tow trucks etc.) Diesel Bus Efficiency Improvements with Bus Cooling System Retrofits: Replace the existing hydraulically-powered engine cooling system with a more efficient electrically powered system.

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