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GKN order book for electric driveline technologies totalled $2.8 billion by end of 2017

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GKN Driveline announced that its order book for electric driveline (eDrive) technologies hit a record £2 billion (US$2.8 As of 31 December 2017, GKN’s order book relating to eDrive was £2 billion following a number of major program wins. GKN is developing new technologies to improve electric vehicles. Earlier post.)

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Volkswagen logs >10,000 registrations for ID. 3 1ST EV in first 24 hours

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At a press event yesterday in Berlin, Volkswagen launched pre-booking in Europe for the first model in its new full-electric ID. The pre-booking special edition ID.3 3 is the first Volkswagen model based on the Modular Electric Drive Toolkit (MEB). ROOMZZ have already given an idea of what is to come.

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Engineered E. coli could make carbohydrates, renewable fuel, from CO2

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Dr. Sargent said he developed the idea from reading about the emergence of life on Earth, both in primary literature and popular science books. The bacteria grew under gas pressure and generated formic acid from the CO 2 , said Dr. Sargent. We wanted to try this in the lab.”. Then we can make fuel, plastic or chemicals.

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Mercedes-Benz launches new private car-sharing scheme: Croove

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The peer-to-peer car-sharing platform is another example of a CASE strategy project that has advanced from idea to implementation. Not long after launch though, there will also be an Android version in the Google Play Store, along with a desktop website for booking a vehicle. Earlier post.).

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Lotfi Zadeh and the Birth of Fuzzy Logic

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Zadeh received an electrical engineering degree from the University of Tehran in 1942. Favorite books “I made a conscious decision to stop reading fiction at age 15, when I was a voracious reader. I now read scientific books and other nonfiction only.” Zadeh Date of Birth Feb. New York City, summer of 1944 Patents One U.S.

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Frost & Sullivan video report summarizes key factors for and direction of future mobility systems

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More and more drivers will turn away from car ownership and become members of car sharing organisations, expecting the rented vehicle to be connected, fully equipped with latest safety and infotainment systems and driving on electricity. —Martyn Briggs, Frost & Sullivan Mobility Programme Manager.

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Meet Mr. Internet: Vint Cerf

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The two had been exchanging ideas in person and via email and reviewing the work of others who were trying to solve similar issues. And there was something utterly beguiling about this idea.” There are few people in the industry who have the combination of technical understanding, integrity, openness to new ideas, and kindness.”

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