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Renesas unveils automotive gateway based on new R-Car S4 SoCs and PMICs for next-gen vehicle computers; support for ISO/SAE 21434

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The RAA271041 PMIC accepts the vehicle’s 12V supply and supports wide operation for load dump and cold-cranking pulses while providing the first-stage regulation. This switch is fully validated by Spirent’s TSN conformance test solutions running on their Automotive C1 test system.

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Univ of Toronto study details impacts of interaction between driving patterns and electricity generation for WTW energy use and GHG emissions for PHEVs

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The findings of the study, they suggest, both demonstrate the important interactions between driving patterns and the electricity generation supply that affect WTW energy use and GHG emissions of PHEVs and thus have implications for informing environmentally beneficial usage and adoption patterns for these vehicles.

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A Guide to the 2023 National Electrical Safety Code

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The NESC updates better protect workers, the public, and facilities during the installation, operation, and maintenance of power and communications supplies. Roles dependent on the NESC include: Utility company business leadership, operations management, engineering and line design, crew supervisors, and safety trainers.

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ALABC lead-acid UltraBattery Civic hybrid surpasses 100,000 miles of fleet duty

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The batteries supplied by Exide as part of the C3 Project performed well under the HEV screening test, especially at high temperatures. Ah (at a C1 rate) after 51,000 miles driven, which is a very minimal capacity loss when comparing an average 7.55 The battery capacity was 7.54 Ah for the new modules.

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DOE awards $35M to 15 projects in ARPA-E ECOSynBio program to reduce carbon footprint of biofuel production

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Bioenergy production based on an engineered mixotrophic consortium for enhanced CO 2 fixation – $2,752,577.08. To reach near 100% carbon conversion efficiency, the University of California, Davis, will engineer a novel microbial consortium approach. University of Delaware. INvizyne Technologies, Inc. University of Minnesota.

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Chevy Volt Delivers Novel Two-Motor, Four-Mode Extended Range Electric Drive System; Seamless Driver Experience Plus Efficiency

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The Volt is an electric-drive vehicle, powered by a 16 kWh Li-ion battery, incorporating an internal combustion engine and generator to serve as a range extender; an electrical plug is intended to be the primary source of stored energy used to deliver motive power. —Pam Fletcher. km) of additional all-electric range.

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NASA-led analysis characterizes the impact of jet fuel composition on emitted aerosols

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Using data gathered during four different, comprehensive ground tests conducted over the past decade, researchers from NASA and their colleagues have statistically analyzed the impact of jet fuel properties on aerosols emitted by the NASA Douglas DC-8 CFM56-2-C1 engines burning 15 different aviation fuels.

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