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IPG to demo Flameless Ceramic Turbine for clean, off-grid power in EV charging

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Intelligent Power Generation (IPG) will demonstrate the impact of Flameless Ceramic Turbine technology in UK electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, following a £1-million contract from Highways England. —Brian Cull, Senior Intelligent Transport Systems Engineer, Highways England.

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Looking to get in a hybrid for cheap? Used Toyota Prius 1.5 HSD 2004-2009 Review

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I knew I wanted something for her that was cheap to maintain, had a reliable automatic transmission, came with cruise control, AC. We only drove ’normal’ ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) cars before but those gave me a feeling of always being in a hurry. During reversing, the Prius is powered only by the electric motor.

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2024 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Review – Cheap(ish) Speed

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Still, it’s the V8-powered GT that gets most of the attention. Ford says it is using the Unreal Engine 3D platform that is used in computer gaming. We were also given the chance to use the available drift brake – which is available with both engines, including with manual-transmission GTs. Still, it’s a fun feature.

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MAN propane-fueled ME-LGIP to power Chinese VLGC

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Jiangnan Shipyard, owned by China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC), has ordered an LPG (liquefied propane gas)-burning MAN B&W 6G60ME-LGIP engine in connection with the building of an 86,000-m 3 VLGC (Very Large Gas Carrier) for Tianjin Southwest Maritime (TSM), the Chinese shipping company. LGIP engine. LGIP research engine.

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Scientists create cheap and safe electro-catalysts for anion-exchange fuel cells

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In a study published in the Journal of Power Sources , the team from Surrey worked with colleagues from Queen Mary University of London to create low-cost carbon based electro-catalysts for anion-exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFC). 2017.10.037.

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Ham Radio Inspired This Scranton University Student to Pursue Engineering

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is pursuing an electrical engineering degree at the University of Scranton , in Pennsylvania. Gerard Piccini Member grade Student member; member of IEEE-HKN’s Lambda Nu chapter University: University of Scranton in Pennsylvania Major: Electrical engineering Minors: Math and physics Grade: Junior Another of his passions is robotics.

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The BYD Atto 3 and MG4 are great, but there is one cheap Chinese electric vehicle that’s not quite there yet…. Opinion

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I recently spent a week in the GWM Ora, a car that would have made even Saab’s semi-suicidal engineers blanche in fear. It would be fair to mention at this point that the GWM Ora is cheap, very cheap, just about the cheapest EV money can buy. I don’t know, even after a week together, what most of them mean.

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