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Climate Change is NSF Engineering Alliance’s Top Research Priority

Cars That Think

National Science Foundation —holds what are termed visioning events, wherein IEEE members and hundreds of other experts from academia, industry, and nonprofits can conceptualize bold ideas. Reports from recent visioning events are slated to be released to the public in the next few months. “The

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National Drive Electric Week extends EV access

Electric Auto Association

Successful 2021 events widen scope and participation. EVHybridNoire members at the Atlanta National Drive Electric Week event. Every neighborhood deserves clean air and the transition to EVs is the quickest way to get there.” National Drive Electric Week event hosts from across North America feel the same way.

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One EV enthusiast leads to anothe

Electric Auto Association

The organization grows My first connection came when folks from the Columbus non-profit Clean Fuels Ohio saw my Facebook page. Clean Fuels Ohio assigned us to Ellen Eilers, an event organizer, and she helped us learn how to host ride & drive events. I named the chapter “Drive Electric Dayton (DED).”

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National Drive Electric Week extends EV access

Electric Auto Association

Successful 2021 events widen scope and participation. EVHybridNoire members at the Atlanta National Drive Electric Week event. Every neighborhood deserves clean air and the transition to EVs is the quickest way to get there.” National Drive Electric Week event hosts from across North America feel the same way.

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One EV enthusiast leads to another

Electric Auto Association

The organization grows My first connection came when folks from the Columbus non-profit Clean Fuels Ohio saw my Facebook page. Clean Fuels Ohio assigned us to Ellen Eilers, an event organizer, and she helped us learn how to host ride & drive events. I named the chapter “Drive Electric Dayton (DED).”

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Cummins introduces 5L V8 diesel for North American light- and medium-duty commercial vehicles

Green Car Congress

will be manufactured at the Columbus Engine Plant, with production to start during the fourth quarter of 2014. With multiple injection events, the HPCR fuel system, along with Cummins VGT Variable Geometry Turbocharger, contributes to a peak torque of 560 lb-ft (759 N·m), and quick throttle response. Like the new 5.0L

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DOE announces EcoCAR 2; focus on electric drive technology

Green Car Congress

At the end of each academic year, teams compete in more than two dozen static and dynamic events for top honors and $100,000 in cash prizes. The Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio). In Year Two teams incorporate their new powertrains, and in the final year, teams refine their vehicles to near-showroom quality.