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Karma Automotive debuts first Club Car Current EVs produced under agreement with AYRO

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The Karma Innovation and Customization Center (KICC) revealed the first Club Car Current vehicles being produced under a contract manufacturing agreement with AYRO. The Club Car Current is engineered for multiple bed options and accessories—van box, pickup truck with sides, flatbed configurations—for fleet versatility.

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Ham Radio Inspired This Scranton University Student to Pursue Engineering

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He’s been involved with the two-way radio communication, which uses designated frequencies, since his uncle introduced him to it when he was a youngster. is pursuing an electrical engineering degree at the University of Scranton , in Pennsylvania. The junior is president of the university’s W3USR amateur radio club.

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Wallbox Powers ATP Tennis Tour at Real Club de Tennis, Barcelona

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Cars of every conceivable color line the entrance to the Real Club de Tennis, one of Spain’s premier tennis clubs, on the fringes of Barcelona. But it is not the shiny motor engines that are capturing the attention of the eager tennis fans as they queue to enter the ATP Tennis tour, hosted at the club last month.

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This Engineer Is Helping to Make India a Global Semiconductor Hub

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The initiative aims to improve the country’s reliance on hardware infrastructure and to become a global hub for electronics manufacturing and design. Sharma, a semiconductor engineer, was instrumental in organizing the meeting for the Tokyo-based company. While building his radio, he says, he fell in love with engineering. “I

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Video-Game Engineer Sushama Chakraverty Answered the Call of Duty

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Landing a job in the video-game industry is a dream for many young engineers, but for Sushama Chakraverty , it was a happy accident. Sushama Chakraverty Employer: Sledgehammer Games, Toronto Title: Senior User Interface Engineering Manager Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, D.Y. I was having too much fun.”

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Ford 1.0L EcoBoost wins 3rd consecutive Int’l Engine Of The Year; VW 1.4L TSI takes 9th straight win; Tesla the Best Green Engine

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liter EcoBoost engine ( earlier post ) was named 2014 International Engine of the Year for the third consecutive year. EcoBoost was also named Best Engine Under 1.0-Liter The Best Green Engine Award this year went to the Tesla Model S electric powertrain. liter EcoBoost engine are now available in 72 countries worldwide.

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Williams Advanced Engineering wins award for the Formula E battery

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Williams Advanced Engineering, the engineering services and technology division of the Williams Group, won the “Most Innovative New Motorsport Product” award for the Formula E battery at the Race Tech World Motorsport Symposium.

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