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Profile: Li-ion Battery and Pack Supplier Valence Technology

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Two global fulfillment centers—one in Rotterdam and one in Dallas—can ship product to customers within 72 hours. The vehicle is slated to arrive at select Ford dealers in 2010. By comparison, nickel-based Li-ion systems have a cathode voltage of 3.8V. The second is the module/pack manufacturing plant. for Valence cells).

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Designing the First Apple Macintosh: The Engineers’ Story

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The materials-delivery system, designed with the help of engineers recruited from Texas Instruments in Dallas, Texas, divided small and large parts between receiving doors at the materials distribution center. A programmer might spend many night hours to reduce the time needed to format a disk from three minutes to one. We’re on the beach.

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