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Oregon State partnering with Daimler on fuel-cell electric Class 8 truck for SuperTruck 3

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OSU’s Yue Cao and Alan Fern will use advanced electrical propulsion and artificial intelligence research to create the power electronics, motor drive technology and energy management tools for the hydrogen fuel cell truck tractor. Initial project phases will include technology modeling, analysis, concept selection and design.

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Audi Electric SUV Concept, Tesla Model X Spied, Electric Aston Martin: Today's Car News

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Today, we have teaser images of the Audi e-tron quattro electric SUV concept set to debut at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show, more spy images of the Tesla Model X, and confirmation that an all-electric version of the Aston Martin Rapide will debut in about two years. Portland International Airport recently.

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New self-propelled robotic device pinpoints leaks in pipes more accurately than existing methods

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The concept was presented at two recent international conferences, and has been described in several recent papers. It also allows for relatively rapid monitoring of large systems: At present, the 3 mph top speed of the device is imposed by the propulsion motors, not the detector itself, so faster surveying is possible.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

Lyft Lyft offers rides on two wheels or four and tells you transit options as well If there was any question about the changing landscape, General Motors’ $500 million investment in the ride sharing company Lyft. Getaround Getaround is free to join, similar in concept to Turo. Ford SmartMobility/Chariot –Time for Spin?

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Formula E season 10 starts Saturday – new tracks and 600kW mid-race charging

Baua Electric

With electric drive, this isn’t a worry – electric motors work equally well at any elevation. This track is often used as a motorcycle track, much like Formula E’s winter testing track in Valencia, with lower speeds and a shorter lap length than the full Shanghai circuit (but longer than the Portland circuit).

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Mitsubishi to begin offering customers test drives of North American spec i-MiEV in November

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First shown as a concept vehicle at the 2003 Frankfurt Motor Show, the production car version of Mitsubishi i was introduced to the Japanese public in January 2006. Mitsubishi Motors has more than four decades of experience in developing battery-electric vehicles. Inverter – Motor Control Unit. Background.

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Video Friday: Autonomous Car Drifting, Aerial-Aquatic Drone, and Jet-Powered Robot

Cars That Think

This paper presents a quadrotor prototype of this concept and the design details and realization in practice. IR distance sensors are mounted under the footrest to measure the extent to which the footrest is moved forward or backward, and these data are used to control the rotational speed of motors.

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