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Ford CEO: Ford to focus on 5 key areas of innovation: mobility, autonomy, connectivity, customer experience and performance

Green Car Congress

In a pre-Christmas media event, Ford president and CEO Mark Fields said while 2014 was a good year for the company, 2015 has the potential to be a “ breakthrough year ”. In moving forward on that, Fields said, Ford will focus on five key areas of innovation: mobility, autonomy, connectivity, customer experience and performance.

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Why the Next Microgrids Will Be Well Connected

Cars That Think

People, Power, and the Sun: Honnold Foundation x Adjuntas, Puerto Rico Although most microgrids today operate independently, one way to get the maximum benefit from them is to connect them, letting them share resources wherever and whenever possible. To that end, engineers at the U.S. percent to 2.8 megawatts to 224.6

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Detect Solar Flares and Gamma-Ray Bursts for Less Than $100

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If you suspect this is only an urban legend, load a digital version of Electric Light Orchestra’s 1975 recording of “Fire on High” into an audio editor like. The solar-flare monitor consists of a coil antenna and external “sound card,” which connects to a laptop computer. Audacity and play it in reverse. monitor space weather.

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3 Challenges to Solve Before We Can Commute by Air Taxi

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Our air corridor is one of several such test facilities; similar ranges are operating in or planned for New York, Ohio, and North Carolina. These computers will receive command-and-control data from ground-control stations and from optical, infrared, and light detection and ranging (lidar) sensors on the aircraft.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

The EAA is North America’s leading volunteer organization that accelerates the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) by supporting our 100 chapters and members as they talk one-on-one about the benefits of driving electric. 2 and can register for the event. I would say my organization of EV events at community organizations.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

The EAA is North America’s leading volunteer organization that accelerates the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) by supporting our 100 chapters and members as they talk one-on-one about the benefits of driving electric. 2 and can register for the event. I would say my organization of EV events at community organizations.

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Enthusiasm electric!

Electric Auto Association

Also noted as important achievements were the Electrify America sponsorship that provided chapter support, the EVA efforts to help shape EV-friendly building codes and policy, the EVA participation at Fully Charged LIVE , and the over 500 EV events of all sizes hosted by chapters around the country.