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Daimler Truck Fuels Big Rigs With Hydrogen

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The battery’s 70 kilowatt-hour storage capacity may seem small, bu seems it’s sufficient for recycling kinetic energy that’s converted to electric charge via regenerative braking. For comparison, Fleet Owner magazine estimates a Nikola fuel-cell semi costs approximately $750,000—although Fleet Owner adds that incentives from the U.S.

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

1 $100,000 Grant Moving in the Right Direction? Batteries Included $142,000 Grant 2006 Archive GM Plug-in Series Hybrid? New 100K Club Member RAV4EV in Japan Newsletter Vol. 2 PIA Meets CARB Move CARB Forward AltCar Expo 2007 Arnold Amped Up? 100K Mile Club Newsletter Vol. htm Advocates of the Th!

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

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I just read the article in the June/July issue of Homepower magazine written by two firemen who have solar panels on their roofs. FROM HOMEPOWER MAGAZINE written by Fire engineer Matthew Paiss: Access, pathways, and smoke-ventilation space: Providing a 3-foot setback from the edges of the roofline. Sunpower panels. Sanyo HIT panel.

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How the Graphical User Interface Was Invented

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But it was simple to interface with the computer: the processor just read frequent samples of the potentiometer positioning signals through analog-to-digital converters. also exceeds the rights granted in a November 198S agreement in which Microsoft acknowledged that the displays in Windows 1.0 In March 1989, U.S. Santa Monica, Calif.,

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How Ted Hoff Invented the First Microprocessor

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In May 1971 an article in Datamation magazine mentioned the product, and the following November Intel produced its first ad for the 4004 CPU and placed it in Electronic News. Later, with Mazor and Faggin he filed for and was granted a patent for a “memory system for a multi-chip digital computer.”) You’re crazy.” But word went out.

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Designing the First Apple Macintosh: The Engineers’ Story

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The author spoke with many members of the design team in the months following the 1984 introduction of the Macintosh, however, Steve Jobs did not grant an interview for this article. The sound generator was simply a digital-to-analog converter connected to a linear amplifier. The interesting thing about this business,” mused Mr.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Exclusive rights are granted to Harman Becker to manufacture the latest technology solutions for the worldwide vehicle OEM market. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use or tags. Motor Trend Magazine has extensive coverage of all cars online including road tests, free videos, buying guides, etc.

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