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Virginia Tech hosting debut student competition to design 3-D printed aircraft, ground vehicles

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Wicks is organizing the competition with Christopher Williams, head of Virginia Tech’s Design, Research, and Education for Additive Manufacturing Systems (DREAMS) Lab, along with the Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation. according to challenge organizers.

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Xerox Parc’s Engineers on How They Invented the Future—and How Xerox Lost It

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Networks that link personal computers in offices. When the center opened in 1970, it was unlike other major industrial research laboratories; its work wasn’t tied, even loosely, to its corporate parent’s current product lines. If it was a personal computer, you had to be able to build 100.” and Toronto, Ont., Laser printers.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

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Our goal is to enable owners to enlist a local electrician/engineer to convert their cars, initially with lead-acid batteries, for under $6,000 and less than two person-weeks of time. (We The kit is designed so the batteries can be upgraded to lithium-phosphate.) See also Hymotions comments on the subject.

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MAEAA Web Links

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Micro :Electronics, Kits, Surplus, Online Catalog Cand H Sales Co.: Chevrolet S-10 :Brian has a new and very nice conversion. EV conversions in Canada CommuterCars: Builders of the "Tango" tandem EV Currie Technologies: Homeof US ProDrive Electric Scooters and Electric Bicycles. Nice folks. Battery chargers and DC/DC converters.

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OLA S1 Electric Scooter Ownership Blog

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My ramblings on the 2022 EV scene I have an electric cycle, which is an eAdicct conversion kit added to a Schnell 26 inch cycle. Nor am I, a corporate slave earning huge money, climbing the corporate ladder. But the person who delivered the scooter to me, asked me to contact him anytime in case of any issues.

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Hyundai begins rollout of Ioniq Hybrid, PHEV and EV; most efficient non-plug vehicle, most efficient EV in US; powertrain discussion

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Mike O’Brien, Hyundai vice president of corporate and product planning, noted that the “green car market” in the US has declined a bit—about one hundred thousand units since its high in 2013 with 3.8% The Ioniq hybrid and electric platforms will be our future e-mobility foundation. — Ki-Sang LEE, Hyundai Senior Vice President R&D.

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Hyundai begins rollout of Ioniq Hybrid, PHEV and EV; most efficient non-plug vehicle, most efficient EV in US; powertrain discussion

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Mike O’Brien, Hyundai vice president of corporate and product planning, noted that the “green car market” in the US has declined a bit—about one hundred thousand units since its high in 2013 with 3.8% The Ioniq hybrid and electric platforms will be our future e-mobility foundation. — Ki-Sang LEE, Hyundai Senior Vice President R&D.

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