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Tesla’s Rebecca Tinucci makes it to TIME 100 Climate list for 2023

Teslarati

Other notable Tesla executives such as CEO Elon Musk, Design Chief Franz von Holzhausen, SVP Powertrain and Energy Engineering Drew Baglino, or Vice President of Vehicle Engineering Lars Moravy did not make the magazine’s list for 2023. This does not mean to say that TIME Magazine has a tendency to ignore Tesla executives, however.

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This town is going to cover its cemetery with solar canopies

Baua Electric

Rendering: Brier’energie The residents of Saint-Joachim in Pays de la Loire, France, are putting solar canopies over their cemetery. What’s neat about this project is that it will do more than generate clean energy and provide shade. I personally think this project is innovative. A cemetery shaded by solar The 1.3-megawatt

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The Rise and Fall of 3M’s Floppy Disk

Cars That Think

If you ask the average person what the company 3M does, odds are if they have a few gray hairs hanging out on their scalp, they might say that the company makes floppy disks. This was around the same period that AT&T, still smarting from misadventures like the EO Personal Communicator , spun off Bell Labs as Lucent Technologies.

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Eric McCann Named 2023 Fleet Visionary

Green Fleet Magazine

Hailed by colleagues as “the person everyone calls for advice and direction on fleet electrification,” McCann is helping lead Bimbo USA’s aim of zero carbon emissions through renewable energy sources.

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This Engineer’s Job Is to Keep Arkansas Nuclear One Safe

Cars That Think

She was inspired by her parents, who worked in biology, and by her reading of physics journals and engineering and science magazines. I was amazed at the safety precautions the company takes, especially for the employees’ personal safety,” she says. Together,” Ansari says, “we’re striving to make nuclear energy even safer.”

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Get to Know the IEEE Board of Directors

Cars That Think

Believing that young generations have the responsibility, ability, and freedom to shape our future, Metra is focused on making IEEE an inclusive community through which all its members can find the knowledge and networking opportunities to foster their professional and personal growth.

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From Fixing Farm Equipment to Becoming a Director at 3M

Cars That Think

Gerard “Gus” Gaynor says he knew he would become an engineer when he was 7 years old, inspired by his father’s monthly Popular Mechanics magazines. Department of Energy ’s Office of Science , and Gaynor moved his family to Washington, D.C. As his fascination with different engineering fields grew, he set out to explore them.

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