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News: Range Milestones Hit by Lucid and Rivian

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Lucid also ran a real-world test of pre-production cars with Motor Trend magazine driving from Los Angeles to San Francisco that demonstrated the 500+ mile range of the car. On its road to its record range, Lucid developed a 900-volt battery system with a proprietary battery management system and miniaturized drive units.

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

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That success can be traced in part to Kim, now an emeritus professor at KAIST. The South Korean government had established the institute in 1971 with financing from the United States Agency for International Development and had invited. Frederick E. South Korea’s Founding Lab.

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

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Three years ago, the magazine Popular Mechanics even wrote an article prodding the auto industry for not building the 100 m.p.g. They reality always seems to be just a few years away, the magazine complained. car when tech-savvy types can configure one in their garage by rewiring their existing hybrids. Right Now can be seen here.

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Designing the First Apple Macintosh: The Engineers’ Story

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So one key challenge for the design group was to use inexpensive parts and to keep the parts count low. For example, it was simple for Mr. Smith to consult a purchasing agent about the price of parts if he needed to, because the purchasing agent worked in the same building.

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Chrysler's first electric car to be two-seat sports car - Apr. 15, 2009

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Its part of a strategy to cover a variety of market needs with electric vehicles built around a common, flexible battery technology. More How healthy are your finances? More Malls shed stores Vacancy rates accelerate as retailers confront spending slump. They will also differ greatly in terms of vehicle type. 24.17% CBS Corp 6.76

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

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org EV1 Club Home page [link] Original GM web site (circa Gen II model) www.evchargernews.com Owner's experience driving a RA4 EV www.prossen.com/ev RAV4 EV original TV ad www.a52.com com Vigil to save last remaining 78 EV1 cars www.pluginamerica.com/saveev1.htm htm Advocates of the Th! htm Advocates of the Th!

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

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There was a rivalry in Datamation [magazine] advertisements between Xerox’s SDS and DEC,” recalled Alan Kay, who came to PARC as a researcher from Stanford University ‘s Artificial Intelligence Laboratory in late 1970. It was based in part on the Alohanet, a packet radio network developed at the University of Hawaii in the late 1960s.

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