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Ford launches app developer challenge to improve consumer understanding of personal fuel efficiency

Green Car Congress

Ford launched a $50,000 challenge for software developers to write innovative apps to help consumers better understand and improve their personal fuel efficiency. Participants will have access to Ford’s OpenXC connectivity research platform as a sandbox to create and test their ideas for the Personalized Fuel Efficiency Apps Challenge.

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This IEEE Society’s Secret to Boosting Student Membership

Cars That Think

Student representatives also help organize conference workshops. The students had a hand in creating a welcome kit for conference attendees. Personal and professional growth opportunities Tricomi joined the society in 2021 shortly after starting her Ph.D. program at Heidelberg. At the beginning, I was much shier.

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Tata Motors launches ‘Customer Care Mahotsav’ for CV customers – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Drivers will benefit from comprehensive training on safe and fuel-saving driving practices, health check-ups, hygiene kits and value propositions designed specifically for them under the Sampoorna Seva 2.0 initiative, the company said in a media release.

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From Introvert to IEEE Influencer

Cars That Think

“But when I joined IEEE and explored public speaking and even the management of the student branch itself as chair in my final year, I got the feeling that IEEE was my place, and that it could help me grow personally as well as professionally.” He gives workshops about the guidelines to student branches.

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Further Reporting Out on EVADC EVolunteering at the Teens Zone at the Green Festival in DC, 10-11 October 2009

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

So we'll expect a good report, since not only did we do Junior Solar Sprints (JSS) presentations on Saturday & Sunday, we did some 60 sign-ups for the Free JSS Workshop, coming up on Wednesday, 21 October. And further demonstrated the Junior Solar Sprints kit at various occasions through out the weekend.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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.) Pricing from $8-15,000 for installed low-speed EV range of 8-24 miles.

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Solar Powered Greenius Producing Massive South Bay Energy

Creative Greenius

As I learned at the day-long April 29th California Energy Commission Staff Workshop on AB 811 and AB 811 type programs in Sacramento, programs done on an individual city basis, like the City of Berkley’s, don’t enjoy the necessary economies of scale that countywide, JPA or statewide programs (now in development) can bring.

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