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Fontaine Modification offers refrigerated trailer electrification through new strategic alliance with eNow

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The company’s expert technicians will install the systems at its facilities in Charlotte and Statesville, North Carolina; Springfield, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Dublin, Virginia; and Mineral Wells, West Virginia. Heavy Duty Trucking (HDT) magazine named eNow’s eTRU system for reefer trailers one of the Top 20 Products of the year in 2020.

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LG Energy Solution unveils its plans for LFP batteries

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Jorg Jurgens, LGES director of energy storage systems EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa), revealed the company’s plans to pv magazine. The new battery cells will be made in Holland in the US state of Michigan, with double-digit gigawatt-scale production lines being added to the facility, Jurgens said. pv magazine.

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From Fixing Farm Equipment to Becoming a Director at 3M

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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. After he was discharged, he continued his education at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. As his fascination with different engineering fields grew, he set out to explore them.

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DOE announces Apps for Vehicles Challenge Winners

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DOE awarded New York City-based Dash the Judges’ Prize and MyCarma , headquartered in Troy, Michigan, the Popular Choice prize. The competition asked app developers and entrepreneurs to demonstrate how the open data available on most vehicles can be used to improve vehicle safety, fuel efficiency and comfort.

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CAR report quantifies automotive’s position as a leading high-tech industry

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Source: Booz & Company “Global Innovation”; Battelle R&D Magazine; Center for Automotive Research 2012. In raw numbers of electrical, industrial, and mechanical engineers, Michigan ranks second only to California. In terms of engineers per 1,000 jobs, Michigan vastly outranks all others. Click to enlarge.

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‘AI Pause’ Open Letter Stokes Fear and Controversy

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In the news media, the open letter has inspired straight reportage , critical accounts for not going far enough (“ shut it all down ,” Eliezer Yudkowsky wrote in Time magazine), as well as critical accounts for being both a mess and an alarmist distraction that overlooks the real AI challenges ahead.

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Ford showcasing vehicle-to-vehicle communication for crash avoidance; potential for leveraging WiFi and smartphones to extend quickly the number of participating vehicles

Green Car Congress

Proof-of-concept demonstrations have been deployed in Michigan and California, but there are to date no widespread deployments. Wi-Fi connections from vehicles to roadside collectors have been used in probe data collection applications in Michigan. Ford hosted Green Car Congress at the Forward with Ford event in June.).

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