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We Need to (Finally) Discuss That Road & Track Article

The Truth About Cars

A few weeks ago, venerable car-enthusiast magazine/Web site Road & Track created a mini-controversy with the deletion of an article from the Internet. Ineos and Mercedes deny this , and R&T boss Daniel Pund also denied this in the linked Washington Post article. We reached out to Pund for comment and he did not reply.

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Momentum Dynamics deploys 200 kW wireless charging system for electric transit buses in Wenatchee, WA

Green Car Congress

The wireless charging system is now operational on a BYD K9S bus at Link Transit in Wenatchee, Washington. Long, Robert Kacergis, Peter Schrafel, John Wolgemuth (2017) “Electric Fuel Pumps for Wireless Power Transfer: Enabling rapid growth in the electric vehicle market” IEEE Power Electronics Magazine Volume: 4, Issue: 2, doi: 10.1109/MPEL.2017.2692379.

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Video Friday: Robots for Humanity

Cars That Think

An overview of ongoing work by Hello Robot, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the University of Washington, and Robots for Humanity to empower Henry Evans’s independence through the use of the mobile manipulator Stretch. And of course, you can read more about this project in this month’s issue of IEEE Spectrum magazine.

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Alliance AutoGas launches 5300-mile, 12-city Coast-to-Coast Clean Air Ride with converted F-150

Green Car Congress

Alliance AutoGas Coast- to- Coast Clean Air Ride Partners and Sponsors include: Propane Education Partner: the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC); Media Partner: Bobit Business Media/Work Truck Magazine; Charity Partner: the American Lung Association of the Southeast, Inc.

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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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When Should You Dump Your Gas Guzzler?

Clean Fleet Report

Washington, DC Transportation accounts for almost a third of all U.S. See more at E Magazine. Questions & Answers from our Friends at EarthTalk What are the environmental and other pros and cons of ditching the gas guzzler for an electric vehicle (EV)? — S.H., Send questions to: question@earthtalk.org.

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World’s first indoor electric car drive-in cinema lands at Farnborough later this year

Drive EV

Teaming up with leading Drive-In Cinema specialists, YouTube sensation Fully Charged will be hosting multiple screenings of Christopher Nolan’s latest film, the much anticipated spy thriller, TENET, starring John David Washington. driveEV is the UK's only online magazine dedicated to electric cars.