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Rolls-Royce introducing completely integrated MTU marine hybrid propulsion systems as of 2020

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Rolls-Royce is planning to test a new MTU hybrid system incorporating Series 2000 engines in a yacht in 2019. The lower operating costs of hybrid propulsion systems are also of distinct benefit to operators. —Knut Müller, Head of the Marine and Government Business at MTU.

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City of Gdynia orders 30 Solaris Trollino trolleybuses with Li-ion battery packs for off-wire driving

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Modernization of trolleybuses begins this spring, while the supply of the trolleybuses to Gdynia will begin in September this year and shall be completed by spring 2019. Gdynia was the buyer of the first trolleybus produced by Solaris in 2000. Trolleybuses in Gdynia have become a recognizable quality brand for green transport.

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Union College Partners with EV Connect to Provide EV Charging for Faculty, Staff, and Students

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As electric vehicle adoption soars and students across the country return to in-person learning, Union College, seeks to have their nine new (mid-2019) dual port EV charging stations around campus continue to be utilized by faculty, staff and student EV drivers.

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EIA Annual Energy Outlook explores implications of behavior and demographics on light-duty vehicle energy demand

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When labor force participation rates rise, VMT per driver is likely to increase, particularly for millennials (those born between the early 1980s and early 2000s). Income, fuel prices, the costs of purchasing a vehicle, and other vehicle operating costs also all influence the extent to which an individual can afford LDV travel.

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EPA proposes Tier 3 standards for gasoline sulfur content and vehicle emissions; harmonized with California LEV III

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The final Tier 2 rule was published in 2000. Costs and impacts. EPA calculates that the program will cost about a penny per gallon of gasoline, and about $130 per vehicle. The annual cost of the overall program in 2030 would be approximately $3.4 Proposed LDV, LDT, and MDPV Fleet Average NMOG+NO X FTP Standards (mg/mi).

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Who Really Invented the Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery?

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Stanley Whittingham [from left] shared the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Jonas Ekstromer/AFP/Getty Images In the early 1970s, Exxon scientists predicted that global oil production would peak in the year 2000 and then fall into a steady decline. All three, however, shared the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

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In Kim’s lab, students began to explore emerging technologies—including polysilicon thin-film transistors (for LCD panels), infrared sensors (for military use), and rapid thermal processing (which increased efficiency and reduced costs of semiconductor production)—and published their results in prestigious international journals.