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FedEx Converts 92 Delivery Trucks to Hybrids, Expanding Hybrid-Electric Fleet by 50%

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has added 92 hybrid-electric trucks to its delivery fleet by converting standard FedEx delivery trucks to hybrid-electric systems. The converted hybrids were developed with Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) and Eaton Corporation, which provided the hybrid-electric systems ( earlier post ). FedEx Corp.

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Genomatica Develops Bio-manufacturing Process for Methyl Ethyl Ketone; Potential Product for Struggling Corn Ethanol Plants

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The process converts sugar and water into this valuable chemical, most prominently used as a solvent in paints and coatings for furniture. Genomatica was founded in 2000 by research scientists from the University of California at San Diego. Genomatica is based in San Diego.

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In the Caribbean, EVs leave ICE vehicles behind

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In 2000, “I decided my next car would be an EV when there was really nothing on the market,” White continued. “I I had it shipped to EV West in San Diego and they kept it for a year, converted it, and sent it back to me. Our house was very popular because we always had hot showers and cold beer.” It went up to 50 mph.”.

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FedEx boosts fleet with hybrid-electric trucks

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The FedEx fleet of hybrid-electric vehicles has leapt by more than 50 per cent from 172 to 264 after the company added 92 hybrid-electric trucks to its delivery fleet by converting existing models. These standard trucks used in the retrofit programme were models from 2000 or 2001 with 300,000-500,000 miles on the clock.

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Flat Lenses Made of Nanostructures Transform Tiny Cameras and Projectors

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Today, many mobile devices use DOEs to convert a laser beam into “structured light.” It took until 2000 before the theory of metamaterials was implemented in the lab. Shelby and colleagues at the University of California, San Diego , demonstrated a negative refractive index metamaterial in the microwave region.

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