Cars That Think

DECEMBER 10, 2022

In 2000, at a trade fair in Germany, an obscure Singapore company called Trek 2000 unveiled a solid-state memory chip encased in plastic and attached to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector. In April 1999, the Israeli company M-Systems filed a patent application titled “Architecture for a Universal Serial Bus-based PC flash disk.”

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Singapore 2000 Store IDEA 144

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MAY 11, 2009

As part of the trial, which will start this summer, a London bus will be fitted with ISA. They partners commissioned the Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds to produce the report. Earlier post.)

London 186

London 2001 Transportation Emissions 186

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels in 2008 were nearly 40% higher in 2008 than in 1990. surface temperatures, 1980-2008. For example, a La Niña climate pattern was active in 2008. However, 2008 was the ninth warmest year on record. Annual variability and averaged linear trend of global.

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Climate Change Climate 2008 2009 239

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

The National Academies have released a third review of the 21 st Century Truck Partnership (21CTP); the review follows the Phase 1 and Phase 2 reviews by the National Research Council in 2008 and 2012 ( earlier post ) and assesses the progress the partnership has made. These new targets need to be set for the research efforts.

MPG 150

MPG Miles 2009 Fuel 150

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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

As part of the job, in Oghara, Nigeria, then a small fishing village along the Niger River, he collected fares and directed passengers on and off the bus. The presence of oil and gas installations in his village, which is in the oil-producing part of Nigeria, led him to wonder how they worked and how they were remotely controlled.

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Nigeria Niger Universal Afghanistan 89

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

as compared to 1990 emissions, to be achieved between 2008 and 2012. 9 ] In addition, the complex, deliberate, and lengthy publishing cycle of the IPCC’s Assessment Reports—which have so far been produced in 1990, 1995, 2001, and 2007—has not kept pace with the abrupt acceleration of many key indicators of climate change.

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Climate Climate Change 2009 Emissions 236

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FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Dr. Patil has an undergraduate degree from IIT, Bombay (India) and a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. CPI, established in 2001, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of LG Chem of Korea. Source: DOE, ALBAA 2008. Mini-cells” Source: LG Chem, ALBAA 2008. Source: Alamgir and Sastry (2008).

Li-ion 170

Li-ion Power Powered Market 170

Creative Greenius

APRIL 12, 2009

If you live in the city of Exxon/Mobil – I mean, Torrance, it will seem like an alternative universe full of knowledgeable, hard-working, committed, productive people in stark contrast to their mirror opposites on the Torrance Environmental Commission. And it’s why I’ve been writing about California’s AB 811 since September of 2008.

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Al Gore Solar Climate Change Gore 150

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AUGUST 17, 2015

As part of the analysis, carbon emissions related to the planting, growing, harvesting, transportation and production of corn into ethanol were compared to that of oil recovery and production. Published surveys of the ethanol industry showed that 2008 ethanol plants use 30% less energy to convert corn to ethanol than 2001-era plants.

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Carbon 2015 EPA Emissions 150

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The easiest conversions are for 2004-2008 Prius (not 2001-2003 Prius) and the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner Hybrid. As for warranties , there is legal precedent that original auto warranties cannot be voided completely by modifications — only the part(s) affected by retrofit will have their warranties affected.

Plug-in 41

Plug-in Plug Hybrid Nickel Metal Hydride 41

Cars That Think

MAY 21, 2023

Taking up a big part of this valuable real estate are the cameras—just about every gadget needs a camera, or two, three, or more. And the most space-consuming part of the camera is the lens. Shelby and colleagues at the University of California, San Diego , demonstrated a negative refractive index metamaterial in the microwave region.

Light 100

Light San Diego Manufacturer Universal 100