Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

In 2001, a team of engineers at a then-obscure R&D company called AC Propulsion quietly began a groundbreaking experiment. The concept behind V2G had gained traction in the late 1990s after California’s landmark zero-emission-vehicle (ZEV) mandate went into effect and compelled automakers to commercialize electric cars.

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Grid Power Powered Vehicles 140

Cars That Think

JUNE 30, 2023

For his “leadership and innovative concepts in the design, deployment, and utilization of airborne and space-based radar systems,” Moreira is this year’s recipient of the IEEE Dennis J. It consists of an antenna divided in several parts, each of which has its own receiving channel and analog-to-digital converter.

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Climate Change Climate Brazil 2003 97

Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2009

Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) are proposing a new process for producing synfuel from biomass using concentrating solar energy as its main energy source. The purpose of the concept, said Edgar G. Total cost estimate (2001$/GJ), inc. From Hertwich et al. 2009) Click to enlarge.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

We Promote PHEV Conversion Programs: First CalCars in 2004, then a number of aftermarket companies, have converted over 200 cars — at first most were for fleets, but more and more are going to individual owners. The easiest conversions are for 2004-2008 Prius (not 2001-2003 Prius) and the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner Hybrid.

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid Nickel Metal Hydride 41

Cars That Think

MAY 21, 2023

Today, many mobile devices use DOEs to convert a laser beam into “structured light.” From concept to commercialization Researchers around the world have been exploring the concept of metalenses for decades. They published the discovery in 2001 in Science , causing a stir as people imagined invisibility cloaks.

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Light San Diego Manufacturer Universal 101

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 8, 2022

His passion for the field led him from New York City’s used electronics stores to elite university laboratories, through the intense early years of the microprocessor revolution and the tumult of the video game industry, and ultimately to his job today: high-tech private eye. While working toward his Ph.D. Date of birth Oct. MS, 1959, Ph.D.,

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