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Kia surprisingly tops Hyundai in market value with affordable EVs rolling out

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For the first time since 2001, Kia surpassed Hyundai in market value with new affordable EVs rolling out this year. The new low-cost EVs were revealed during Kia’s first EV day in October. Kia EV4 concept (Source: Kia) The EV3 and EV4 concepts were introduced for the first time. trillion won).

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IHS Markit: global revenue for automotive magnetic sensor market to more than double to $2.3B in 2030 from $1.1B in 2017

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In a 2001 paper, C.P.O Hall sensors are notable for their robust performance, small size, and low cost. Treutler (2001) “Magnetic sensors for automotive applications,” Sensors and Actuators A: Physical Volume 91, Issues 1–2, Pages 2-6 doi: 10.1016/S0924-4247(01)00621-5. billion in 2030, more than double the $1.1

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Pioneer of Google’s Data Centers Dies at 58

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He left Compaq in 2001 to join Google in Mountain View, Calif., He devised a way to use low-cost components and energy-saving techniques to distribute Google’s programs across thousands of servers, instead of the traditional method of relying on a few powerful, expensive machines. as a software engineer.

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LaunchPoint completing SBIR project on electromechanical valve actuator for fully variable valve system

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Concept of valve implementation on 4-cylinder head. 2011) Effects of Intake Valve Closing Timing on Gasoline Engine Performance and Emissions, SAE Technical Paper 2001-01-3564. Source: LaunchPoint. Click to enlarge. LaunchPoint Technologies, Inc. LaunchPoint Technologies, Inc. Phase I of the project (NSF SBIR Award No.

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High Performance Computing key enabler for accelerating development of high efficiency engines

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Low emission, low temperature engine concepts of the future operate in regimes where combustion is poorly understood. diesel combustion by reducing temperature”, SAE Technical Paper 2001-01-0655, 2001.). Model hierarchy proposed by DOE and national laboratories spans fundamentals to full vehicle. Click to enlarge.

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Envera LLC Nearing Completion of New Actuator Mechanism Project for Variable Compression Ratio Engine

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The Envera VCR mechanism uses a low-cost eccentric carrier that holds the crankshaft of the engine. In varying the distance between the cylinder head and the crankshaft, the Envera approach is similar to a VCR concept proposed by SAAB ( earlier post ), which uses a hinged, tilting cylinder arrangement. Source: Envera.

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How Ted Hoff Invented the First Microprocessor

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Busicom had hired Intel to develop a set of custom chips for a low-cost calculator and had sent three engineers to Santa Clara to work on the chip designs. Wortman People most respected Intel Corp. From 12 Chips to One Microprocessor One group of customers with whom Hoff made contact were from Busicom Corp.,

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