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Junkyard Find: 1992 Pontiac LeMans SE Aerocoupe

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Part of this is due to the action-packed rise and fall of the Daewoo brand here, the 1999-2002 rollercoaster ride that included the company's CEO going on the lam to evade embezzlement charges, but mostly it's because of Daewoo's fascinating role in The General's Greater East Asia Co-Misery Sphere. The engine is an Opel-designed SOHC 1.6-liter

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Smart Weighs In On Prospect of Bringing Back Its Roadster

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After the partnership, Smart’s final gasoline models were promptly converted to EVs (abandoning our market in the process) and were subsequently discontinued in 2024. Part of the joy of having the roof down, in case you have less hair to be ruffled nowadays, is also to hear the sound of the engine.

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Junkyard Find: 2014 Suzuki SX4 S-Cross

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Since it's bureaucratically impossible to get most less-than-25-year-old Mexican-market vehicles registered in an American state, some end up stuck in El Norte after their legal year is up. liter engine, rated at 134 horsepower and 115 pound-feet. In its Hungarian birthplace, it has an MSRP of Ft9,900,000 (about $28,996).

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The Engineer Who Secured Nigeria’s Democracy

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In October 2000, when electrical engineer Steve A. Adeshina Employer: Nile University of Nigeria Occupation: Professor of computer vision and engineering Education: Bachelor’s degree in electrical and electronics engineering, University of Ilorin; Ph.D. Nigeria was being built; civil engineering was more popular,” he says.

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Digital Signal Processing Pioneer Jim Boddie Remembered

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He received a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering in 1971 from Auburn University , in Alabama. Pedersen , a codeveloper of the DSP, received the IEEE Liebmann Award. The first digital signal processor Jim was born in Tallassee, a small city in Alabama.

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SOFC-maker Bloom Energy announces initial strategy for hydrogen market entry; partnership with SK

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Solid-oxide-fuel-cell manufacturer Bloom Energy is entering the commercial hydrogen market by introducing hydrogen-powered fuel cells and electrolyzers that produce renewable hydrogen. The Bloom Energy Servers are a proven market leader in clean, reliable, and resilient on-site power. million hydrogen cars by 2040. —Jason Ahn.

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Volkswagen’s new Touareg to offer two PHEV variants

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Volkswagen’s updated Touareg SUV will launch in five powertrain versions: a turbocharged gasoline engine, two turbodiesel engines and two plug-in hybrids. liter V6 engine. In 2002, the Touareg was the first SUV from Volkswagen. million units have been sold since the Touareg was first introduced in 2002.