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Former Berkeley Dean of Engineering David A. Hodges Dies at 85

Cars That Think

He was largely responsible for moving the International Solid-State Circuits Conference in 1978 from Philadelphia to San Francisco. He helped develop MOS analog-to-digital converters, expanding the use of the technology to industries including communications, signal processing, environmental sensing, and semiconductors. Mulligan Jr.

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Westport Innovations acquires alt fuel systems company Prins Autogassystemen for €12.2M

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In October, a Prins technology paper presented at the 2013 Global Technology Conference (GTC) in London “Development of Dual Fuel technology: Prins Dieselblend-2.0 million tonnes in 2013—an increase of 9.4 Mt, or 57%, over the 2003 level. There are now almost 25 million autogas vehicles in use around the world.

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BYD Atto3 launch event notes | Key takeaways

Plug In India

BYD entered the Lithium-Ion battery business in 1996 They enter the passenger car market in 2003 Warren Buffet acquires a stake in BYD in 2008 In 2011, BYD's electric bus fleet is put in operation. In 2018, BYD holds the Worldwide Developers Conference, the first developers conference in the automotive industry's 132-year history.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Fisker $80,000 Karma series luxury 50-mile range series PHEV, S Sunset convertible version.Partnering with Quantum Technologies. Hybrid Sonata model year 2011, possible PHEV version in 2013. Several aftermarket companies and organizations have converted hundreds of Priuses -- see Where PHEVs Are.) No announced plans.

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