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Phoenix Motorcars, EasyMile win grant for development of first FMVSS-compliant autonomous shuttle bus in US

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The news comes as part of Houston Metro being selected among projects to receive funding from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Accelerating Innovative Mobility ( AIM ) grant of nearly $1.5 The company’s electric vehicles have logged more than 2.3-million The company’s electric vehicles have logged more than 2.3-million

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Unifrax introduces Battery Advisory Board to support SiFAB silicon fiber anode battery technology

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The SiFAB technology becomes part of a Unifrax battery portfolio that also consists of thermal management products and separator media. Unifrax’s Battery Advisory Board will include: Dr. Prabhakar Patil, former CEO, LG Chem Power, and Chief Engineer of Hybrid Technologies, Ford Motor Company.

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Everything you should know about Smart energy Meter

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Utility companies can collect this information without sending personnel to physically read the meters, making the process more efficient. Two-way Communication Smart meters can communicate with utility companies in a bidirectional manner. Integration with Smart Grids Smart meters are often part of a larger smart grid infrastructure.

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Celebrating the Life of University of Texas Professor Mo-Shing Chen

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The IEEE Fellow was a professor at the University of Texas at Arlington for more than 40 years. He founded the university’s Energy Systems Research Center in 1968 and served as its director until he retired in 2003. The attendees came from more than 750 universities and companies worldwide. Chen created UTA’s first Ph.D.

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Tesla stock records its best week on Wall Street since December

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Despite Tesla’s increasing production output thanks to two new factories, one in Texas and another in Germany, the market has not responded very well due to inflationary pressure , which CEO Elon Musk said would affect the company’s pricing moving forward. Tesla increased prices across its vehicle fleet the next day.

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Big Players, Bigger Bets on eVTOLs and Air Taxis

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Back in 2003, the House even passed a resolution acknowledging the role of Dayton in America’s aviation history—noting that the Wright brothers were from the city. Rich Fox, Ohio Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center The move is part of a broader strategy. The aviation business is nothing new for Ohio. There are real hurdles, though.

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The Bionic-Hand Arms Race

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Each new multigrasping bionic hand tends to be more sophisticated but also more expensive than the last and less likely to be covered (even in part) by insurance. And yet, the common clinical evaluations to determine the success of a prosthetic are based on using only the prosthetic, without the help of other body parts.