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JuiceBar introduces 48-Amp home charger: Cheetah

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JuiceBar, a commercial EV charger manufacturer based in Connecticut, has entered the home charging market with the release of a 48-amp charger that it calls the “Cheetah.”. About JuiceBar JuiceBar has been building a global EV charging infrastructure since 2009. —JuiceBar CEO Paul Vosper.

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Coalition of 11 states sues US EPA over soot rules

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Led by the State of New York, the coalition also includes California, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington. The EPA had failed to meet an October 2011 deadline for revising the existing standards.

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NOAA: Warmest Global Ocean Surface Temperatures on Record for July

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The combined average global land and ocean surface temperature for July 2009 ranked fifth-warmest since world-wide records began in 1880. The global ocean surface temperature for July 2009 was the warmest on record, 1.06 °F (0.59 °C) above the 20 th century average of 61.5 °F This was the 40 th wettest July in the 1895—2009 record.

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CODA Automotive Battery Joint Venture Secures $394M of Committed Capital for Expansion

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In 2009, CODA, which had an existing long-term sourcing contract with Lishen (Tianjin Lishen Battery Joint-Stock Co., In 2009 CODA also entered into a joint venture with Connecticut-based Yardney Technical Products, Inc.—CODA

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Engine Alliance Completes 100th GP7200 Engine; Specific Fuel Consumption Improvement Noted

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Air France entered service with the GP7200-powered A380 in late 2009 and has three A380s in its fleet to date. Final engine assembly is conducted at Pratt & Whitney’s Engine Center in Middletown, Connecticut. EA launch customer Emirates began operating the aircraft in August 2008 and received its eleventh A380 on 2 July.

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EIA releases report on CO2 emissions by state; California led in 2010 with transportation-sector emissions

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From 2009 to 2010, only 14 states saw a decrease in emissions. These states include: New York (167 mt CO 2 / million dollars of GDP), Connecticut (175 mt CO 2 / million dollars of GDP), and Delaware (209 mt CO 2 / million dollars of GDP). The greatest percentage increase was in Nebraska at 16.0% (6.6 million tonnes or 13.9%).

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

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Peter Bao-Sen Luh Professor emeritus at the University of Connecticut Life Fellow, 71; died 28 November Luh was a professor of electrical and systems engineering at the University of Connecticut in Storrs from 1980 to 2020. Luh was the head of UConn’s engineering department from 2006 to 2009.

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