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Hybrid hype: types, tech, and the road ahead

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A hybrid vehicle is powered by at least one electric motor and a gasoline engine, and its system recovers energy through regenerative braking. Sometimes the electric motor does all of the work, other times the combustion engine does, and sometimes both work together. The engine never truly powers the wheels.

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Apple Car project sees latest staff turnover as ex-Tesla engineer leaves for air taxi startup

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Apple’s Senior Director of Engineering, SPG, Dr. Michael Schwekutsch, has left the tech giant to develop flying taxis with Archer Aviation. . Schwekutsch was part of the Apple Car project for nearly 3 years before taking the Senior Vice President Engineering Propulsion position at Archer Aviation.

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Volkswagen Golf family named “2015 Motor Trend Car of the Year”

Green Car Congress

Motor Trend named the Volkswagen Golf family—Golf 1.8T, Golf TDI Clean Diesel, Golf GTI and e-Golf models—as the 2015 Motor Trend Car of the Year. For 2015, the Golf was a near-unanimous choice among our judges by virtue of its strong performance in each of our six Car of the Year criteria. —Motor Trend.

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2015 Mitsubishi Mirage w/ 3-cylinder engine the most fuel efficient non-hybrid gasoline car in US; up to 40 mpg combined

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2015 Mirage ES. The 2015 Mitsubishi Mirage is currently the most fuel-efficient non-hybrid gasoline car in the US, with combined EPA rating of 40 mpg (5.88 The 2015 Mirage is priced with a low starting MSRP of $12,995. The 2015 Mirage is priced with a low starting MSRP of $12,995. Click to enlarge. Under the hood.

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Hyundai showcasing augmented reality, wearables and ADAS tech at 2015 CES

Green Car Congress

Hyundai is showcasing a collection of new technologies at the 2015 CES, highlighting a new augmented reality Head Up Display (HUD); new connectivity and 3D-gesture controls; and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). At CES, the 2015 Hyundai Cockpit Concept will demonstrate the following new technologies: Heart rate monitoring.

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This Engineer Is Helping to Make India a Global Semiconductor Hub

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Sharma, a semiconductor engineer, was instrumental in organizing the meeting for the Tokyo-based company. Sharma worked for several years as an RF engineer in the semiconductor industry before joining Renesas in 2021. While building his radio, he says, he fell in love with engineering. “I After all, that is the motto of IEEE.”

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Virginia Tech team engineers optimized synthetic enzymatic pathway for high-yield production of H2 directly from biomass

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A team of Virginia Tech researchers and colleagues has demonstrated the complete conversion of glucose and xylose from pretreated plant biomass to H 2 and CO 2 based on an in vitro synthetic enzymatic pathway crafted from more than 10 purified enzymes. —Rollin et al. —Lonnie Ingram. Chandrayan, Chang-Hao Wu, Michael W. 1417719112.

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