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Young Tesla enthusiasts write 200-page kids’ book on the automaker

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Young Tesla enthusiasts have penned a 200-page kids’ book on the automaker, offering information about the science behind the company’s vehicles, as well as its foray into energy, artificial intelligence (AI), and more. They shared a digital copy of the book with us, and it’s honestly pretty detailed.

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Kelly Blue Book: EV prices increased slightly in March, bucking general downward trend

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The average new EV sold for $58,940 in March, according to Kelley Blue Book (KBB) estimates—well above the industry average. For comparison, in March 2018, the luxury share was 14.0% Kelley Blue Book data presented here does not include brands such as Ferrari and Rolls Royce.) of the market.

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More than half of transit buses in the US were powered by alternative fuels and advanced technologies in 2018

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According to the American Public Transit Association (APTA), alternative fuels and advanced hybrid drivetrains powered more than half of all transit buses in 2017 and 2018. In the ten-year period from 2008 to 2018, the share of conventional diesel buses dropped from 70% to 42%.

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Leclanché has confirmed order book of 95 MWh through 2018, qualified pipeline of >450 MWh

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At its 2016 Annual General Meeting in Switzerland, vertically integrated energy storage company Leclanché announced it has a confirmed order book of 95 MWh through 2018—equivalent to more than US$50 million in revenue—and a qualified pipeline of more than 450 MWh.

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Porsche made a fresh-looking electric van concept in 2018 but hasn't shown it until now

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Set to be featured alongside other concepts in the upcoming book "Porsche Unseen," the Porsche Vision Renndienst concept was completed in 2018, but never shown to the public. Porsche on Thursday revealed a handful of previously-secret concept cars, including a fresh-looking electric van.

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GKN order book for electric driveline technologies totalled $2.8 billion by end of 2017

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GKN Driveline announced that its order book for electric driveline (eDrive) technologies hit a record £2 billion (US$2.8 As of 31 December 2017, GKN’s order book relating to eDrive was £2 billion following a number of major program wins. This system will be demonstrated to customers during the 2018 Wintertest in Sweden.

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ECS announces 2023-2024 ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship recipients

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The author of 52 articles with an h-index of 25, and four books/book chapters, Dr. Bai has seven patents pending and one granted patent. Awards received include the 2018 ECS San Francisco Section Daniel Cubicciotti Student Award and 2017 Materials Research Society Graduate Student Award.

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