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Thomas Built Buses delivers 50th Proterra Powered electric school bus

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TBB and Proterra unveiled the high-performance Jouley electric school bus in 2018. In Indiana, Monroe County Community Schools and Delphi Community Schools both recently received their first Thomas Built electric school buses. In Virginia, TBB and Sonny Merryman Inc.

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Navistar to end production of proprietary medium-duty 9/10-liter diesel engine by 2018

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by the second quarter of fiscal 2018. The Cummins engines that are used in the medium duty Class 6/7 segment are manufactured in Indiana and North Carolina, while Navistar’s big bore engine plant, which makes engines for Navistar’s Class 8 trucks, is in Alabama.

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Honda to unveil prototype of Gen 3 Insight hybrid at Detroit show; two-motor hybrid system

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Honda will unveil the Honda Insight Prototype at the 2018 North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January as the precursor to the new third-generation 2019 Honda Insight—an upscale, stylish five-passenger sedan positioned above the Civic in Honda’s passenger car lineup. First-generation Insight. Second-generation Insight.

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Serendipitous discovery by IUPUI researchers may lead to environmentally friendly lubricants

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Seed oil components of an ornamental flower could provide a direct pathway for designing a new class of environmentally friendly lubricants. Cahoon (2018) “Discontinuous fatty acid elongation yields hydroxylated seed oil with improved function” Nature Plants doi: 10.1038/s41477-018-0225-7. Xiangjun Li, Alicen M. Minto & Edgar B.

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Startup SF Motors announces two EVs; up to 1000 hp, 0-60 mph in less than 3 seconds

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The new EVs are the SF5 and the SF7; the SF5 will be available for pre-order by the end of 2018 and will hit the road in 2019. SF Motors has developed a flexible motor system allowing vehicle design using one-, two-, three-, or four-motor configurations. SF Motors acquired InEVit Inc., SF Motors acquired InEVit Inc.,

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Qiantu inks deal with Mullen to tap US market, K50 supercar to be rebranded as Mullen GT and GTRS

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Qiantu will leverage its strengths in vehicle design, technology development, and process innovation, combined with Mullen's manufacturing and sales strengths in the Americas market, to bring new EV options to consumers in the Americas, the release said. seconds and a top speed of more than 200 mph.

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Toyota Research Institute launches next phase of collaborative research with 13 new academic institutions; more than $75M investment

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Indiana University. The projects generated several awards for published papers at leading conferences including the CVPR 2018 Best Paper, an ICRA 2019 Finalist Best Paper, the ICRA 2019 Best Paper, and the 2020 IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters Best Paper Award. Columbia University. Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech).

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