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FCA to invest $400M to convert idled Indiana transmission plant to build GMET4 engines

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liter turbocharged I-4 engine is part of FCA’s Global Medium Engine family. The engine is fitted with double overhead camshafts, dual independent camshaft timing and cooled exhaust gas recirculation. The GMET4 will be a very important engine for us as we look to deliver on the promises we made as part of our five-year plan in 2018.

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Honda to focus on increasing hybrid volume with core models: CR-V, Accord and in the future, Civic; Insight production ends in June

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With the conclusion of Insight production, the Indiana Auto Plant will focus on building CR-V, CR-V Hybrid and Civic Hatchback, several of Honda’s most popular models. The 3rd-generation Honda Insight is one of America’s top-selling compact hybrids, with more than 70,000 sold since it was introduced in 2018.

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With This Bionic Nose, COVID Survivors May Smell the Roses Again

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They recognized at once that a smell prosthetic could be similar to a cochlear implant: “It’s taking something from the physical world and translating it into electrical signals that strategically target the brain,” Coelho says. The olfactory system has access to parts of the brain that other senses don’t,” Costanzo says. Round Room.

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CMU study finds controlled EV charging can reduce generation cost, but at greater health and environmental costs depending upon the generation mix

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other parts of the US and the world could be different. other parts of the US and the world could be different. The question of electricity costs vs. health and environmental cost is important to ask everywhere, Michalek said. Electric vehicle charging may affect these trends. Credit: ACS, Weis et al. Click to enlarge.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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The collaboration, forged by the White House in partnership with DOE and the Department of Transportation (DOT), the US Air Force and US Army, and the Environmental Protection Agency, is centered on a set of Guiding Principles to Promote Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure. Electric vehicle coalition.

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Flash Drive: 2024 Subaru Crosstrek AWD

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New for 2024, the dual-pinion electric power steering, first used on the sporty Subaru WRX, delivers a quicker response and a more natural feel of the road. Arriving at the mountain a day after a heavy rain storm, the ski run was at a minimum damp and, in some parts, deep, gooey, sticky sloppy mud. Story by John Faulkner.

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This AI Hunts for Hidden Hoards of Battery Metals

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Given the mix of cutting-edge scientific computing and old-school bravado, it was as though they were channeling Alan Turing and Indiana Jones simultaneously. Our startup, KoBold Metals , acquired an 800-square-kilometer mineral claim in the region based in part on predictions from our artificial intelligence systems.