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New IACMI collaboration to develop advanced carbon fiber for hydrogen, natural gas storage tanks; $2.7M DOE award

Green Car Congress

The new award is one of 18 projects and approximately $64 million in DOE funding that will support the H2@Scale vision for affordable hydrogen production, storage, distribution, and use. High Energy Sales, based in Charlotte, NC, will provide technical support on equipment and process design, operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting.

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Junkyard Find: 1988 Volvo 740 GLE with 403,348 miles

The Truth About Cars

I found this wagon in the Pull-a-Part in Charlotte, North Carolina , which I visited on the way to work at the 24 Hours of Lemons race in South Carolina. The more affordable four-cylinder 740 appeared here as a 1985 model, and a wagon version arrived in showrooms late in the model year.

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Tesla to expand START training program to Austin, funneling talent for Giga Texas

Teslarati

When business and education come together, we build connections that make college affordable and link students directly with employers so they can go straight into a promising career. However, those who choose to stick with Tesla are given a wide variety of locations and Service Centers to choose from for employment.

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Welcome to Venice. That’ll Be 5 Euros, Please.

Baua Electric

They list a lack of affordable housing, because of short-term rentals; a decline in services like schools and transportation; and the encroachment of the tourist industry into practically all walks of life. Charlotte Dean, a wine merchant, and Caroline Meatyard, a retired schoolteacher, both from England, cheerfully paid the fee.

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iRobot Launches Create 3, with ROS 2 Built In

Cars That Think

For more details on the Create 3, we spoke with Charlotte Redman, iRobot's product manager, and Steven Shamlian, principal electrical engineer. Charlotte Redman: Part of iRobot’s DNA is STEM education. IEEE Spectrum: Why is the Create important to iRobot? I think there are two reasons. The first reason is cost.

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Electric classic - what's not to love?

EV Driver

and for those who can’t afford to own one, they can hire one from anyone of our eDub Stations. Interview by Charlotte Dautzenberg The grand master plan is to branch out and have eDub Stations across the UK and even the world. We 'd love to see every classic VW camper-van electrified (why not!?) What an inspiring project… ????

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

Green Car Congress

The TCF was created by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to help catalyze the agency’s research, development, demonstration, and deployment efforts into affordable, market-ready energy solutions, by strengthening partnerships between DOE’s National Labs and American entrepreneurs. Electric Power Research Institute (Charlotte, North Carolina).