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Honda and Nissan points to partnership for EVs, hybrids, software

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Honda last year withdrew from a project that aimed to create a shared platform for millions of affordable EVs with GM across multiple models. A next-generation Nissan Leaf is in the works and due within a couple years, and with other potential smaller EVs in development it could be part of Nissan’s contribution.

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Honda and Nissan points to partnership for EVs, hybrids, software

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Honda last year withdrew from a project that aimed to create a shared platform for millions of affordable EVs with GM , across multiple models. A next-generation Nissan Leaf is in the works and due within a couple years, and with other potential smaller EVs in development it could be part of Nissan’s contribution.

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Researchers look to fire ants for sources of biodiesel feedstock

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Researchers at the University of Mississippi are looking to imported fire ants (IFA) ( Solenopsis sp.) Our investigation highlights a potential route for the development of a more affordable fuel. Fuel , Volume 117, Part A, Pages 5-7 doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2013.08.058. Bowling, James B. Anderson, Kevin L. Armbrust, Mark T.

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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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Southern Company: Mississippi Power. A multi-partner team, led by PNNL as part of the Battery500 research consortium, will receive an award of up to $10 million per year for five years to drive progress on DOE’s goal of reducing the cost of vehicle battery technologies. Southern Company: Mississippi Power. PNM Resources.

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John Brooks Slaughter: Courageous Advocate for Diversity in STEM

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I visited schools in Mississippi, North Carolina, and Georgia, and I established relationships with some of the scientists at Howard University ,” an HBCU in Washington, D.C. I made a lot of my own toys and games because we couldn’t really afford much. At the time, it did not accept part-time students. He eventually chose UCSD.