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When Electric Buses Make Sense, & When They Just Don’t

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In a previous article, I mentioned Albuquerque Rapid Transit (ART), a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system that went in a few years ago in the city. Like many, I was disappointed that they replaced some allegedly problematic electric buses they had purchased from BYD with “clean diesel” articulated buses.

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Remembering Data Compression Pioneer K. R. Rao

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This tribute is an excerpted version of an article dedicated to his memory written by three of his colleagues: IEEE Member Jae Jeong Hwang, Zoran M. in 1966 in EE from the University of New Mexico , in Albuquerque. Rao was a professor of electrical engineering at the. University of Texas at Arlington for more than 50 years.

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A closer look at why heat pumps are dominating EV HVAC systems

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Read more EV Tech Explained articles. This article appeared in Charged Issue 56 – July/Aug 2021 – Subscribe now. . This means that the capacity of the heating/cooling system must be several times higher than would be expected on the basis of air volume or occupant load (after all, humans, cats, dogs, etc shed heat too).

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HEI ACES study of lifetime animal exposure to New Technology Diesel Engine exhaust finds no lung cancer

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The core study was led by Dr. Jacob McDonald, of Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute (LRRI) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where the exposures were carried out. These results have appeared in more than 260 comprehensive reports published by HEI, as well as more than 1,000 articles in the peer-reviewed literature.

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A Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Wants to Visit Your School

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Here is a link to an article published about EVJerr’s stop at Tioga High School in Sonora, California. The Spirit f DC will complete the PHEV All Around America educational tour back in Washington, DC on the weekend before Earth Day at the Environmental Protection Agency’s 5th Annual National Sustainable Design Expo.

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Fast, Efficient Neural Networks Copy Dragonfly Brains

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In my research at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, I study the brains of one of these larger insects, the dragonfly. This article appears in the August 2021 print issue as "Lessons From a Dragonfly's Brain.". Consider the brains of those ants in your pantry. Each has some 250,000 neurons.

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