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Remembering Data Compression Pioneer K. R. Rao

Cars That Think

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

Charged EVs

In an EV, while using the HVAC won’t detract from the maximum output of the traction motor, it does still demand energy from the battery, so there will be a hit to range. Heat pumps have two huge advantages: They can operate in both directions and they can transport more heat than the energy required to operate them.

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

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

The PHEV3A mission is to educate America one town (or in this case one school) at a time on getting its own energy independence back by moving away from imported oil to using home grown electrons preferably from renewable energy sources like solar, wind and hydro-power. Now the "Spirit" is busy promoting plug-ins at America’s schools.

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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. And the energy cost is off-putting. 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.

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New Mexico EV Mandate Stands After Opposition from Car Dealers

The Truth About Cars

That effectively makes this piece an addendum to our recent Gas War article pertaining to the Californian emissions waiver. Democratic Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has previously stated that New Mexico should push EVs as a way to address climate change and has been backed by the Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board.