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Car Crash Prevention System Wins Student $10,000 IEEE Scholarship

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Commercial trucks already have guard bars on the back to prevent such accidents, so instead of looking to improve trucks, Bayhan decided to build an attachment for cars. I'm a very competitive person," he says, "so I was motivated to try and disprove these articles and actually build this device.". Brian Minnick. Boglarka Ecsedi. "A

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Opel introducing new 1.6L SIDI engine with start-stop system; 3 new engine generations over next 12 months part of major turnaround plan

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The new SIDI (spark ignition direct injection) ECOTEC engine will be available in various power outputs and across several car lines. Production at the Szentgotthardt plant in Hungary will begin in late 2012. Maximum torque is up to 300 N·m (221 lb-ft) and is already available at 1,700 rpm. Compared to the predecessor 1.6-liter

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COVID-19 Forced Us All to Experiment. What Have We Learned?

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We propose to build on this foundation and find a way to learn not just from crises but even during the crisis itself. In Britain, however, the nearly complete collapse of urban life after the departure of the Roman legions allowed that country to build new cities in places better suited to medieval trade.

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BYD slashes price on its best-selling SUV to $16K to compete with gas cars

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The Atto-3 SUV / Source: BYD Europe After recently reducing prices of its refreshed Han and Tang models , Build Your Dreams (BYD) just launched a new version of its top-selling EV Yuan Plus – known as the Atto 3 in overseas markets – to $16,644 in China, making it one of the lowest-priced EVs out there.

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Ford will use module-less LFP batteries from CATL

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July 21, 2022 – Building on strong demand for its new EVs, Ford today announced a series of initiatives for sourcing battery capacity and raw materials that light a clear path to reach its targeted annual run rate of 600,000 electric vehicles by late 2023 and more than 2 million by the end of 2026. DEARBORN, Mich.,

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UN: world population is expected to reach 9.7 billion in 2050 and could peak at nearly 11 billion around 2100

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births per woman, on average, over a lifetime in sub-Saharan Africa (4.6), Oceania excluding Australia/New Zealand (3.4), Northern Africa and Western Asia (2.9), and Central and Southern Asia (2.4). (A The population of sub-Saharan Africa is projected to double by 2050 (99% increase). The global fertility rate, which fell from 3.2

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China’s battery supply chain tops BNEF ranking for third consecutive time; Canada close 2nd, US drops to 3rd

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Despite the US recording the biggest improvement among all countries in raw materials for 2022, it will still be reliant on raw material imports for batteries, especially from its free-trade partners, such as Australia. Germany and Sweden’s lack of domestic raw materials led to a drop in their rankings in 2022.

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