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ColognE-Mobil 2-Year EV Field Trial to Launch in January; 25 Ford BEVs

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Renatus Widmann / Dr. Thorsten Mietzel, Urban Water and Waste Management. Logistics concepts for the electrical supply traffic and stopped traffic (Electric Vehicles). Logistics concepts for the electrical supply traffic and stopped traffic (Electric Vehicles). Dr. Heike Proff, Business Administration and automobile industry II.

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Moore’s Not Enough: ?4 New Laws of Computing

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Certainly, the phenomenon of scalability was well known in the automobile industry before it made a significant impact on the computing industry. One further example of Evans’s Law can be seen in the software development industry, as it has shifted from the “waterfall” to the agile software development methodology.

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“Energiewende” in a tank; Audi e-fuels targeting carbon-neutral driving with synthetic fuels from renewables, H2O and CO2; Swiss policy test case

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solar and wind), water and CO 2 to produce liquid or gaseous fuels with a very low carbon intensity. to the realization of the renewable energy + water + CO 2 formula. At this facility, the engineered microorganisms use water (brackish, salt or wastewater), sunlight and carbon dioxide to produce the fuels. Earlier post.)

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DOE awards $25M to improve natural gas operations

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The automobile industry deploys low-cost MPE sensors today to measure tailpipe emissions. The process also includes a novel reversible fuel cell design concept capable of delivering either potable water or electricity as co-products. DOE Funding: $1,000,000; Non-DOE Funding: $250,000; Total Value: $1,250,000.

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Acura provides more technical detail on NSX sports hybrid AWD powertrain, body

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Instead, engineers have applied an innovative new technology called “ablation” casting, an all-new material application and a world-first in the automobile industry. During the bending process the part is cooled and tempered (quenched) using water jets. Multi-Material Body.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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GM says it is already looking ahead to the next generation of Volt-based vehicles — it unveiled the Cadillac Converj concept in January — and says costs will come down as the technology spreads to more models. needs to have an indigenous automobile industry, and not merely "transplants". Never again.

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