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Canada-based ElectraMeccanica to build SOLO EVs in Arizona

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The SOLO is a purpose-built, three-wheeled, all-electric solution for the urban environment, and is engineered for a single occupant. When fully operational, the facility is expected to create up to 500 new jobs and will be capable of producing up to 20,000 SOLOs per year.

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DEI Fund Supports STEM Workshops and Coding Camps

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IEEE groups are working hard to support the organization’s mission in creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment. Supporting the next generation of engineers These are the eight winning proposals: Inland Empire data science workshops. iBelong workshops. Raspberry Pi coding workshop.

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California ARB holding two workshops on developing measure to reduce emissions from TRUs

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To that end, ARB staff is holding two more workshops on the development of a regulation to limit the amount of time that internal combustion engine-driven TRUs and TRU gensets operate while stationary, as well as requiring an overall zero-emission mode operating time. Background.

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Mercedes-Benz invests €200M in Electric Software Hub; software integration factory at Sindelfingen

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The intensive interlinking of the disciplines in one building makes the Electric Software Hub exceptional. The new building has 70,000 square meters of space spread over eight levels. In principle, only the electronics with the software to be tested are real, the entire rest of the vehicle as well as the environment are simulated.

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Charity expands services with support from mygrimsby fund

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Members are encouraged to focus on using art and social contact to build trust and encourage personal development to create a sense of positive wellbeing, while rebuilding confidence and self-esteem. The ‘Great Escape’ is a unique heritage restoration project on Grimsby’s docks, converting a historical building into a creative workspace.

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EcoCooling introducing method using ionized, cooled air to replace metalworking fluids

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Workshops have wanted to get rid of fluids and many have tried to find a solution to the problem, but with poor results. Currently EcoCooling is retrofitted to existing metal-working machines; however, the technology makes it possible to build smaller and cheaper metalworking machines, since the EcoCooling unit is very compact in size.

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Study finds economic losses due to health burdens caused by in-car PM2.5 exposure inversely proportional to per capita GDP

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For the study, published in the journal Environment International , the team monitored pollution hotspots in 10 global cities: Dhaka (Bangladesh); São Paulo (Brazil); Guangzhou (China); Medellín (Colombia); Cairo (Egypt); Addis Ababa (Ethiopia); Chennai (India); Sulaymaniyah (Iraq); Blantyre (Malawi); and Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania).?.

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