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Toyota reveals second iteration of Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell truck: Project Portal 2.0; 300 miles per fill

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Toyota unveiled the second iteration of its hydrogen fuel cell electric Class 8 truck ( earlier post ) during the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) Management Briefing Seminars in Northern Michigan. builds on the lessons learned from the launch of the Alpha vehicle in 2017. Project Portal 2.0

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Video Friday: Beyond the Limit

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Starting from the technological building blocks of Atlas, Stretch has the mobility, power, and intelligence to automate the industry’s toughest challenges. Energy Robotics ] This work presents a camera model for refractive media such as water and its application in underwater visual-inertial odometry. But how did we get there?

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Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program accepting application for 2017 awards

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Promotion of the Yangtze River Children's Environment Summit and Cherry Blossom Relay, and building a Biodiversity Conservation Network. Environment-Education seminar of Energy in Yokkaichi University. Hachioji Forest and Village Building Project: Turning a dark forest (evergreen forest) into a bright forest.

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Video Friday: BRUCE

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Ishikawa Minami Lab ] Landing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on top of an unmanned surface vehicle (USV) in harsh open waters is a challenging problem, owing to forces that can damage the UAV due to a severe roll and/or pitch angle of the USV during touchdown. [ CSIRO Data61 ] From 2020, a horse-inspired walking robot.

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Honda signs E-KIZUNA project agreement with City of Saitama for EV, PHEV and electric scooter testing; new household gas cogen unit with more efficient EXlink engine

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Tailoring educational initiatives to local needs, including implementing riding safety seminars featuring electric scooters and implementing electric cart seminars for seniors. Household cogeneration unit going on sale. Interior structure of MCHP1.0K2. Click to enlarge. has been attained. kW, heat output of 2.5 Earlier post.)

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DOE to award $9M to promote consensus on future fossil energy technologies

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The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy will award $9 million over five years to organizations to assist it in building domestic and international consensus on future fossil energy technologies ( DE-FOA-0001111 ). sensors and controls) energy conversion, water issues, advanced modeling, and simulation materials.

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Volkswagen and Audi launch sustainability programs for US introduction of e-Golf BEV and A3 e-tron PHEV; carbon offsets with 3Degrees and solar energy

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VoA made the announcement at the Management Briefing Seminar, hosted by the Center for Automotive Research. 3Degrees provides renewable energy certificates and carbon offsets to Fortune 500 companies, green building firms, and other organizations. 3Degrees and carbon offsets.

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