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15 countries agree to work toward 100% ZEV truck and bus sales by 2040

Green Car Congress

Under the new Global Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles (ZE-MHDVs), Austria, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uruguay and Wales are setting an interim goal of 30% zero-emission new vehicle sales by 2030.

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

Cars That Think

Underride car crashes are among the most deadly accidents in Turkey, according to a report by the country's. zmit, Turkey, is set to study medicine this semester at. 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.

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Taking the Measure of the Earthquake That Destroyed Tokyo

Cars That Think

The violent vertical thrusts of the quake ruptured gas lines and water mains. In Tokyo, the fires merged into a firestorm so intense that it created its own wind system and set alight the city’s many wooden buildings. It has to be manually reset after water mains and gas lines have been checked and, if necessary, repaired.

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U.K. Startup’s Digital Dyeing Printers Save Energy, Water

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At the end of a visit at a major textile dyeing factory, his customer took him behind the buildings to show a horrific scene: A blood-red river—wastewater from the dye baths leaching into the soil and entering the rivers. Miles of fabrics are immersed in gigantic “washing machines” full of dye and water. Here we have a revolution.

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Stories of the War in Ukraine: Volodymyr

Cars That Think

It was very important for me to present my scientific results at the IEEE conferences that take place in Turkey, Bulgaria, and Ukraine. For drinking water we have to go to the pump room. Warm water is in short supply. Unfortunately, due to the war, all conferences in Ukraine have been canceled.

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Video Friday: Turkey Sandwich

Cars That Think

Now spend 10 minutes watching a telepresence robot assemble a turkey sandwich. Engineers at Georgia Tech are the first to study the mechanics of springtails, which leap in the water to avoid predators. The team used the findings to build penny-sized jumping robots. Happy Thanksgiving, for those who celebrate it.

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Revolutionizing the road trip: Sealvans builds and sells electric caravan trailer boat combos

Baua Electric

Sealvans was founded in 2020 in Bursa, Turkey, by a team of engineers whose combined experience totals over 50 years in the automotive ands maritime segments. By the summer of 2022, Sealvans had completed the builds alongside their respect R&D studies, paving the way (by road and sea) for a start of production and sales operations.