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QM Power and University of Kentucky demonstrate 50 kW/liter electric motor; DOE 2025 power density goal

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The announcement was made at the 2021 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Expo (ECCE) by the joint team of researchers including Dr. Madhav Manjrekar, SMIEEE, of QM Power, who also holds a tenured faculty position at University of North Carolina, Charlotte, and Dr. Dan M. Ionel, FIEEE, who serves as the inaugural L. —Madhav Manjrekar.

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Albemarle to build $180M lithium materials research facility in N Carolina

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Albemarle’s vision for the ATP spans from novel lithium materials and manufacturing processes to new product commercialization in close partnership with strategic customers. Albemarle expects initial occupancy of the new facility by early 2025 and completion of the ATP campus by late 2026.

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Ferguson collaborates with Ford on F550 Fuel Cell Prototype

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As part of this collaboration, Ferguson will also prepare a location in Charlotte, NC for the installation of temporary infrastructure equipment for the duration of the pilot. —Jim Buczkowski, executive director, Ford Research and Advanced Engineering.

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Zap&Go bringing C-Ion technology to Williams Advanced Engineering-led consortium as part of ?246M Faraday Battery Challenge

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The project is part of the UK Government’s Faraday Battery Challenge, a £246-million (US$326-million) commitment to battery development for the electric vehicle market. Zap&Go Ltd is a technology company based at the Harwell Research Campus, Oxford with a US office in Charlotte, NC. —Stephen Voller, CEO and founder of Zap&Go.

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Chrysler providing 10 PHEV Ram 1500 pickups to MBTA as part of demo project

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The PHEV Ram 1500 pickups are part of a national demonstration fleet of 140 vehicles that will be used during the next three years to evaluate customer usage, drive cycles, charging, thermal management, fuel economy, emissions and impact on the region’s electric grid. and Charlotte, N.C. Earlier post.). Albany, N.Y.,

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How Remote Sensing Technologies Increase Food Production

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As part of that effort, she installed and operated a receiving station to acquire and analyze data from the U.S. Through her contributions to plant breeding, she is helping improve the security and resilience of food production internationally. Then you are part of a community.”

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Junkyard Find: 1988 Volvo 740 GLE with 403,348 miles

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I found this wagon in the Pull-a-Part in Charlotte, North Carolina , which I visited on the way to work at the 24 Hours of Lemons race in South Carolina. I also stopped at the Pull-a-Part in Columbia, South Carolina , later that day. This car has a naturally-aspirated 2.3-liter

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