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IPG to demo Flameless Ceramic Turbine for clean, off-grid power in EV charging

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IPG’s project will demonstrate the role of Flameless Ceramic Turbine technology in bringing EV charging to high-use and remote locations through clean, cheap, grid-independent power generation. But, in many high-use areas and remote locations, upgrading grid connections to meet future charging demand is not practical or commercially viable.

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MIT CSAIL, Cornell study finds rides-sharing theoretically could cut taxi traffic in NYC by 75%

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A system like this could allow drivers to work shorter shifts, while also creating less traffic, cleaner air and shorter, less stressful commutes. Instead of transporting people one at a time, drivers could transport two to four people at once, results in fewer trips, in less time, to make the same amount of money.

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Just Calm Down About GPT-4 Already

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Brooks, who is now working on his third robotics startup, Robust.AI , has written hundreds of articles and half a dozen books and was featured in the motion picture Fast, Cheap & Out of Control. It doesn’t have any connection to the world. And it’s really cheap. It is correlation between language. I’ve read it. It’s superb.

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Optimus: The Tesla Bot Here’s What We Know…Or, At Least Been Shown

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Given Tesla’s degree of mechanical ability, we can expect these to be completely adequate, but nothing here is crazy small, cheap, efficient, powerful, or anything else. Not noteworthy, but Tesla must manufacture its actuators if it requires a large number of them, which it allegedly will. The Hurdles.

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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

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And oil only seems cheap. And magically, as more electricity comes from lower-carbon fuel sources, our cars will get cleaner as they get older! But let’s realize: defending our nation is never cheap. We’ll recruit mentors to validate your business plans, identify suppliers, and connect partners.

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Georgia Tech team develops high-performance intermediate-temperature sold-oxide fuel cell

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Our cell could make for a straightforward, robust overall system that uses cheap stainless steel to make interconnectors. When you get that low, it makes the job of the engineer designing the stack and connected technologies much easier. Lowering the temperature to 500 degrees Celsius is a sensation in our world.

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First Drive: 2023 Ford Super Duty Lineup

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While that’s probably not going to make the folks at JC Whitney happy, it does make for cleaner cabins and keeps Ford in the loop after vehicles have been modified. I’ve certainly got mixed opinions about connected vehicles. Though these are not cheap trucks. liter diesel V8.

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