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—James Turner, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Clean Combustion Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Bourns College of Engineering – Center for Environmental Research and Technology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.

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AUGUST 8, 2020

Therefore, an examination of the recent changes in the sales of vehicles in these two classes provides some information about the economic impact (both actual and anticipated) of the current pandemic on individuals and companies. (I I have shown recently that during this pandemic light-truck sales declined less than car sales.).

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JUNE 28, 2012

Six research teams from the University of Michigan (U-M) and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) have won a share of $1.16 The universities have committed to spending up to $3 million each on their part of the collaborative research over the five-year period.

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MARCH 15, 2021

The other teams selected to move on to Phase II are the University of California Berkeley, Michigan Technical University and Ohio State University.

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AUGUST 17, 2015

In a new report, researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) have calculated the actual, on-road fuel economy for the entire fleet of all vehicles in the US, and for different classes of vehicles, with primary interest in light-duty vehicles (cars, pickup trucks, vans, and SUVs), between 1923 and 2013.

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JUNE 3, 2016

mpg from the value for April 2016, according to the latest monthly report from Dr. Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). Average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the US in May 2016 was 25.4 l/100 km)—up 0.2 Fuel economy is down 0.4

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FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Indeed, it is quite likely that it has, because certain classes of goods and services are more amenable to e-commerce than others (e.g., Michael Sivak is the managing director of Sivak Applied Research and the former director of Sustainable Worldwide Transportation at the University of Michigan. books vs. gasoline).

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APRIL 11, 2018

The American Center for Mobility is a uniquely purpose-built premiere national facility for mobility and advanced automotive testing and product development focusing on testing, validation and self-certification of connected and automated vehicles and other mobility technologies at the 500-acre historic Willow Run site in Southeast Michigan.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

9 Universities and Labs: Colorado School of Mines; Michigan State University; Michigan Tech University; The Ohio State University; University of Kentucky; University of Michigan; University of Notre Dame; University of Tennessee; Wayne State University.

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JULY 17, 2020

The Research Foundation for The SUNY Stony Brook University. University of Delaware. University of Maryland. Marquette University. Washington State University. Colorado State University. Regents of University of Minnesota. Purdue University. Clemson University. Achates Power.

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JUNE 9, 2017

The selected EMN consortia projects will leverage unique, world-class capabilities at the national laboratories, facilitating collaborations that will expedite the development of advanced materials. Carnegie Mellon University. University of Connecticut. Northwestern University. Northeastern University.

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MARCH 12, 2021

Phase I of NEXTCAR focused on the development of CAV technologies for use in all vehicle classes, including cars, trucks, and buses, with the goal of enabling a 20% reduction in energy consumption. UC Berkeley’s NEXTCAR project resulted in a spin-off company, WideSense Inc., Award amount is $3,474,864. Award amount is $4,498,650.

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AUGUST 18, 2020

Drawing on both fundamental and applied research capabilities within National Labs, universities, and industry, the Plastics Innovation Challenge accelerates innovations that will significantly reduce plastic waste in oceans and landfills and position the US as global leaders in advanced plastics recycling technologies.

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MAY 29, 2023

If anything, they emphasize the idea that it is possible to adopt a cleaner, quieter alternative to conventional trucking solutions featuring large, noisy, Class 8 diesel-powered semitrailers today. It is easy to forget that while diesel-powered trucks have been the norm for a very long time, they do come with their own set of inconveniences.

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JULY 2, 2018

The selected projects are funded under two FOAs: DE-FOA-0001850 : Preliminary Design and Techno-Economic Analysis of MWe-Class Solid Oxide Fuel Cell and DE-FOA-0001853 : Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Core Technology Research. Preliminary Design and Techno-Economic Analysis of MWe-Class Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Systems. FuelCell Energy Inc.

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MARCH 4, 2022

Ford and University of Michigan researchers conducted a new study that evaluated the savings in greenhouse gas emissions in battery-electric pickup trucks relative to gas-powered pickups. This is due to greater fuel consumption from larger-classed vehicles. Keoleian was the study’s senior author.

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Kroemer was professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara , when he died. Kroemer taught electrical engineering at the University of Colorado , Boulder, from 1968 to 1976 before joining UCSB , where he led the university’s semiconductor research program. Vladimir G.

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APRIL 4, 2017

MIT’s Martin Bazant, joined by colleagues at Stanford University and Purdue University, will lead an effort to develop a novel, data-driven design of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries. The researchers aim to identify new classes of stable, highly active electrocatalysts that are less expensive to produce and commercialize.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Michigan Technological University. The Ohio State University. The Pennsylvania State University. Purdue University. University of California, Berkeley. The University of California, Riverside. Vehicle demonstration will leverage the Smart City infrastructure in Columbus.

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MAY 1, 2013

A123 Venture Technologies will assist its strategic partners needing infrastructure to mature and commercialize their technologies by providing access to A123’s world-class test and development laboratories located in Waltham and Hopkinton, Massachusetts and Romulus, Michigan.

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DECEMBER 10, 2015

In October, Ford, the University of Michigan and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced a new $9-million battery lab at the University of Michigan that is helping the company develop batteries that are smaller, lighter and less expensive to produce.

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MARCH 7, 2019

GTI and its partners will address natural gas engine and vehicle availability by developing a production intent, optimized, spark ignited natural gas engine demonstrating near-zero emissions and meeting EPA 2027MY greenhouse gas (GHG) targets in a Class 6 vocational vehicle. Plug-in Hybrid CNG Drayage Truck “PHET”.

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DECEMBER 13, 2013

Ford, in conjunction with the University of Michigan and State Farm, unveiled a Ford Fusion Hybrid automated research vehicle that will be used to make progress on future autonomous driving and other advanced technologies. Ford Fusion Hybrid automated research vehicle with four LiDAR sensors. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 31, 2023

” Art Wheaton, director of labor studies at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, also noted that the UAW’s deals against the Detroit Big Three would likely result in non-union automakers like Tesla, Toyota, and Honda feeling some pressure. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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MAY 4, 2009

The US Department of Energy (DOE) selected six cost-shared University Advanced Combustion and Emissions Controls research and development projects totaling up to $13 million in DOE funding, subject to annual appropriations. Michigan State is partnering with Chrysler LLC for this effort.

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AUGUST 16, 2016

One initiative, SuperTruck II ( earlier post ), will award $80 million to four projects to develop and to demonstrate cost-effective technologies that more than double the freight efficiency of Class 8 trucks. Ohio State University. Iowa State University. University of Pittsburgh. Drive Oregon. Description. 1,077,074.

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JULY 2, 2010

The remaining vehicles—two in the Mainstream class and 13 in the Alternative class—will now proceed to the Finals Stage, set for 19-30 July at Michigan International Speedway (MIS) in Brooklyn, Mich. For fuel economy, this translates to at least 67 MPGe, or two-thirds of the 100 MPGe target for both vehicle classes.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2013

liter EcoBoost four-cylinder offers projected best-in-class horsepower per liter and best-in-class torque per liter, generating 275 hp (205 kW) at 5,500 rpm and 300 lb-ft (407 N·m) of torque at 3,000 rpm, according to preliminary test data. Other engines in Ford’s EcoBoost family are the 1.0-liter liter three-cylinder; 1.5-liter,

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JULY 19, 2013

Drivers of diesel vehicles can save thousands of dollars in total ownership costs compared to similar gasoline vehicles, according to a University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) study.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2015

Some of the key coccolithophore species can outcompete other classes of phytoplankton in warmer, more stratified and nutrient-poor waters (such as one might see in a warming ocean). The authors found that at local scales, the relative abundance of another important algal class, diatoms, had decreased over the 45 years of sampling.

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AUGUST 6, 2021

Researchers from Osaka University and the University of Tokyo, which are famous for their work into androids and artificial life, have been collaborating up until now to create and study two Alter androids. Michigan Robotics ] ETHZ CRL ] Thanks, Fan! Walker X had me at back massage. Ubtech ] I needed this video today.

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JULY 20, 2021

Bell had previously been at Northrop Grumman, doing spacecraft design and testing, and had researched electrodynamic tethers , including for use with CubeSats, as part of his postdoc work with Brian Gilchrest at the University of Michigan, where Bell earned his master's and Ph.D. Moving to his role at Cubic's Hanover, Md.,

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JANUARY 10, 2012

Yaghi, who will also hold an appointment with the University of California (UC) Berkeley chemistry department, comes to Berkeley from UCLA, where he was the Jean Stone Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Professor of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, among other positions. from the University of Illinois-Urbana in 1990.

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APRIL 9, 2015

Texas A&M University of College Station, Texas, will receive up to $1.2M The University of Michigan of Ann Arbor, Michigan, will receive up to $1.2M to develop “best-in-class” hydrogen sorbent materials, with a focus on achieving simultaneously high volumetric and high gravimetric densities.

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JULY 11, 2016

While the industrial sector in the US has made solid advances in reducing greenhouse gas emissions over the past 25 years, the transportation sector has increased its carbon footprint, according to an analysis by researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). —Sivak and Schoettle.

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AUGUST 24, 2012

Researchers at the University of Georgia, who are also members of Department of Energy’s BioEnergy Science Center (BESC), have developed a method for the genetic manipulation of members of bacterial genus Caldicellulosiruptor , a group of anaerobic thermophiles with optimum growth temperatures between 65 °C and 78 °C (149–172 °F).

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Researchers also take into account other factors that affect pedestrian movement on MIT’s campus, such as varying weather conditions, class schedules, and the dynamic habits of students and professors across different semesters.

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