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U of Michigan researchers map steel flow in US; suggest yield improvements focus on sheet metal forming in car industry

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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recommends an overall 40% to 70% reduction in GHG emissions from 2010 levels by 2050. The researchers combined data from trade organizations, governmental scientific agencies and academic literature with monetary trade statistics and their own bottom-up estimates.

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Opinion: Reinventing fuel-based power for a more secure and resilient grid

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As our world becomes more connected, more electrified, and more renewable, not only are we increasing the demand on our energy systems, but we are also fundamentally changing the way they operate. As the world strives to decarbonize and mitigate our climate impact, one of our key goals is to ensure sustainable, secure and affordable energy.

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Volvo Cars providing 1,000 test vehicles for Scandinavian cloud-based project for sharing road surface information

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The Road Surface Information (RSI) system combines the latest generation of climate models, advanced analysis of vehicle data and a detailed statistical analysis of road sections. The development of sophisticated communication via the mobile network is part of the company’s aim to offer customers a fully connected experience.

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Eliminate fuel vehicles in the UK to enlarge the move

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The British charging pile company Connected Kerb recently stated that it has reached a cooperation agreement with the British government. Chris Pateman-Jones, chief executive of Connected Kerb, said the convenience of charging has become a key consideration for consumers when buying electric vehicles. billion pounds.

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U-Michigan, IBM collaborate on data-centric high performance computing system

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The University of Michigan is collaborating with IBM to develop and deliver “ data-centric ” supercomputing systems designed to increase the pace of scientific discovery in fields as diverse as aircraft and rocket engine design, cardiovascular disease treatment, materials physics, climate modeling and cosmology.

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ICCT assesses factors driving EV market in US cities

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Peter Slowik and Nic Lutsey analyze the connections among various state and local policies; public and workplace charging infrastructure; consumer incentives; model availability; and the share of new vehicles that are plug-in electric (both fully electric and plug-in hybrid). —Slowik and Lutsey (2017).

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UC Riverside team characterizes impact on PM of fuels with varying aromatics and octane rating; benefit of increased ethanol fraction

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That paper also detailed statistically significant increases in carbon monoxide, non-methane hydrocarbon, particulate matter (PM) mass, particle number, and black carbon emissions with increasing aromatics content.). Broadly, PM mass and particle number (PN) emissions are higher for the GDI vehicles compared to their PFI counterparts.

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