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Ham Radio Inspired This Scranton University Student to Pursue Engineering

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is pursuing an electrical engineering degree at the University of Scranton , in Pennsylvania. The junior is president of the university’s W3USR amateur radio club. He’s also a member of Scranton’s IEEE student branch, the IEEE Club. Ham radio researcher Piccini joined Scranton’s amateur radio club when he was a freshman.

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Tesla owners report upgraded Model 3 deliveries

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The revamped all-electric sedan’s delivery was reported in the Tesla Motors Club (TMC) forum , with a member who lived in California sharing a photo of a blue upgraded Tesla Model 3 Long Range Dual Motor All Wheel Drive (AWD) that he just picked up. It appears that upgraded Tesla Model 3 deliveries have started.

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All-electric car club goes to university with new scheme in Hertfordshire

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The UK’s first fully electric car club has launched a new service at the University of Hertfordshire using Renault electric cars. Open to anyone and not just university staff and students, the new E-Car Club will offer two Renault ZOE electric superminis and one Fluence Z.E saloon for hire by the h[.]. Electric cars'

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University of Washington and Lamborghini Partner on Carbon Composites

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A partnership between the University of Washington and the Italian sports-car company Automobili Lamborghini has been formalized , and the presidents of both organizations attended the naming ceremony of the UW’s Automobili Lamborghini Advanced Composite Structures Laboratory. Monolithic materials like aluminum just won’t cut it anymore.

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Ohio State takes first place in DOE/GM EcoCAR 3 competition

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The Ohio State University has taken first place in the final year of EcoCAR 3, an Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition, sponsored by the US Department of Energy (DOE) and General Motors Co. West Virginia University and University of Alabama teams finished second and third place, respectively. kWh energy storage system.

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Ford teams with Zipcar for university car sharing club

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Ford has teamed up with Zipcar-the world’s biggest car-sharing network-to offer more sustainable and affordable transport to students at more than 250 university campuses across the US.

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Toyota Assembly Plant in Texas Turns Twenty

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Toyota has also donated more than $50 million to local nonprofit organizations, including a hundred grand this week to The Institute for School & Community Partnerships at Texas A&M University San Antonio and The 100 Club of San Antonio. It seems the names of societies in Texas are as big as the state itself.