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William Ratcliff, Former IEEE Region 3 Director, Dies at 80

Cars That Think

There he helped design bulk power systems and developed engineering software. He was part of the research team that conducted a proof-of-concept demonstration of a hybrid locomotive at Union Station in Los Angeles as part of GEs Ecomagination initiative, a clean-energy R&D program. where he was an engineering manager until 1994.

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Junkyard Find: 2009 Kia Borrego LX

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The folks at the Kia design center in Irvine, California (where I lowered the property values in decisive fashion with my hooptie Impala in 1990 ) came up with the Kia Mohave as their first project, introducing it to the world as the Kia Mesa concept car at the 2005 NAIAS.

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Chevrolet showcases coming new 2.8L Duramax diesel in Colorado ZR2 Concept

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At the Los Angele Auto Show, Chevrolet introduced the Colorado ZR2 concept as a vision of how Chevrolet could take the all-new midsize truck’s off-road capability to the next level. Duramax diesel engine that will arrive in the Colorado lineup later next year. The Colorado ZR2 concept’s new 2.8L

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Chevrolet Colorado ZH2 Fuel Cell Vehicle debuts at AUSA meeting

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The Chevrolet Colorado ZH2, the extreme off-road-capable fuel-cell-powered electric vehicle from General Motors, made its debut at the fall meeting of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA). Standing more than 6½ feet tall and more than seven feet wide, the Colorado ZH2 was built on a stretched midsize pickup chassis.

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Researchers advance concept of “4-D” printing technology using shape memory polymer fibers

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Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder and Singapore University of Technology and Design have added a “fourth dimension” to additive manufacturing technology, opening up possibilities for the creation and use of adaptive, composite materials in manufacturing, packaging and biomedical applications. A team led by H.

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Eaton’s Vehicle Group partnering with Ballard and NREL to develop heavy-duty truck fuel cell technology

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Eaton will leverage its Corporate Research Labs in Golden, Colorado and Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence in Southfield, Michigan to produce the technology, using advanced power electronics and 3D-printing. —Karl Sievertsen, vice president and chief technology officer, Eaton’s Vehicle Group.

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DOE awards nearly $7.5M to develop next-generation wind turbine drivetrains

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected six projects in four states—California, Colorado, Florida, and New York—to receive nearly $7.5 million over two years to advance next-generation designs for wind turbine drivetrains. The design may also be applicable to marine hydrokinetic—or ocean power—devices.

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