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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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Support mobility technologies such as connected and automated vehicles, as well as innovations in transit. The Research Foundation for The SUNY Stony Brook University. University of Delaware. University of Maryland. Marquette University. Washington State University. Colorado State University.

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BYD unveils first 45' battery-electric commuter coach bus

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This expansion will allow the company to build up to 1,500 battery-electric buses annually once operating at full capacity. In response to high demand across North America for its advanced technology buses, BYD recently completed an expansion of its Coach and Bus manufacturing facility in the City of Lancaster, Los Angeles County, California.

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BYD unveils North America’s largest electric bus factory; capacity for up to 1,500 vehicles annually

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This manufacturing facility is powered 100% by renewable energy, which is provided by the City of Lancaster’s Energy Company, Lancaster Choice Energy. This manufacturing facility expansion will enable BYD to hire up to 1,200 full-time workers at top production-line capacity.

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A Serial Entrepreneur Shares Lessons Learned on His Road to Success

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He learned from other IEEE members what running a tech company entails. And he belatedly realized that his father, who ran a small rubber-band manufacturing company next to the family’s home in India, was an entrepreneur. The company, based in Cochin, aimed to help businesses and other organizations connect with customers.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. Extension of Core Restrain Design Code NUBOW-3D to Lead Cooled Fast Reactor Systems, $75,000 Westinghouse Electric Company, Cranberry Township, Pa. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Denver, Colo. Combustion Research & Flow Technology Inc., Pipersville, Pa. New York, N.Y.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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Some auto companies have incorporated car sharing elements into their new business enterprises. Some small players were gobbled up by bigger companies. The success of one-way car sharing services is prompting more companies to consider offering this service model. Some big players have jumped in and then retreated.

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Robert Kahn: The Great Interconnector

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He was a theoretical guy, on leave from the faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for a stint at the nearby research-and-development company Bolt, Beranek and Newman (BBN). The ARPANET Is Born Kahn wasn’t the only one thinking about connecting disparate computers in the 1960s. He simply found the problem interesting.

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