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SwRI develops device to test friction, wear associated with EV fluids

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Traditional fluid testing tools, however, were not developed to effectively analyze lubricant properties in electrified environments. An inverter takes the direct current (DC) voltage input from the batteries and converts it to the AC power required to operate the vehicle’s motor. That extends to tribology testing as well.

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Ram unveils 1500 Revolution Battery-electric Vehicle (BEV) Concept at CES 2023

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If desired, the center console armrest individually converts to a workstation surface. Lightweight seats feature integrated seatbelts, grab handles and speakers with the ability to fold flat along with extended recline, work, conference modes and deploying the jump seats.

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Exploding Chips, Meta's AR Hardware, and More

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Cass: Sam, you recently attended the Big Kahuna Conference of the semiconductor research world, ISSCC. Moore: Well, besides being a difficult-to-say acronym, it actually stands for the IEEE International Solid State Circuits Conference. So there is another conference for inventing new kinds of transistors and other sorts of devices.

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Greenius Says The Congresswoman Gets It. Harman Calls Lack of Bold or Binding Agreement to Cap GHG Emissions in Copenhagen, “Stunning.”

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Conference of Mayors Climate Action Agreement to honor or exceed the Kyoto Protocol, and where forward thinking policies have been adopted like Hermosa Beach’s recently passed rooftop wind ordinance. They are converting their house into a “net zero” energy dwelling, meaning it produces as much energy as it consumes.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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AC Propulsion’s president, Tom Gage, explains the company’s vehicle-to-grid technology at a 2001 conference in Seattle. AC Propulsion cofounder Wally Rippel converted a Volkswagen microbus into an electric vehicle while he was still a student at Caltech. Electric Car tzero 0-60 3.6

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Gallium Nitride and Silicon Carbide Fight for Green Tech Domination

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Globally, lighting accounts for about 20 percent of electricity use and 6 percent of carbon dioxide emissions, according to the United Nations Environment Program. Switching power supplies are the type used to power virtually all personal computers, mobile devices, and appliances that run on DC.

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California Energy Commission awards more than $17M to support alternative fuel and infrastructure projects

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This facility is slated to convert 9,000 tons per year of food and plant waste into biomethane that will be used to produce compressed natural gas for a fleet of five refuse and recycling collection vehicles. DC fast-charging systems typically provide 60 to 80 miles of range in just 20 minutes of charging. Blue Line Transfer, Inc.