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Renault 2010 Environment Workshop, Part 1: Combustion Engine Technology and Product Plans

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Renault held a “2010 Environment Workshop” last week to showcase its progress across its range of vehicles’ full lifecycle through the Renault eco² program. Thanks to turbocharging and the use of new technologies, performance hasn’t suffered. Technologies to reduce the CO 2 emissions of internal combustion engines.

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DOE launches ARIES integrated energy systems research platform at NREL

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ARIES is a flexible platform that provides the opportunity to develop and evaluate new technologies at a size and scale that matters. In September, NREL will host an industry workshop to provide an overview of the platform to interested industry partners and share collaboration opportunities.

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Inventor of AT&T’s Datakit, the First Virtual Connection Switch, Dies at 85

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The telecommunications technology is used by all major U.S. He invented other pioneering technologies as well, including the file system for the Titan supercomputer (prototype of Atlas 2), cell-based networks (precursor to asynchronous transfer mode), and the Euphony processor , which was one of the first system-on-a-chip microprocessors.

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200,000 BMW i3 EVs produced in Leipzig over nearly 7 years

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In this way the BMW i brand has become the workshop of the future for the entire company. Based on the know-how acquired with the BMW i3, numerous innovations have also been achieved in the fields of drive, power electronics and charging technology. The fifth generation of BMW eDrive technology is now ready for series production.

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This Startup Uses the MIT Inventor App to Teach Girls Coding

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Smith says she believed the disparity was because girls were not being introduced to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in elementary and middle school. Assisting Smith were Beth Schecher, a retired technical professional; and Liz Bernau, a newly graduated elementary school teacher who taught technology classes.

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Volkswagen outlines a range of near-term technologies for reducing fuel consumption and emissions; stop-start 2.0, 10-speed DSG

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Volkswagen presented its latest technologies for reducing fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions—which includes the first 10-speed dual-clutch gearbox (DSG)—in an Innovation Workshop for the media at the Ehra-Lessien test track facility near Wolfsburg. VW’s “Strategy 2018”, earlier post.) Media Control.

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BYTON opens North American HQ; next-gen smart EVs for shared mobility and autonomous driving; iPhone on wheels

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The company is focused more on the user experience of the connected environment in the car, rather than on eye-watering acceleration and road speeds of 250 km/h. BYTON also announced technology partnerships with Bosch and Faurecia toward realizing its vision. BYTON will mainly work with Bosch on powertrain and braking systems.

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