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Volvo Trucks, UMN partner with local fleets for extreme weather field testing of Volvo VNR Electric truck batteries

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The project will track the results of two Volvo VNR Electric engineering trucks with a six-battery configuration that are rated to provide up to 275 miles of range. To combat that, a dedicated Battery Thermal Management System (BTMS) is included with the Volvo VNR Electric model to manage and maintain the optimum battery temperature range.

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Help! Air Canada Ruined Our Trip to Ireland but Won’t Take the Blame.

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Our $2,132 itinerary took us from Minneapolis to Toronto to Dublin on tickets booked on United Airlines through Expedia but ultimately operated by Air Canada, a United partner. Eventually, we were offered two options for the next day: Fly to Dublin via Newark, or return to Minneapolis. That sounds a lot like denied boarding.

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Who Will Free EV Motors from the Rare Earth Monopoly?

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GE Aerospace Research “I am a believer that this type of material is a game changer,” says Ayman El-Refaie , an IEEE Fellow and professor of electrical and computer engineering at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisc. The translucent tubes contain red-colored oil circulated to cool the motor.

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The EV Transition Explained: Can the Grid Cope?

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Policy runs up against engineering reality The situation in Palo Alto is not unique. Xcel president Chris Clark told the Minneapolis Star Tribune that four or five families buying EVs noticeably affects the transformer load in a neighborhood, with a family buying an EV “adding another half of their house.”

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This Lockheed Martin Researcher’s Work on UAVs Saves Lives

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Many youngsters are inspired to pursue engineering by fiddling with gadgets. After graduating first in his class in 1996 with a bachelor’s degree in electrical and computer engineering, he went on to graduate school at the University of Waterloo , in Ontario, Canada, where he researched autonomy and automatic control systems.

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EV Chargers for All!

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Harry’s 200-unit condominium building in Minneapolis, Minn., For instance, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports that one auto dealer just outside the city specializing in used EVs actively discourages renters from buying them unless they have access to at-home chargers because of the unreliability of public chargers.

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The Aftershocks of the EV Transition Could Be Ugly

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Nothing in modern society operates without reliable access to both energy and information, and they are connected in ways we do not fully understand. EVs may have eventually replaced internal combustion engine vehicles (ICE) without government policy mandates, incentives and subsidies, but not in the time they are projected to do so today.