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City of Gdynia orders 30 Solaris Trollino trolleybuses with Li-ion battery packs for off-wire driving

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The city of Gdynia in Poland has signed a contract with Solaris for the delivery of 30 trolleybuses worth more than 95 million PLN (US$28 million) in total. This will support a zero-emission ride of around 15-20 kilometers without connection to traction. Apart from featuring traditional trolleybus drivelines—i.e.,

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Why EVs Aren't a Climate Change Panacea

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It is completely wrong,” Fatih Birol , Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), has stated. Analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) argues that EVs are the quickest means to decarbonize motorized transport. This is not to imply in any way that electric vehicles are worthless.

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A Young Professional on the Power of Mentorship

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Mentoring the next generation of engineers When Zakrzewska was growing up in Poland, she and her family often listened to the radio. She decided to give research a try and in 2009 became an intern at Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. , She also provides career guidance to the company’s interns and young professionals as well. “I

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This Computer Pioneer’s Invention Made Zoom Possible

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He started selling the idea to me and even bribed me by promising an internship at Philips , where he had connections. He designed and built the first random-access LAN that uses fiber-optic connections, long before Ethernet became the standard. “Kreiken told me studying anything else was absolutely crazy,” Gelenbe recalls. “He

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Teen Wins Scholarship for His Glaucoma-Detection Device

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Kalia’s EyePal was showcased at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) held in May in Dallas. Lynn Bowlby This year’s second-place recipient was Filip Piękoś, a junior from Zespół Szkół Technicznych i Ogólnokształcących in Jarosław, Poland. Kalia is a sophomore at Wheeler High School in Marietta, Ga.

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