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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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The Jacksonville Transportation Authority. The Jacksonville Transportation Authority will receive funding to replace diesel buses with 40' battery electric Gillig buses and chargers for an expansion route. The new route will serve a Park-n-Ride and a new Amazon distribution center that employs over 1,500 Jacksonville residents.

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Video Friday: Robotics After Hours

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YouTube ] The Apellix Opus X8 Softwash (SW) system cleaning the University of Florida Shands Hospital building in Jacksonville, Florida. Apellix ] NeuroVis is a neural dynamic visualizer that connects to the Robot Operating System (ROS). For a decade-old platform, this performance is still pretty good. Brain Lab ] Thanks, Poramate!

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How to Build a Power Grid on the Moon

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A combination of insulation, reflection, and energy produced from solar panels works to keep the entire spacecraft within an acceptable temperature range throughout its flight. The system we intend to build on the moon, dubbed LunaGrid, will consist of a network of solar-power generating stations, or nodes, connected by transmission cables.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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Jacksonville, FL. ETEC and its partner Nissan will demonstrate up to 5,000 Nissan electric vehicles with a 100 mile range and deploy up to 12,500 Level 2 and 250 Level 3 chargers. gross vehicle weight) with a 100 mile range. Brownstown, MI. Production of high-volume battery packs for the GM Volt. Cells will be from LG Chem, Ltd.

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