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2016 Hyundai Sonata Plug-In Hybrid coming to market with EPA-estimated 27-mile electric range; starts at $34,600

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Owners can manage and monitor the Sonata Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle remotely via an exclusive Blue Link smartphone app that includes a three-year complimentary trial to Blue Link Connected Care with Charge Management. Existing battery level. Real-time electric and fuel range. Vehicle diagnostics/status.

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U.S. Universities Are Building a New Semiconductor Workforce

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Connections to the companies form a solid foundation for semiconductor education and research at ASU, says Kyle Squires , dean of the engineering school. One of the few semiconductor companies still producing most of its wafers in the United States, Intel is expanding its fabs in Arizona, New Mexico, and Oregon.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Navigant’s analysis indicates that only buyers in California and Oregon will purchase sufficient numbers of vehicles in order to meet the ZEV requirement in 2018 and 2019. Automakers will want to tap into connectivity to offer information and entertainment services. By 2022, not even California will meet the 10% ZEV requirement.

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Cupcake A.T.M.s and Fire Pits: What You Love at the Airport

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At Portland International Airport, in Oregon, there’s a movie theater screening short films by creators from the Pacific Northwest ( located after security in Concourse C). People are looking for that connection to the outdoors prior to spending however long they’re going to be on an aircraft,” he said. “It

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DARPA SubT Finals: Meet the Teams

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USA, South Korea, Sweden. KAIST, South Korea. Optimistically, we might keep all robots connected to the communication infrastructure built during the mission, albeit the bandwidth is very limited, but should be sufficient for artifacts reporting and high-level switching of the robots' goals and autonomous behavior.