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Daimler developing battery-electric version of Econic HD truck; customer testing in 2021, series production in 2022

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More than 140 FUSO eCanter light-duty trucks are already in use with customer in cities worldwide, including New York City, Tokyo, Berlin, London, Amsterdam, Paris and Lisbon.

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FedEx Express closes in on goal of 20% improvement in vehicle fleet fuel efficiency years ahead of schedule

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Testing of six standard delivery vehicles retrofitted with all-electric drivetrains from various suppliers, including AMP, Smith Electric and Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation. New York City and several locations in Texas. Rockville, M.D.);

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FedEx Express doubles and diversifies all-electric fleet with 24 new units; adding more than 4,000 new, fuel-efficient vehicles in total

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FedEx Express is bringing new all-electric delivery vehicles to New York City, Chicago and Memphis, and diversifying the existing Los Angeles fleet. In Memphis, FedEx Express is retrofitting existing vehicles to make them all-electrics, saving resources through using existing vehicle bodies.

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FedEx Converts 92 Delivery Trucks to Hybrids, Expanding Hybrid-Electric Fleet by 50%

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The converted hybrids were developed with Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) and Eaton Corporation, which provided the hybrid-electric systems ( earlier post ). FedEx Ground is testing hybrid hydraulic technology with Parker Hannifin Corporation and FCCC on a heavier-class vehicle (Class 6). over the past six months.

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Meet Mr. Internet: Vint Cerf

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and University College London. Cerf oversaw improvements to the system for three years after the launch, then left when former colleague Kahn started the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI) , a nonprofit contract research organization. A draft of a formal TCP standard came out in December 1973.

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100 Years Ago RCA Sent the First Voice Message Over the Air

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When the Radio Corporation of America was founded in 1919, one of its missions was to become the world’s leading radio communications company. In 1921 the company opened Radio Central, in Rocky Point on New York’s Long Island. The two locations worked with the Central Traffic Office in New York City to send and receive messages.

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Robert Kahn: The Great Interconnector

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Kahn Current job: Chairman, CEO, and president of the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI) Date of birth: 23 December 1938 Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Family: Patrice Ann Lyons, his wife Education: BEE 1960, City College of New York ; M.A. 1962 and Ph.D. 1962 and Ph.D.

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