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ARPA-E to award $14.5M to 5 projects to reduce energy use for transportation

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TRANSNET project teams will design and test new network optimization approaches, coupled with novel transportation and mobility simulations, to improve the energy efficiency of personal transportation. Georgia Tech Research Corporation. TRANSNET Awards. Lead organization. Description. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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A New Fund Helps IEEE HKN Student Chapters Flourish

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The chapters engaged in a variety of virtual and in-person activities including preuniversity functions, as well as joint activities with IEEE student branches. A new HKN chapter, Nu Epsilon, was installed in April at Kennesaw State University , in Georgia.

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Your Guide to Electric-Vehicle Charging-Station Tax Credits

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Tax credits for installing EV charging stations are available in a variety of forms, and many of them apply toward the cost of equipment and installation. Washington state offers tax credits for up to 50% of the costs of equipment and related costs. Georgia Power offers $500 per Level 2 charger.

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Nissan Sets US MSRP for 2011 LEAF EV at $32,780; As Low as $25,280 with Federal Tax Credit

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Additionally, there is an array of state and local incentives that may further defray the costs and increase the benefits of owning and charging a Nissan LEAF—such as a $5,000 statewide tax rebate in California; a $5,000 tax credit in Georgia; a $1,500 tax credit in Oregon; and carpool-lane access in some states, including California.

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Car Crash Prevention System Wins Student $10,000 IEEE Scholarship

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I'm a very competitive person," he says, "so I was motivated to try and disprove these articles and actually build this device.". He says that the unsustainable cost of building spaceships is what prevents long-term space travel. Brian Minnick. That didn't stop him, however. RIP-CURRENT DETECTION SYSTEM. Boglarka Ecsedi, an incoming.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Georgia Power. Southern Company: Georgia Power. A multi-partner team, led by PNNL as part of the Battery500 research consortium, will receive an award of up to $10 million per year for five years to drive progress on DOE’s goal of reducing the cost of vehicle battery technologies. Southern Company: Georgia Power.

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This Robot Could Be the Key to Helping People With Disabilities

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It was a PR2 , from the robotics company Willow Garage, and Georgia Tech robotics professor Charlie Kemp was demonstrating how the PR2 was able to locate a person and bring them a bottle of medicine. It’s small and lightweight, easily movable by one person. In 2010, Henry Evans saw a robot on TV. One day I was a 6’4”, 200 Lb.

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