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New IACMI collaboration to develop advanced carbon fiber for hydrogen, natural gas storage tanks; $2.7M DOE award

Green Car Congress

million from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to develop and validate technology that will reduce the cost of manufacturing high-performance carbon fiber by 25% to make composite natural gas or hydrogen fuel tanks to power cars and trucks. Well over half of the composite fuel tank’s cost is attributed to carbon fiber used in its manufacture.

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

Green Car Congress

Eligible projects included those that replace, rehabilitate, lease, and purchase buses and related equipment as well as projects to purchase, rehabilitate, construct or lease bus-related facilities, such as buildings for bus storage and maintenance. Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority. FY2017 Low-No projects. Description.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Crown Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

During our time at the Crown media launch program in Nashville, the difference between the two felt larger as the Hybrid Max has the makings of a sports crossover, while the Hybrid will be more at home as a commuter and running errands in-town. Because of this we don’t address issues such as long-term reliability or total cost of ownership.

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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

Cars That Think

The cost of performing a calculation on a PC dropped so much that it was often significantly cheaper to use a little machine than a mainframe. The deal ensured that IBM's global customers had familiar support while providing a stable flow of maintenance revenue to IBM for five years. A large software industry grew up.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Volkswagen ID4

Clean Fleet Report

Clean Fleet Report had the opportunity to drive the 2023 ID4 AWD Pro S from Nashville to Chattanooga, Tennessee. High Voltage Battery – Eight years/100,000 miles Scheduled Maintenance – Two years/20,000 miles Roadside Assistance – Three years/36,000 miles Corrosion Perforation – Seven years/100,000 miles.