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NHTSA issues formal request for detailed information from Tesla on Model S battery pack

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a formal—and legally enforceable—request for detailed information from Tesla Motors for the agency’s preliminary investigation into the battery pack of the Model S in the wake of two vehicle fires caused by impact with road debris. Earlier post.).

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US charges Audi manager with conspiracy to cheat US emissions tests; sacrificing NOx control for a sound system

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Pamio was formerly head of Thermodynamics within Audi’s Diesel Engine Development Department in Neckarsulm, Germany. The complaint cited a cooperating witness (CW1)—an Audi employee who works in Audi’s Diesel Engine Development Department—as well as contemporaneous documentation in the Statement of Probable Cause.

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Velocys in strategic alliance with Morimatsu for modular, lower cost GTL and BTL plants

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Morimatsu will be Velocys’ preferred supplier of module engineering and fabrication services for the plants. This will drive down costs for GTL and biomass-to-liquids (BTL) plants based on Velocys technology by optimizing the design and fabrication of plant modules. Its revenues totalled US$700 million in 2016.

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Junkyard Find: 1988 Buick Reatta Coupe

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Just over 20,000 Buick Reattas were made during the model's production run for the 1988 through 1991 model years, and I had documented seven of them in car graveyards prior to today's Junkyard Find. The Reatta's engine was the good old 3.8-liter The multi-bolt-pattern aftermarket wheels aren't what the Reatta's designers had in mind.

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Velocys establishes strategic alliance with TRI for gasification systems for BTL plants

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The partners have already started a joint development of the engineering design for a 1,400 barrel per day BTL plant to produce renewable diesel and jet fuels from woody biomass. The company expects the terms of the MoU to be reflected in legally-binding documentation within the coming months. Earlier post.)

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Eugene H. Spafford: Malware Nemesis

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The faculty [at Georgia Tech] had me design and teach a class in hardware support for operating systems,” he recalls. “I His postdoc work was in software engineering: investigating how to write software that does what the developer wants it to do. I loved the teaching and the investigation aspects. I ended up staying on to get a Ph.D.

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California ARB rejects VW 2-liter diesel recall plan and issues Notice of Violation

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ARB made public three separate official documents related to its actions: A transmittal letter signed by Executive Officer Richard W. Third, the proposed plans do not sufficiently address impacts on the engine, the vehicle’s overall operation, and all related emission control technologies, including the OBD system. vehicles, not 3.0L