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News: Range Milestones Hit by Lucid and Rivian

Clean Fleet Report

The impact of the larger wheel size, which affects aerodynamics, rolling resistance and adds weight, is substantially more than would be seen on a less efficient internal combustion engine vehicle. Rivian claims its battery system is designed to function from 130°F to -25°F.

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Flight Simulator Gave Birth to 3D Video-Game Graphics

Cars That Think

Microsoft Flight Simulator: A History youtube.com A passion for flight Bruce Artwick studied electrical engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, yet he found time to pursue a dream many teenagers think about but few fulfill: He learned to fly. s PDP-11 minicomputer. Artwick was right.

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SMART: working for a systems-based approach to sustainable mobility; Alcoa Foundation support for practical solutions in Beijing and Detroit

Green Car Congress

Elements of these solution sets were introduced by SMART in a 2006 article entitled “ New Mobility: The Next Generation of Sustainable Urban Transportation ,” in the Bridge Magazine of the National Academy of Engineers. The five themes are: Systems integration. The accessibility paradigm. The socio-cultural context.

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