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DOE announces EcoCAR 2; focus on electric drive technology

Green Car Congress

EcoCAR teams will utilize a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu donated by General Motors as the integration platform for their advanced vehicle design. Student designs will consider the well-to-wheel (WTW) impact of fuel use and select renewable fuels such as hydrogen, E85 (85% ethanol), or B20 (20% biodiesel).

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Students Use Their Tech Know-How to Protect the Environment

Cars That Think

According to the Natural Resources Defense Council , climate change contributes to severe weather events such as hurricanes, flooding, and tornadoes, as well as long-term drought and regularly occurring heat events in traditionally moderate climate zones. The EPICS contest asked students and faculty at U.S. and its environs.

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Flash Drive: 2023 VinFast VF 8

Clean Fleet Report

But the low placement of the batteries, electronic power steering and 20-inch all-season tires were designed to catch the weight shift and continue tracking through the corner. Designed by Pininfarina VinFast VF 8 gave the designers at the famed Pininfarina studio a blank sheet. inch color touchscreen and voice commands.

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LA-based SMLC to lead new DOE Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute; ~$800M for 5 new hub competitions

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At an event in Washington, President Obama announced that the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition (SMLC) will lead the new Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute, in partnership with the Department of Energy. Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (Chicago, IL). Power America (Raleigh, NC).

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Summer of cycling kick-starts in London

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The popular Freewheel event, which attracted 50,000 people last year to cycle past London’s iconic sights along a car-free route, will be made bigger and better, with an additional event bringing the concept to outer London, this year to the borough of Hounslow.

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GM and ABB demonstrate community energy storage system built from 5 used Volt batteries; Duke Energy testing

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The system is designed to work autonomously; in addition, the utility could override for manual dispatch. ABB’s research center in Raleigh, NC, conducted the research and development, and ABB’s Medium Voltage business unit in Lake Mary, Fla., is managing the proof-of-concept testing, market research and product development.

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GM and ABB demonstrate prototype of Volt battery pack grid re-use application

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In conjunction with the Plug-in 2011 event in Raleigh, NC, GM and ABB demonstrated a lab prototype of a distributed energy storage (DES) system that combines Volt battery technology and a proven grid-tied electric power inverter. Distributed Energy Storage (DES) demonstration with GM Volt battery pack and ABB PQF inverter. Source: GM.

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