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Volkswagen’s Scout to build $40K electric SUV in South Carolina

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The all-electric Scout SUV will be built in a new $2 billion factory in South Carolina. However, in a recent press release about its new factory in South Carolina, VW noted that all Scout trucks and SUVs would be built with “a newly designed all-electric platform.”

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BMW launches Gen2 X5 PHEV in US: X5 xDrive45e

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The X5 xDrive45e is built at Plant Spartanburg, South Carolina, BMW Group’s largest global production plant. This system is designed to help the driver guide the vehicle back on to the correct path with an active turn of the steering wheel. When activated, the drive recorder shoots and stores up to 40 seconds of video.

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US DOE invests $60 million in nuclear energy technology research and training

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For example, a project led by the University of South Carolina will develop an advanced nuclear fuel that operates at lower temperatures and stores less energy—helping further improve reactor safety and efficiency. These projects are led by 38 American universities and colleges in 28 states and the District of Columbia.

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Pong Was Boring—And People Loved It

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Allan Alcorn, shown here in 2011, designed Pong as an exercise, to learn about how to design video games. Under the guise of a contract for General Electric, Bushnell asked Alcorn to design a game similar to ping-pong that could be played on a television. If you miss, your opponent scores a point. vonguard/Wikipedia.

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BMW brand’s first production PHEV: the BMW X5 xDrive40e

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This mode is designed for comfortable driving with zero local emissions without the engine being started, and offers a maximum range of 31 kilometers (approx. In this way, the stored electrical energy can be selectively deployed exactly when required. 19 miles) at a limited top speed of 120 km/h (75 mph). Production.

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DOE Awards $377 Million in Funding for 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers

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Use fundamental knowledge about the interactions between catalysts and plant cell walls to design improved processes for the conversion of biomass to energy, fuels, or chemicals. Rational Design of Innovative Catalytic Technologies for Biomass Derivative Utilization. Center for Inverse Design. $20. Purdue University.

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ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

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This process is less than 1% efficient at converting sunlight to stored chemical energy. Medical University of South Carolina. of South Carolina). The All-Electron Battery stores energy by moving electrons, rather than ions, and uses electron/hole redox instead of capacitive polarization of a double-layer.

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