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Remembering Roberto Saracco, President of EIT Digital

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Tribute from a close colleague Davide De Palma, co-founder of HR Coffee and a colleague of Saracco’s, submitted this in-depth portrait of his close friend to The Institute. And then there was his passion for training knowledge engineers. Remembering Roberto is to immerse oneself in a world where passion for technology shines brightly.

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Physics Nobel Laureate Herbert Kroemer Dies at 95

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Kroemer was professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara , when he died. Kroemer taught electrical engineering at the University of Colorado , Boulder, from 1968 to 1976 before joining UCSB , where he led the university’s semiconductor research program. Vladimir G.

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Road Test: 2022 Lincoln Corsair PHEV Grand Touring AWD

Clean Fleet Report

liter non-turbocharged, I4 engine and two electric motors producing a total system 266 horsepower. A capable and efficient engine. With a charged battery there is no sound upon pressing the on/off button, as the Corsair PHEV defaults to electric mode, making it more like powering up as opposed to starting up an engine.

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Peugeot L500 R Hybrid PHEV racing concept

Green Car Congress

Developed by Peugeot Sport teams, the 500-bhp plug-in hybrid powertrain features two electric motors (one front and one rear) plus a 270 hp gasoline engine, yielding peak torque of 730 N·m (538 lb-ft). With its wide track, low profile (just one meter high) and light weight (1,000 kg), the takes just 2.5

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Unleashed Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo takes track record at Spa-Francorchamps

Green Car Congress

This was an absolute fantastic lap—an outstanding drivers’ performance from Neel and the result of great engineering. —Stephen Mitas, Chief Race Engineer LMP1. The combustion engine drives the rear axle while the electro motor boosts the front axle to accelerate the car with four-wheel drive. Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo.

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Lotus unveils $2M electric hypercar Evija (Type 130); 2,000 PS, 1,700 Nm

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It’s a figure set in tribute to the car’s project code, Type 130. The all-electric powertrain was developed with technical partner Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE). Four exceptionally compact, extremely light and highly efficient single-speed, helical gear ground planetary gearboxes transfer power to each driveshaft.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

The second copy set you gave us is a little light. FROM HOMEPOWER MAGAZINE written by Fire engineer Matthew Paiss: Access, pathways, and smoke-ventilation space: Providing a 3-foot setback from the edges of the roofline. It’s part of my tribute to him. People will turn their lights and quit bleeping reading! Pass it on.

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