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Battle Motors acquires Crane Carrier Company; Class 7 and 8 vocational truck electrification

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and Nick Sampson, co-founder of Faraday Future and former head of vehicle engineering at Tesla. Crane Carrier Company (CCC) has been manufacturing commercial vehicles for 75 years and is based in New Philadelphia, Ohio with 180 sales and service dealers throughout North America.

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Video Friday: Welcome to 2022

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ICRA 2022 – May 23-27, 2022 – Philadelphia, PA, USA ERF 2022 – June 28-30, 2022 – Rotterdam, Germany Let us know if you have suggestions for next week, and enjoy today's videos. Engineered Arts ] Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Xiaomi Robotics Lab! Happy Holidays from Voliro! Voliro ] Thanks, Daniel! Xiaomi ] Thanks, Yangwei!

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FTA awarding $130M in Low-No grants for zero-emission and low-emission transit buses and facilities

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These include hydrogen fuel cells, battery electric engines, and related infrastructure investments such as charging stations. The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) will receive funds to purchase electric buses with dedicated charging stations and provide maintenance and first responder training for the new technology. Description.

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Pennsylvania invests $7.9M in 21 alt-fuel projects

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Awards include (ranked by amount): PHL Taxi Management LLC —$900,000 – to purchase and deploy 50 new CNG taxis in Philadelphia that comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and to build a publicly accessible CNG fueling station in the city.

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Video Friday: Welcome to 2022

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ICRA 2022 : 23–27 May 2022, Philadelphia ERF 2022 : 28–30 June 2022, Rotterdam, Germany Let us know if you have suggestions for next week, and enjoy today's videos. Engineered Arts ] Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Xiaomi Robotics Lab! Happy Holidays from Voliro! Voliro ] Thanks, Daniel! Xiaomi ] Thanks, Yangwei!

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Video Friday: Automotive Artistry

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ICRA 2022 : 23 May–27 May 2022, PHILADELPHIA IEEE ARSO 2022 : 28 May–30 May 2022, LONG BEACH, CALIF. Well in 1966 it is, but if Professor Thring at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Queen Mary College has his way, by 1976 there could be an Able Mabel in every home. Please send us your events for inclusion.

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Video Friday: Lunar Rover

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GITAI has developed the advanced lunar robotic rover “R1” that can perform general-purpose tasks on the moon such as exploration, mining, inspection, maintenance, assembly, etc. Kuka ] Trossen Robotics engineers go over their first impressions of AgileX Robotics ROS UGV Rovers and their development kits.