Cars That Think

DECEMBER 28, 2021

MADNI University of California, Los Angeles “For pioneering contributions to the development and commercialization of innovative sensing and systems technologies, and for distinguished research leadership.” Kumar Texas A&M University College Station “For seminal contributions to the modeling, analysis, and design of wireless networks.”

Engine 115

Engine Los Angeles Universal Sudan 115

Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2023

Volvo Trucks North America is working with the University of Minnesota (UMN) to conduct extreme weather testing for its Class 8 VNR Electric model to analyze the impact of ambient temperature on a truck’s battery life.

Volvo 278

Volvo Fleet Minnesota Batteries 278

Cars That Think

MARCH 15, 2024

Ayman El-Refaie, Marquette University Now a sleeper option, synchronous reluctance motors , is getting a surge of interest, thanks to materials-science breakthroughs at GE Aerospace. I am a believer that this type of material is a game changer.” El-Refaie originated the GE program in dual-phase materials in 2005.

Motor 128

Motor Motors Motoring Universal 128

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2015

A team led by researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has created a super-strong yet light structural metal nanocomposite with extremely high specific strength and modulus, or stiffness-to-weight ratio. of Minneapolis; and Suveen Mathaudhu of UC Riverside.

North Carolina 150

North Carolina Minneapolis Missouri Universal 150

Cars That Think

MARCH 17, 2023

And then, out of nowhere, came an absolute bombshell: “We have designed our next drive unit, which uses a permanent-magnet motor, to not use any rare-earth elements at all,” declared Colin Campbell , Tesla’s director of power train engineering. It was a stunning disclosure, which left most experts in permanent magnetism wary and perplexed.

Motor 104

Motor Motors Motoring Minneapolis 104

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2014

Patrick Brown, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Amy Brunner, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Robin Buell, Michigan State University. Luca Comai, University of California, Davis. Michael Marks, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. John McKay, Colorado State University.

Universal 239

Universal Illinois Water Minneapolis 239

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2020

The following projects were selected under Topic 1a: Novel Bio-Based Plastics: Designing Highly Recyclable or Biodegradable Bio-Based Plastics: Iowa State University (Ames, IA) - Trojan Horse Repeat Sequences for Triggered Chemical Recycling of Polyesters for Films and Bottles – DOE funding: $2,165,000.

San Diego 321

San Diego San Jose Iowa Oklahoma 321