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Video Friday: Automotive Artistry

Cars That Think

We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. ABB ] Working closely with users and therapists, EPFL spin-off Emovo Care has developed a light and easy-to-attach hand exoskeleton for people unable to grasp objects following a stroke or accident.

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The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

Cars That Think

—Jesse Jenkins, Princeton University When I entered the field, commercial wind was starting to scale up and the questions were about engineering feasibility. What was the maximum share of wind that we could have in the system without blowing it up—5 percent or 20 percent or 30 percent? What about the pitfalls with energy modeling?

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Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported

Cars That Think

Barbara Campbell was walking through a New York City subway station during rush hour when her world abruptly went dark. The patches of light and dark that she’d been able to see with the implant’s help vanished. Second Sight began with a flash of light. It wasn’t her phone battery running out.

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Road Test: 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Limited Plug-in Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

Clean Fleet Report, on an all in-town test loop, never exceeding 45 mph, and encountering many stop lights, achieved 46.2 New York City to Toledo? Not much can knock around the Pacifica, including wind gusts and passing big rigs, all of which had a minimal effect on the stability and sure-footed feel.

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Road Test: 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

Clean Fleet Report, on an all in-town test loop never exceeding 45 mph and encountering many stop lights, experienced a far greater all-electric range of 46.2 New York City to Toledo? Wind gusts or passing big rigs had no effect on the stability and sure footed feel. San Diego to San Francisco?

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Solar-powered off-grid EV charging stations offer surprisingly attractive cost advantages

Charged EVs

When we first covered the company, which was then known as Envision Solar, back in 2013, we immediately saw that its product would be handy for events, disaster relief and other applications requiring a stand-alone energy source that could be set up quickly. They’re charging their own fleet vehicles. Desmond: Yes. It’s fantastically robust.

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