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Ford to expand 3-Wet Paint capacity by 50% globally in 2013

Green Car Congress

High-solids solvent-borne technology refers to a paint formulated to minimize solvents, resulting in a concentrated pigment and resin mixture with fewer volatile organic compounds (VOCs) released. and Louisville Assembly Plant, Louisville, Ky. Locations with 3-Wet capability in North America include.

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AI-Guided Robots Are Ready to Sort Your Recyclables

Cars That Think

What’s worse, only a small quantity of all recyclables makes it into the bins—just 32 percent in the United States and 10 to 15 percent globally. My company, Amp Robotics , based in Louisville, Colo., But in some municipalities, it can go as low as 40 percent. We have to do better than that.

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DARPA SubT Finals: Robot Operator Wisdom

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Each of the DARPA Subterranean Challenge teams is allowed to bring up to 20 people to the Louisville Mega Cavern for the final event. The Human Supervisor role, which most teams refer to as Robot Operator, is the only person allowed to interface with the robots while they're on the course. Each robot is autonomous by itself.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", USA Today ) 1/13/08 By 2010, we will accelerate our global plug-in hybrid R&D program. I think that our No.

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