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

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EV technology developer Battle Motors has acquired commercial vehicle OEM Crane Carrier Company. Battle Motors was founded by Michael Patterson, the founder of Romeo Power; Paul Marsolan, co-founder and former CTO of InAuth, Inc.; —Michael Patterson, CEO of Battle Motors and Crane Carrier. Battle One.

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Mitsubishi Motors told to pay USD 1 bn over US car crash – ET Auto

Baua Electric

“We do not accept the above judgement and MMNA (Mitsubishi Motors North America) plans to appeal to the higher court,” Mitsubishi Motors said. Japan’s Mitsubishi Motors said Thursday it had been told by a US court to pay USD 1.01 This confirms an earlier ruling by a jury.

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How EV Charging Supports Disaster Recovery and Roadside Assistance

Blink Charging

Blink’s new Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania As the industry grows, EV charging infrastructure frequently integrates backup energy supplies such as battery storage , generators, and solar panels to guarantee continuous operation in the event of power disruptions.

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Toyota launches Collaborative Safety Research Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan

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The University of Michigan, Virginia Tech and The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute will be charter partners in the new Collaborative Safety Research Center.

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Video Friday: BirdBot

Cars That Think

ICRA 2022 : 23–27 May 2022, Philadelphia ERF 2022 : 28–30 June 2022, Rotterdam, the Netherlands CLAWAR 2022 : 12–14 September 2022, Açores, Portugal Enjoy today's videos! In this way, BirdBot needs fewer motors than previous legged robots and could, theoretically, scale to large size. Please send us your events for inclusion.

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Toyota CSRC launches new research tracks on autonomous & connected vehicle technologies; 11 projects with 8 institutions

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Since its launch in 2011, CSRC launched and completed 44 research projects with 23 partner universities, publishing more than 200 papers and presenting at multiple industry conferences. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Integrated Benefit Estimation for Comprehensive Active / Passive Systems. University of California, San Diego.

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This Clock Made Power Grids Possible

Cars That Think

This master station clock kept a very particular type of time: It used a synchronous self-starting motor in conjunction with a pendulum to help maintain the station’s AC electricity at a steady 60-cycle-per-second frequency. Warren sought a better approach and suspected electric motors might be the answer.