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Lockheed Martin invests in Peloton Technology and truck platooning

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Lockheed Martin has joined a $17-million investment round in Peloton Technology , a developer of truck platooning systems, co-led by DENSO International America and Intel Capital ( earlier post ). The System has been shown to reduce fuel consumption by 10% for the rear truck and 4.5%

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The World’s Most Popular EVs Aren’t Cars, Trucks, or Motorcycles

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There are two main types: Geared hub motors incorporate internal planetary gears for reduction, allowing the motor to operate efficiently at high rpm while the bike wheel spins at a lower speed. A do-it-yourselfer can find entire, 800- to 1,000-watt hub motor kits for around $200, where mid-drive power can cost three to five times as much.

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Xerox Parc’s Engineers on How They Invented the Future—and How Xerox Lost It

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One of the first decisions Pake in turn made was to hire, among others, Robert Taylor, then at the University of Utah , to help him recruit engineers and scientists for the Computer Science and Systems Science Laboratories. At nearly the same time the Apple I became available, also in kit form. Doug Engelbart [of SRI International Inc.

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