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Pioneer of Google’s Data Centers Dies at 58

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He then moved to Los Angeles, where he earned a Ph.D. Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao Former director of the Indian Statistical Institute Honorary member, 102; died 23 August Rao was onetime director of the Indian Statistical Institute , in Kolkata. For his discoveries, Rao received the 2023 International Prize in Statistics.

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ABB launches Terra multi-standard DC 50 kW fast charging station 53 with CCS support

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Terra 53’s smart connectivity allows remote monitoring, pro-active maintenance and functional upgrades providing customers with the tools necessary to gather customer specific usage statistics and reports.

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ABB launches Terra 53 DC fast charger in NA; SAE Combo and CHAdeMO

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The Terra 53’s smart connectivity also allows remote monitoring, pro-active maintenance and functional upgrades, providing charging service providers with the tools necessary to gather detailed usage statistics and reports, as well as manage the status of each charger location in real-time.

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NREL study finds gasoline hybrid delivery trucks substantially reduce emissions and beat or maintain fuel economy compared to diesel vehicles

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FedEx Express has deployed 20 gasoline hybrid electric vehicles (gHEVs) on parcel delivery routes in the Sacramento and Los Angeles areas. There was no statistical difference in calculated on-road diesel equivalent fuel economy for the gHEV (7.5 gasoline engine and Azure Dynamics, Inc. AZD) Balance Hybrid System.

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US study of miners links heavy exposure to diesel exhaust to increased risk of lung cancer death; researchers suggest implications for urban areas with high exhaust concentrations

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According to the investigators, this is the first study based on estimates of quantitative historical exposure to diesel exhaust to yield a statistically significant, positive increase in lung cancer risk with increasing diesel exposure with adjustment for potential confounding from cigarette smoking. and other risk factors for lung cancer.

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EV Chargers for All!

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Considering the costs associated with installation and maintenance and anticipating the resistance I’m likely to encounter, I decided to put my charger crusade on hold.” “They rejected my request to allow cyclists to hose off their bikes in the alley behind the building, which cost nothing. households.

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Tesla Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript: April 23, 2024

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I think if you’ve got at scale, a statistically significant amount of data that shows conclusively that the autonomous car has, let’s say, half the accident rate of a human driven car, I think that’s difficult to ignore, because at that point, stopping autonomy means killing people. I think they got approval for the city of LA.

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