Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2020

The funding round was led by The Engine, the venture firm spun out of MIT that invests in early-stage Tough Tech companies. The RISE Cylinder is the core of the platform; the cylindrical package delivers hydraulic performance in a robust linear actuator design that can perform under extreme circumstances for extended maintenance-free service.

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Plug in America

MARCH 13, 2023

of Energy to Yale and MIT , that EVs are better for the environment from cradle to grave.) The fuel is cheap, The maintenance low, No emissions, It’s fast, not slow. There are no emissions, it’s a better driving experience, and there’s less maintenance…a no-brainer,” Eric also wrote.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 9, 2022

A study conducted by a team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) compared the lifetime costs of owning a gas-powered vehicle versus that of owning an eco-friendly vehicle. MIT’s charts reveal that the most expensive all-electric vehicle to own costs its owners no more than $600 a month on average.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 21, 2022

MIT CSAIL ] Thanks, Rachel! As a result, routine thermal inspections are a major part of predictive maintenance operations, but collecting this valuable information frequently is still a challenge in many facilities. Paper at IROS next week! [ And then we made the winning idea into a real working prototype!

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2012

AAMCO service centers will also be trained to provide any necessary warranty service and maintenance on the hybrid vehicles. XL Hybrids was founded by MIT alumni and is based in Boston.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2011

In July, at the Association for Computing Machinery’s MobiSys conference, researchers from MIT and Princeton University took the best-paper award for a system that uses a network of smartphones mounted on car dashboards to collect information about traffic signals and to then tell drivers when slowing down could help them avoid waiting at lights.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2019

The wing can morph to control the plane’s flight, and could provide a significant boost in aircraft production, flight, and maintenance efficiency, the researchers say. The work was supported by NASA ARMD Convergent Aeronautics Solutions Program (MADCAT Project), and the MIT Center for Bits and Atoms. in Moffett Field, California.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 7, 2022

Digital Nature Group ] The Manta Ray program seeks to develop unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) that operate for extended durations without the need for on-site human logistics support or maintenance. MIT ] What has NASA's Perseverance rover accomplished since landing on the surface of Mars in February 2021?

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Cars That Think

JULY 15, 2023

Gretchen Ertl/CFS/MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center CFS, a startup spun out of decades of research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is among the leaders of a new wave of fusion-energy projects that have emerged in the past decade, taking advantage of technological advances as well as a surge in private-sector investment.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 7, 2022

Digital Nature Group ] The Manta Ray program seeks to develop unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) that operate for extended durations without the need for on-site human logistics support or maintenance. MIT ] What has NASA’s Perseverance rover accomplished since landing on the surface of Mars in February 2021?

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

GITAI has developed the advanced lunar robotic rover “R1” that can perform general-purpose tasks on the moon such as exploration, mining, inspection, maintenance, assembly, etc. MIT CSAIL ] I'm not sure I've seen this particular balancing behavior from Digit demonstrated quite so explicitly.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Researchers from the Senseable City Laboratory at MIT report that crowdsourced data from the smartphones of vehicle passengers crossing bridges may help monitor bridge structural integrity. An open-access paper on their demonstration is published in the Nature journal Communications Engineering. —Matarazzo et al.

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Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

As one MIT report found, on average, “a fully electric vehicle emits about 25 percent less carbon than a comparable hybrid car.” The typical carbon footprint of an individual in the United States stands at 16 tons , which is one of the highest rates globally, but EVs can help significantly reduce this.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2011

On-board equipment may also advise vehicle owners on how to optimize the vehicle’s operation and maintenance for maximum fuel efficiency. MIT and smart intersections. Ford has an ongoing research partnership with MIT in a number of areas, including safety. This information can be used to improve system operation.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2015

Further, the high compression ratio pistons (with reduced recesses) also negatively impact the development and maintenance of tumble. mit innovativem Rightsizing—ein weiterer Meilenstein der TFSI-Technologie” Vienna Motor Symposium 2015. Rainer Wurms, Dr.-Ing. Ralf Budack, Dr.-Ing. Michael Grigo, Dr.-Ing. Günther Mendl, Dr.-Ing.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

PERC estimates that operating costs of a propane fleet typically range from 5 to 30% less than a gasoline-powered fleet, when capital costs (vehicle and infrastructure) and operation and maintenance costs are all taken into consideration. Renewable propane.

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Cars That Think

JULY 21, 2021

The deal ensured that IBM's global customers had familiar support while providing a stable flow of maintenance revenue to IBM for five years. This article is based on excerpts from IBM: The Rise and Fall and Reinvention of a Global Icon (MIT Press, 2019). For Lenovo, the deal provided a high-profile partner.

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Cars That Think

MAY 17, 2022

A Portable Desalination System Makes Water Potable—Without a Filter Payal Dhar (Freelance Blogger) MIT researchers have developed a prototype of a suitcase-size device that can turn seawater into safe drinking water. The portable device does not require any replacement filters, which greatly reduces the long-term maintenance requirements.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

At the turn of the millennium, nearly 20 percent of the state’s generating capacity was idled for maintenance. Parts of this article are adapted from the author’s new book, Age of Auto Electric ( MIT Press, 2022). Moreover, deregulation disincentivized the construction of new power plants.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2016

PHEVLERs have lower repair and maintenance costs than conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. [ ] Electric drivetrains provide higher reliability and lower costs because they have fewer moving parts and do not require frequent lubrication oil and brake component changes. | Greentech Media 12 May 2015. [

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 16, 2021

Those objections added to the concerns environmentalists were raising about the ozone layer—a scenario seemingly justified a few years later by MIT researchers, who concluded that a future fleet of 500 supersonic airliners would deplete the ozone layer by 16 percent. Clearly, nobody would accept stone-fracturing sonic booms.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2013

Based on the interim results of a new study, MIT researchers are warning smaller nations to proceed with caution in pursuing the development of their natural gas resources. —Sergey Paltsev, an author of the study and a principal research scientist at the MIT Energy Initiative. Operating maintenance costs were set at $0.20/MMBtu

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2019

MIT will develop a high performance, compact, and durable ceramic heat exchanger. The cost effective heat exchanger will enable high-efficiency, modular, and cost-competitive recuperated supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO 2 ) Brayton power cycle systems. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Quantum simulation of ecosystems is another, says Seth Lloyd , a quantum physicist at MIT. Probably modified the maintenance robots tending the radiator into making radical changes. What uses might a planet-scale computer have? Hosting virtual realities for uploaded minds is one possibility, Sandberg notes. And what’s it been doing?

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 23, 2023

Interestingly, a 2019 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) study predicted that as EVs became more widespread, battery prices would climb because the demand for lithium and other battery metals would rise sharply. Volvo CEO Jim Rowan , disagrees with both of them, however, seeing ICE-EV price parity coming by 2025-2026.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

But we want to give them cause to continue to press forward." ( MIT Technology Review ). Felix and I might differ on that -- Felix and I were talking the other day -- but we dont expect the battery and the battery maintenance to be part of the ownership cost of your car. Marketwatch ). Its not lack of desire.

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