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Toyota reveals second iteration of Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell truck: Project Portal 2.0; 300 miles per fill

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Toyota unveiled the second iteration of its hydrogen fuel cell electric Class 8 truck ( earlier post ) during the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) Management Briefing Seminars in Northern Michigan. Our goal with the first truck was to see if it could be accomplished, and we did that. This time we’re looking at commercial viability.

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Former Berkeley Dean of Engineering David A. Hodges Dies at 85

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He consulted on large-scale power generation and delivery, helping bring electricity to neighborhoods in more than 60 countries during his career. Meydan served as chair of the 2003 Seminar on Sensors and Actuators, held by the IEEE United Kingdom and Ireland Section ’s chapter of the IEEE Magnetics Society. as an engineer.

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The Birth of the University as Innovation Incubator

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The dial-a-ride service was designed to resurrect a defunct cab company that had once served Pittsburghs African American neighborhoods. Charles Teenie Harris/Carnegie Museum of Art/Getty Images The CED distilled these lessons in brochures and public seminars, while faculty incorporated them into new classes.