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Volvo, ZF, Cummins win $441 million in DOE funding to accelerate heavy-duty electric truck production – Charged EVs

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The US DOE has awarded nearly half a billion bucks to three companies under the Domestic Manufacturing Conversion grant program to help accelerate the production of heavy-duty electric trucks and related powertrain components.

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7 finalists announced for USDOT Smart City Challenge; Amazon Web Services new partner

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The finalists are: Austin, TX; Columbus, OH; Denver, CO; Kansas City, MO; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland, OR; and San Francisco, CA. In this second phase of the competition, the seven finalists will receive a $100,000 grant to further develop their proposals. Allen’s Vulcan Inc.,

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TTAC Rewind: NASCAR Comes to Chicago

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It was awesome watching the Xfinity cars blast around the city, and the area of Grant Park being used does seem to be a bit larger than what Lolla needs, and we locals are used to events shutting down this part of the city. miles long and be north of Roosevelt Road, making use of Columbus Drive, Michigan Avenue, and DuSable Lake Shore Drive.

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DOE and USDA Select Projects for More Than $24M in Biomass Research and Development Grants

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The US Departments of Agriculture and Energy selected projects for more than $24 million in grants to research and develop technologies to produce biofuels, bioenergy and high-value biobased products. The technology uses unique, engineered catalysts that facilitate new reaction pathways to liquid motor fuels from biomass. Of the $24.4

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Inventor of the First AI System That Could Read Handwriting Dies at 72

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He was a professor of computer science and engineering for more than 40 years. He also earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical communication engineering in 1970 from the Indian Institute of Science, in Bangalore. in computer and information science in 1976 from Ohio State University , in Columbus. Electrical engineer.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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billion in grants to US-based manufacturers to produce batteries and their components and to expand battery recycling capacity; $500 million in grants to US-based manufacturers to produce electric drive components for vehicles, including electric motors, power electronics, and other drive train components; and. Lyon Station, PA.

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Robert Dennard, DRAM Pioneer, Dies at 91

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Dennard began his career as a staff engineer at IBM ’s New York City research lab. He was granted a U.S. He received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering in 1954 and 1956 from Southern Methodist University , in Dallas. He worked there until 1987, when he joined American Electric Power in Columbus, Ohio.

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