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Lotus unveils E-R9 next-generation EV endurance racer design study

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Lotus unveiled the E-R9, a new design study for a next-generation pure electric endurance racer that could be on the starting grid of circuits around the world for the 2030 season. E-R stands for Endurance Racer, while 9 is the car’s competition number carefully chosen in tribute to Lotus’ racing past.

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Willie Hobbs Moore: STEM Trailblazer

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At a time in American history when even the most intelligent Black women were expected to become, at most, teachers or nurses, Willie Hobbs Moore broke with societal expectations to become a noted physicist and engineer. The biography, published by IEEE-USA , is the seventh in the organizations Famous Women Engineers in History series.

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Paying Tribute to 1997 IEEE President Charles K. Alexander

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At the time of his death, he was a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Cleveland State University and served as dean of its engineering school. He also was a consultant to companies and government agencies, and he was involved in research and development projects in solar energy and software engineering.

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Paying Tribute to Computer Science Pioneer Frederick Brooks, Jr.

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He completed his dissertation—the development of a computer that could do payrolls—under the supervision of computer pioneer Howard Aiken , who had designed IBM’s Harvard Mark I computer. Brooks also designed Harvest, IBM’s 7030 character-processing auxiliary processor. Brooks received a Ph.D. Brooks joined IBM in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.,

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Peugeot L500 R Hybrid PHEV racing concept

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Peugeot has designed a new gasoline-electric plug-in hybrid racing concept: the L500 R Hybrid. Developed by Peugeot Sport teams, the 500-bhp plug-in hybrid powertrain features two electric motors (one front and one rear) plus a 270 hp gasoline engine, yielding peak torque of 730 N·m (538 lb-ft).

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INFINITI developing all-new electric vehicle platform influenced by Q Inspiration concept

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When INFINITI unveiled the Q Inspiration at NAIAS this January, the concept was powered by a VC-Turbo variable compression ratio engine powertrain. INFINITI is developing a new platform for electrified vehicles inspired by the Q Inspiration concept car, which shows the new design language for the age of autonomy and electrification.

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Lotus unveils $2M electric hypercar Evija (Type 130); 2,000 PS, 1,700 Nm

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It’s a figure set in tribute to the car’s project code, Type 130. The all-electric powertrain was developed with technical partner Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE). Furthermore, the set-up has been designed so that in the future alternative battery packs—for example, to optimize track performance—can be easily installed.

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