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MAY 4, 2021

The production location in Lower Bavaria will manufacture the stack housing made of light metal, which holds the fuel cells, and the media end plate made of plastic and light metal castings, which creates an air and watertight seal around the stack housing.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The regulatory process of increasing the level of maximum reactor power at which a nuclear plant can operate is referred to as a power uprate. The power increase will be reviewed by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission as part of NuScale’s Standard Design Approval (SDA) application, which NuScale is scheduled to submit in 2022.

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OCTOBER 22, 2022

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) will award $38 million to 12 projects that will work to reduce the impacts of light-water reactor used nuclear fuel (UNF) disposal. Earlier post.) Award amount: $2,796,545). Award amount: $6,449,997). Award amount: $2,659,677). Award amount: $1,580,774).

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NOVEMBER 30, 2012

The new California LEV III standards are designed to force the reduction of fleet average emissions of new passenger cars (PCs), light-duty trucks (LDTs) and medium-duty passenger vehicles (MDPVs) to super ultra-low-emission vehicle (SULEV) levels by 2025. This corresponds to US EPA Tier 2 Bin 2.).

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JULY 15, 2022

RN22e offers racetrack-ready performance by refining and optimizing Hyundai’s market-leading E-GMP and packaging it in an IONIQ 6-based streamliner design. By adapting IONIQ 6’s streamliner design, RN22e will leverage the new EV’s aerodynamic features. In addition, Parametric Pixel lighting provides a futuristic flourish.

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Hyundai Concept Hydrogen Electric 488

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AUGUST 23, 2021

Taking IRENA’s REmap scenario as a reference, renewable hydrogen could deliver 5% of total final energy demand in 2050. In light of the sheer scale of the hydrogen challenge, several questions demand close consideration. According to the IEA, less than 0.1% Operational lifetime is important for both EROI and GHG intensity.

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MAY 29, 2014

In a companion study to an SAE paper presented in April ( earlier post ), researchers at MIT have quantified the net economic and CO 2 emissions benefit that could be obtained by utilizing 98 RON gasoline in light-duty vehicles, based on reasonable assumptions for possible refinery changes and the evolution of the LDV fleet.

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JANUARY 2, 2014

g/mile); higher performance laser headlights; and new user control and display interfaces and lighting technology. A lightweight design strategy also plays a major role in the car’s dynamic performance. The hexagonal single-frame grille also offers an outlook on future design of the sporty production models. l/100 km (94.09

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DECEMBER 14, 2018

The use cases were designed to address various aspects of V2X communication, such as Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V), Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) and Vehicle-to-Pedestrians (V2P) direct communications, as well as Vehicle-to-Network (V2N) operations. The companies have successfully conducted Japan’s first C-V2X testing in the country using 5.8

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MARCH 3, 2014

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its Tier 3 emission standards for gasoline sulfur content; evaporative emissions; and tailpipe emissions from passenger cars, light-duty trucks, medium-duty passenger vehicles, and some heavy-duty vehicles. EPA had issued the proposed standards last March. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 17, 2021

(TPI), a TDK Group Company and leader in inertial navigation software, and Uhnder, a leader in digital radar technology have partnered to develop a localization reference design with world-class accuracy and performance with Uhnder’s software-defined digital radar sensor and TPI’s AUTO positioning software.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2025

That latter issue is more of a problem with modern LEDs (the bright blue-white lights that blind you on modern vehicles) because they dont produce nearly as much warmth as older halogen bulbs. However, ice accumulation can also be mitigated or exacerbated by vehicle design. For reference, the agency's recall campaign code is 25V-085.

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JANUARY 26, 2015

million acres—including the Coastal Plain—for designation as “Wilderness”. Wilderness” (with a capital “W”) refers to designated Wilderness areas, with accompanying restrictions.) However, more than 60% of the refuge—including the Coastal Plain—does not carry that designation. Source: FWS.

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OCTOBER 29, 2020

When CR requested comment from these companies, several said their lane keeping assist systems were not designed to keep the vehicles centered. Over the last two years these advanced technologies have become more mainstream, and CR’s testing this year now includes 17 systems, including the original four.

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MARCH 29, 2013

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed long-anticipated Tier 3 standards for gasoline sulfur content; evaporative emissions; and tailpipe emissions from all light-duty vehicles (LDVs, or passenger cars), light-duty trucks (LDT1s, LDT2s, LDT3s, and LDT4s) and Medium-Duty Passenger Vehicles (or MDPVs). Vehicle emissions.

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JANUARY 14, 2014

This work, referred to as “verification and validation” of CFD codes, will help provide software tools to evaluate SMR design and operation. This work will help assess safety issues associated with the design and operation of an SMR. The consortium, established in July 2013 with Ameren Corp. and Westinghouse Electric Co.

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MARCH 18, 2014

Target applications for the Kinetis EA series MCUs include seat, sunroof and fuel/water pump systems; general body electronics such as body control, park assist, CAN/LIN nodes, interior lighting; and engine control systems for two-wheel powertrain. The initial Kinetis EA series devices are available now.

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DECEMBER 6, 2012

Body-in-white (BIW) refers to the end-product of the weld shop—i.e., For the Phase 2 study, Lotus designed a new body structure based on the Phase 1 BIW with identical exterior and interior dimensions to the original baseline vehicle, the 2009 Toyota Venza. Designing each part to be a structural element. Background.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2018

The new technology could enable advances in battery materials science, flexible battery charging rates, thermal and electrical engineering of new battery materials/technology and has the potential to help the design of energy storage systems for high performance applications.

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MARCH 13, 2025

Amazon Amazon and Rivian designed the EDV specifically for the company to use. Three-Wheelers Amazon uses three-wheelers, also referred to as “goods vans” to help deliver packages as well. Rivian EDV It’s hard not to start with the Rivian EDV. These vehicles were built through collaboration with various manufacturers.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2014

The goal of the project is to design, to test, and to disseminate the initial recommended framework that controls how motorists receive communications—traffic warnings, the too-close approach of another vehicle, weather warnings, or text messages—while driving. We see this as a hugely progressive move.

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AUGUST 3, 2014

The delegation visited the Floating NPP Training Center and the Baltic Shipyard and met with the members of the team for the reference floating NPP construction project, and examined the floating power generating unit currently under construction. The design provides for two options: self-propelled or barge-mounted floating NPPs [e.g.,

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AUGUST 9, 2023

In what our Managing Editor rightly described as ‘mild news’, Infiniti has announced they will use the unspeakably pompous Pebble Beach Automotive Week to show a concept vehicle they claim previews the brand’s next-gen design language.

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MAY 2, 2014

They have changed the base SI engine by increasing the compression ratio to 15, designing a new injection system and injectors and redesigning the combustion chamber. Naphtha refers to the light fraction produced by distillation in a refinery that is roughly in the gasoline boiling range of ~30 °C to ~200 °C.

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APRIL 20, 2023

The revoLect project (“High-efficiency electrodes with ultra-light fabric-based current collectors for lithium-ion batteries”) is pursuing two key innovations: replacing the usual metal foils with a metallized fabric structure and using silicon as the anode material. Particular attention is paid to the contacting of the electrode sheets.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2018

The DRIVE 11 evaluation system is WiTricity’s end to end reference design for “Park-and-Charge” wireless charging of electric and hybrid vehicles. The Drive 11 vehicle assembly (VA) is available in low-, mid-, and high-ground clearance versions to handle the full range of passenger vehicles, SUVs, and light trucks.

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JUNE 17, 2022

The focus of the SMART5G Project, which is partly funded by Spain’s State Research Agency (AEI), is the design and development of a battery charging and replacement station for lightweight mobility. The project (reference PLEC2021-007994) has been funded by MCIN/AEI /10.13039/501100011033 and the European Union’s Next Generation funds.

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JANUARY 8, 2023

Light detection and ranging (lidar) technology provides a three-dimensional map of all objects around the vehicle regardless of external lighting conditions, and as such can be a key element in autonomous vehicle (AV) and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). Tesla being a notable holdout so far.) —Jeffries et al.

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MAY 16, 2012

The study project—which is 50% complete—is using ORNL’s Market Acceptance of Advanced Automotive Technologies (MA3T) discrete choice model, with the baseline calibrated to the US Energy Information Administration’s Annual Energy Outlook (AEO) 2011 reference case. The key factor in H 2 V success is fuel cell technology.

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JANUARY 15, 2019

This design study previews the brand’s plan to launch a range of high-performance electrified vehicles; the INFINITI lineup of the future will consist of a range of electric, e-POWER and performance hybrid vehicles. The new concept illustrates how new architectures and technologies are influencing modern INFINITI design.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Details surrounding the R2 are scarce, though Rivian noted on its official website that those who are new to how the company approaches vehicle design could refer to the R1T pickup truck and R1S SUV. A close look at the R2 in the teaser, however, shows slightly smaller “stadium” headlights and a more rounded light bar.

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JANUARY 16, 2023

Lighting a Path Toward All-Optical Networks Using photonic devices to process photonic signals seems logical, so why is this approach not already the norm? “A The phase shifter design project is part of EPFL’s broader efforts to develop programmable photonic components for fiber optic data networks and space applications.

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MARCH 15, 2013

Changes in light-duty vehicle technology penetration share. EPA evaluated MY 2012 vehicles against future footprint-based CO2 emission targets to determine which vehicles could meet or exceed the targets in model years 2016-2025, based on current powertrain designs and assuming improvements in air conditioner refrigerants and efficiency.

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JANUARY 9, 2024

Honda just premiered two CRAZY electric vehicle designs at this year’s CES event in Las Vegas, and has plans to bring them to market with a launch in 2026. The company also wants to introduce new advancements in design, automated driving, connected technologies, performance, and battery efficiency.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Technical staff at Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC, supported by the research team at the Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors ( CASL ), used the Virtual Environment for Reactor Applications core simulator (VERA-CS) to analyze its AP1000 advanced pressurized water reactor (PWR).

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

But it was a fitting honor for Jim Vanns , who won a 2023 Technical Achievement Award—commonly referred to as a Technical Oscar—from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for his work on the high-performance computing systems behind the blockbuster films Gravity (2013) and Guardians of the Galaxy (2014).

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FEBRUARY 28, 2014

diesel featured in the sporty GTD ( earlier post ), the T-ROC design is based on the modular transverse matrix (MQB) platform, and fits into the Volkswagen line-up one vehicle down from the Tiguan in the Golf format. The concept car being presented in Geneva follows a new design and interior line. Equipped with the 2.0L

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