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DOE launches new high performance computing initiative to develop materials for severe environments: HPC4Mtls

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced a new high-performance computing (HPC) initiative to help US industry accelerate the development of new or improved materials for use in severe environments. The program will focus on developing improved lightweight material technologies, as well.

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Report: US extending connected vehicle pilot program in Ann Arbor

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The workshop then focused on presentation of each of this CVRIA effort’s three main outputs. Each application was presented through a set of up to 7 different diagrams (showing the enterprise, physical, and functional views of the application during installation, operations, and maintenance).

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SEAT implements self-driven robots to automate outdoor parts transport; ASTI Tribot with SLAM navigation

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To date, eight AGVs are operating outside the production workshops at the Martorell plant to automate the transport of parts. The new vehicles join the 200 AGVs that are delivering parts inside the assembly workshops at the Martorell and Barcelona factories. SEAT’s AGVs are based on ASTI’s Tribot 10T. kilometers in length.

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EcoCooling introducing method using ionized, cooled air to replace metalworking fluids

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Workshops have wanted to get rid of fluids and many have tried to find a solution to the problem, but with poor results. Hatjasalo emphasizes that EcoCooling is not only a way to cut down the costs of emulsions, but also a way to improve productivity through higher cutting speed, reduced wear of cutting tools and minimized maintenance costs.

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Dongfeng Motor Company Uses MathWorks Tools for Model-Based Design of Battery Management System for Hybrid Bus

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Faced with the challenge of developing a battery management system in 18 months, the six-person Dongfeng Electric Vehicle engineering team determined that it needed to eliminate the debugging and maintenance effort of traditional hand-coding implementations. Xiaokang Liu, principal engineer at Dongfeng Electric Vehicle.

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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the Environment. responder and vehicle maintenance technician training; develop. vehicle and natural gas workshops to educate potential fleet users in the. Natural Gas Credit Purchase system; deliver technical and safety workshops. uniform across the project region; conduct workshops and webinars to. Center for.

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Winnebago, Motiv unveil all-electric healthcare vehicles

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Winnebago is displaying the vehicle in San Francisco, at both CALSTART’s Global Commercial Vehicle Drive to Zero Workshop on September 11 th and the Global Climate Action Summit 12-14 September 2018. Based on the average cost of fuel in the US, the eMLU is expected to save $150,000-$200,000 in combined diesel fuel and maintenance savings.