The all-new 2021 Qashqai is about to hit the European market and Nissan decided to share more information about its hybrid-only powertrain range before its official market launch later this year.
We already knew that the new Qashqai will be the company’s first model to offer an e-Power range-extender powertrain in Europe, but now we have more details on it. The same model should make its appearance in North America as the new Rogue Sport, although it remains to be confirmed if it’ll use the same powertrains.
Nissan’s approach to electrification is rather different than most automakers as it opted for range-extender powertrains instead of the more traditional plug-in hybrids. Unlike the latter, the ICE engine isn’t connected to the wheels but rather acts as a charging device for the onboard battery, giving the vehicle the driving characteristics of an EV and, according to Nissan, superior fuel efficiency and lower CO2 emissions.
AIREDALE NHS Foundation Trust is among organisations supported by a scheme designed to encourage more people to cycle to and from work. Since the launch of the Bike Friendly Business grant initiative, more than 20 organisations have shared awards totalling over £100,000. The support is provided by West Yorkshire Combined Authority, through its CityConnect programme. Last summer the authority and partner councils secured £2.5 million from the Government’s active travel fund and began working with businesses and communities to enable more people to cycle and walk. The support given to Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, which was match-funded by Bradford Council, helped it increase its secure bike parking for employees.
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In what is a major leap forward in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), an international team of researchers led by Swinburne University of Technology has developed the world’s most powerful neuromorphic processor for AI. It operates at an astonishing rate of more than 10 trillion operations per second (TeraOps/s), meaning it can process ultra-large-scale data.
The work was published in the journal
Led by Swinburne’s Professor David Moss, Dr. Xingyuan Xu, and Distinguished Professor Arnan Mitchell from RMIT University, the team accelerated computing speed and processing power. They were able to create an optical neuromorphic processor capable of operating over 1,000 times faster than any previous ones. The system can also process ultra-large-scale images, which is important for facial recognition as previous optical processors have failed in this regard.