News tagged with car batteries

Tesla unveils groundbreaking electric car

US automaker Tesla Motors unveiled Thursday its state-of-the-art five-seat sedan, billed as the world's first mass-produced, highway-capable electric car.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (40) | comments 25

Air-fueled battery could last up to 10 times longer

A new type of air-fuelled battery could give up to ten times the energy storage of designs currently available.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 18, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (36) | comments 16

Nanoball Batteries Could Charge Electric Cars in 5 Minutes

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at MIT have designed a new battery that can recharge devices about 100 times faster than conventional lithium ion batteries. The design could lead to electric car batteries that ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (28) | comments 10 weblog

Mystery of car battery's current solved

(PhysOrg.com) -- Chemists have solved the 150 year-old mystery of what gives the lead-acid battery, found under the bonnet of most cars, its unique ability to deliver a surge of current.

Physics / Condensed Matter

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Jaguar’s new electric concept supercar -- the C-X75

(PhysOrg.com) -- The new Jaguar C-X75 supercar concept model unveiled last week is primarily a plug-in electric car but with the added power and performance of micro gas turbines (jet engines) that would make ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 04, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (25) | comments 20 | with audio podcast report

Five myths about electric cars

Despite how many times they're told differently, some Americans persist in their belief that there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Sorry, nope. And almost as enduring are the myths about the forthcoming ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 23, 2010 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (27) | comments 24

Solar car aims to put rivals in the shade

(PhysOrg.com) -- Plans for a solar-powered racing car which will cruise at 60mph using the same power as a hairdryer have been unveiled by students at Cambridge University.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 06, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (24) | comments 2

Buzz builds around electric cars as Nissan plans debut

As the Gulf of Mexico disaster casts an ugly spotlight on the pitfalls of global oil dependency, Japan's auto giants are moving into high gear in a drive to mass-market electric cars.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jun 20, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (24) | comments 23

Improved redox flow batteries for electric cars

A new type of redox flow battery presents a huge advantage for electric cars. If the rechargeable batteries are low, the discharged electrolyte fluid can simply be exchanged at the gas station for recharged ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (22) | comments 14

IBM offers glimpse into the future (w/ Video)

Air-powered batteries, 3-D cellphones that project holographs and personalized commutes are among the predictions of IBM scientists gazing into their crystal balls.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Dec 23, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (23) | comments 34

IBM research boosts long-range, air-powered electric battery project

(Phys.org) -- IBM announced that two industry leaders -- Asahi Kasei and Central Glass -- will join its Battery 500 Project team and collaborate on far-reaching research with the potential to accelerate the ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

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The Audi e-tron concept electric car

(PhysOrg.com) -- Audi has unveiled its new electric car concept, the Audi e-tron at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

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New battery material could lead to rapid recharging of many devices

(PhysOrg.com) -- MIT engineers have created a kind of beltway that allows for the rapid transit of electrical energy through a well-known battery material, an advance that could usher in smaller, lighter batteries ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (21) | comments 9

Increasing Electric Car Battery Performance

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have found that by replacing conventional graphite electrodes with silicon nanotube electrodes, lithium-ion batteries can store 10 times more charge.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Sep 23, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (20) | comments 10 weblog

New technology improves both energy capacity and charge rate in rechargeable batteries

Imagine a cellphone battery that stayed charged for more than a week and recharged in just 15 minutes. That dream battery could be closer to reality thanks to Northwestern University research.

Chemistry / Materials Science

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