News tagged with electric hybrid
Converting cars to all-electric is catching on, but slowly
Does that old Honda in your driveway need a valve job? Transform it with an electric conversion. A team at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh has come up with a kit to make your 2001-2005 Civic a zero-emission battery ...
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May 29, 2012 |
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Fuel efficiency tops wish list of new-car buyers
Fuel efficiency was the most important car-purchase factor for 37 percent of those surveyed in the new Consumer Reports National Research Center car-owner survey.
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May 28, 2012 |
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Mobile lab takes hybrid electric vehicle technology on the road
Take some galvanized nails, vinegar, soda pop and copper wire, piece them together just right, and what do you get? A battery.
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Apr 24, 2012 |
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Beijing auto show to unveil cleaner cars
Carmakers at the Beijing auto show are due to unveil scores of clean energy vehicles as they try to convince Chinese customers to swap gas-guzzling SUVs for cleaner but slower and pricier options.
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Apr 23, 2012 |
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Study: Location key to green benefits of electric vehicles
Apparently, location, location, location is the latest twist on electric vehicles and the environment: Whether an electric car such as the Nissan Leaf protects the atmosphere from greenhouse gases depends on where it's charged, ...
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Apr 17, 2012 |
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The most fuel-efficient hybrid and electric cars
Which are the most fuel-efficient hybrid and/or all-electric cars available to consumers today?
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Apr 17, 2012 |
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Flexible, paper-based supercapacitor could improve performance of hybrid electric vehicles
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists know that using supercapacitors in conjunction with batteries could greatly increase the fuel economy of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) due to the fact that supercapacitors can ...
Hybrid technology moves from road to water
Hybrid engines aren't just for cars anymore. Hybrid engine systems are slowly catching on with environmentally conscious sailors, replacing less-fuel efficient diesel motors on sailboats.
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Mar 02, 2012 |
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Iowa State engineer wants to 'sculpt' more powerful electric motors and generators
Dionysios Aliprantis took up an imaginary hammer and chisel and pounded away at the air.
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Jan 26, 2012 |
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LED lights point shoppers in the right direction
Looking for an item in a large department store or mall can be like searching for a needle in a haystack, but that could change thanks to a hybrid location-identification system that uses radio frequency transmitters and ...
Jan 26, 2012 |
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NREL releases report on testing electric vehicles to optimize their performance with power grids
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have released a technical report that could help improve the performance of electric vehicles (EVs) and the efficiency of the electric ...
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Dec 08, 2011 |
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With changes, the grid can take it
Over the next two decades, the U.S. electric grid will face unprecedented technological challenges stemming from the growth of distributed and intermittent new energy sources such as solar and wind power, ...
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Dec 05, 2011 |
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Toyota taking orders in Japan for Prius plug-in
Toyota will begin taking orders Tuesday for the plug-in version of its hit Prius hybrid, announcing efficient mileage and a relatively affordable starting price of 3.2 million yen ($41,000), which comes down with green vehicle ...
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Nov 29, 2011 |
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Japan firm unveils robot suit for nuclear workers
The Japanese maker of an exoskeleton robot suit to assist walking on Monday unveiled a model that could help nuclear workers weighed down by heavy anti-radiation vests in contaminated zones.
Nov 07, 2011 |
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Hybrid power plants can help industry go green
Hybrid cars, powered by a mixture of gas and electricity, have become a practical way to "go green" on the roads. Now researchers at Tel Aviv University are applying the term "hybrid" to power plants as well.
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Nov 03, 2011 |
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