Researchers create new way to power electric cars
A team of UMass Lowell researchers has pioneered a new, more efficient way to power electric vehicles.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 21, 2019
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News tagged with electric vehicles
GRASP lab demonstrates quadrotors (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Quadrotors, robotic vehicles resembling tiny helicopters, have been demonstrated by a group of scientists in the US. The quadrotors were shown carrying out impressive maneuvers and lifting payloads both singly ...
Antonov creates a 3-speed transmission for electric cars
(PhysOrg.com) -- There are a surprising number of designs out there for electric cars. Most of the design innovations are about creating a more efficient design. While this has meant, for the most part, that design innovations ...
Costa Rica bets on ending fossil fuel use by 2050
Eric Orlich and his wife Gioconda Rojas own two electric vehicles, which they charge at home in the garage thanks to solar panels on their roof.
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 20, 2019
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US battery maker claims electric car breakthrough
A US manufacturer said Tuesday it had developed a new automotive battery which can perform in extreme temperatures, offering the potential to cut the cost of making electric cars.
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 12, 2012
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New study shows converting to electric vehicles alone won't meet climate targets
Today there are more than 7 million electric vehicles (EVs) in operation around the world, compared with only about 20,000 a decade ago. It's a massive change—but according to a group of University of Toronto Engineering ...
Environment
Sep 28, 2020
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Batteries charge quickly and retain capacity, thanks to new 3D nanostructure
The batteries in Illinois professor Paul Braun's lab look like any others, but they pack a surprise inside.
Nanomaterials
Mar 20, 2011
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A novel catalyst for high-energy aluminum-air flow batteries
A recent study affiliated with UNIST has introduced a novel electric vehicle (EV) battery technology that is more energy efficient than gasoline-powered engines. The new technology involves replacing battery packs instead ...
Materials Science
Oct 15, 2018
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Who killed the graphite anode? Researchers move silicon anode li-ion battery technology forward
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory developed a lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology with reversible capacity of more than 1,600 milliamp hours per gram (mAh/g) after 40 charging/discharging ...
Materials Science
Oct 11, 2010
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Re-jigged cathode recipe gives new hope to solid-state batteries for electric vehicles
Solid-state batteries for electric vehicles, offering greater energy density and range than contemporary lithium-ion batteries, remain out of reach, not least due to challenges coming from the composition of the battery's ...
Nanomaterials
Mar 25, 2022
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