A racing car designed and built by students in Switzerland on Monday set a world record for acceleration in electric vehicles, their universities said Monday.
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 3, 2014
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Driving a racing car at an angle of 90 degrees to the ground could be possible with the right track design, suggest University of Leicester students
General Physics
Mar 13, 2014
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Dutch team Nuon on Thursday crossed the finish line in an epic 3,000-kilometre (1,860-mile) solar car race across the Australian outback ahead of Japan's Tokai University, avenging their 2011 defeat.
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 10, 2013
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The DUT Racing team from TU Delft, The Netherlands, has broken the world record for acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h for electric cars. The previous record stood at 2.68 seconds, but as of today the record is now held by the ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 25, 2013
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Already noted for saving gasoline and having zero emissions, electric cars have quietly taken on an unlikely new dimension –– the ability to reach blazing speeds that rival the 0-to-60 performance of a typical Porsche ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 9, 2013
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An official says a panda that gave birth to a cub at Washington's National Zoo has also given birth to a stillborn cub.
Plants & Animals
Aug 25, 2013
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The Solar Team Eindhoven (STE) of TU/e in the Netherlands presented the world's first solar-powered family car today. 'Stella' is the first 'energy-positive car' with room for four people, a trunk, intuitive steering and ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 5, 2013
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Promoters of the fledgling electric car Formula E motor racing competition on Wednesday unveiled China Racing as the second team to sign up for next year's inaugural world championship.
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 27, 2013
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McLaren is backing a new venture to produce grand prix cars powered exclusively by electric energy ahead of the launch of a Formula E world championship in 2014.
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 12, 2012
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HDR video captures a wider range of light intensity levels found in real scenes ranging from direct sunlight to lowlight images and thanks to a partnership between Researchers at WMG, University of Warwick, goHDR Ltd. and ...
Engineering
Sep 7, 2011
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