Study finds benefits of plug-in vehicles depend on battery size
Thinking about buying a new plug-in vehicle? You may want to check the size of its battery first.
Sep 26, 2011
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Toyota three-wheeler does 80.3 mph on compressed air
(PhysOrg.com) -- Toyota Industries intends to apply for a Guiness World record for the fastest car driven by a compressed-air engine, after its Ku:Rin, as the vehicle is called, reached 129.2km/h (80.3 mph)on ...
Sep 24, 2011
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Japanese scientists explore electric roads for EVs
(PhysOrg.com) -- Masahiro Hanazawa of Toyota Central R&D Labs and Takashi Ohira from Toyohashi University are working on a solution for avoiding battery recharge headaches in powering electric cars. They are ...
Sep 20, 2011
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Saltwater boosts microbial electrolysis cells to cleanly produce hydrogen
A grain of salt or two may be all that microbial electrolysis cells need to produce hydrogen from wastewater or organic byproducts, without adding carbon dioxide to the atmosphere or using grid electricity, ...
Sep 19, 2011
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Light from a water bottle could brighten millions of poor homes (w/ video)
As simple as it sounds, a one-liter plastic bottle filled with purified water and some bleach could serve as a light bulb for some of the millions of people who live without electricity. Originally developed ...
Sep 16, 2011
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Opel has designs on 'one-euro car'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Opel will take the wraps off its battery-powered electric car, which it refers to as the One Euro, at this week’s Frankfurt Car Show. The little two-seater will get much attention for ...
Sep 12, 2011
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Human gait could soon power portable electronics
(PhysOrg.com) -- If the vision of Tom Krupenkin and J. Ashley Taylor comes to fruition, one day soon your cellphone — or just about any other portable electronic device — could be powered by simply taking a walk.
Aug 23, 2011
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'Boozer' EV sets 1,000 miles-plus record on single charge
(PhysOrg.com) -- An experimental electric vehicle called "Schluckspecht" ("boozer," or "tippler" in German) has set the record for achieving the longest drive in a battery-powered vehicle on a single battery ...
Aug 17, 2011
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Research group develops “superior conducting” solid state lithium battery
A Japanese research group has developed a solid state lithium battery that appears to perform just as well as conventional liquid lithium ion batteries. The group has published their results in Nature Materials an ...
Aug 03, 2011
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NRC report downsizes estimates of deaths from nuclear plant meltdown
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in conjunction with Sandia National Laboratories has been working on a report to update and revise estimates of the number of people that would be killed or harmed as a result ...
Aug 03, 2011
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Report shows data centers not using as much power as projected
A new report commissioned by the New York Times, shows that electricity consumption used by data centers in the United States and around the world grew at a much slower pace then was predicted by a U.S. Environmental Protec ...
Aug 02, 2011
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Cows may hold the key to greener fuels
Scientists in Scotland are turning to cows and the tiny organisms and enzymes found in their stomachs for a potential way to create industrial products such as biofuels from plant waste and plan to unveil their ideas at a ...
Jul 29, 2011
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REN21 renewable energy report shows healthy growth
An annual report published by the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21) shows that despite a troublesome worldwide economy over the past year, international investment in renewable energy sources continues ...
Jul 28, 2011
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Japanese researchers develop EV motor not reliant on rare earth metals
Japanese researchers working out of Tokyo University of Science, have built what they describe as a motor for electric cars that does not require so-called rare earth metals; a move that could drive down the costs for such ...
Jul 27, 2011
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Improving batteries' energy storage
MIT researchers have found a way to improve the energy density of a type of battery known as lithium-air (or lithium-oxygen) batteries, producing a device that could potentially pack several times more energy ...
Jul 25, 2011
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