The 255 million cars on the road in the United States account for 40 percent of the country's fuel consumption. Most of that fuel is wasted.
Energy & Green Tech
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Harvesting heat produced by a car's engine which would otherwise be wasted and using it to recharge the car's batteries or powering the air-conditioning system could be a significant feature in the next generation of hybrid ...
Materials Science
Aug 4, 2015
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Fuel cells are regarded as the technology of the future for both cars and household heating systems. As a result, they have a key role to play in the switch to renewable energies. But are fuel cells always more environmentally ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 15, 2015
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Future cars and trucks will be tested in a virtual environment long before the first vehicle prototype is built. UMIT Research Lab at Umeå University plays a key part when the vehicle manufacturers Scania and Volvo Cars ...
Engineering
Feb 25, 2015
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A convergence of factors is propelling a market rollout of the hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, according to a new study from the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis. A key to hydrogen's ...
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 15, 2014
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Rocket science long dismissed as too impractical and expensive for everyday cars is getting a push into the mainstream by Toyota, the world's top-selling automaker.
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 17, 2014
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Electric car-makers Nissan and BMW are keen to collaborate with rival Tesla after the US company agreed to share its patents with competitors, the Financial Times reported on Monday.
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 16, 2014
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(Phys.org) —For long distance driving, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles use the internal combustion engine more than necessary. At Chalmers University of Technology, a method has been developed to make the car remember ...
Energy & Green Tech
May 19, 2014
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What makes cities in India and China so frustrating to drive in—heavy traffic, aggressive driving style, few freeways—makes them ideal for saving fuel with hybrid vehicles, according to new research by scientists at the ...
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 31, 2014
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The sleek three-wheeled car looks futuristic, but, as its creator acknowledges, it uses no new technology.
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 9, 2014
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