More electric car charging points in Japan than gas stations
Green-car sceptics take note: Japan now has more electric vehicle charging spots than gas stations.
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 17, 2015
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Three-wheeled electric vehicle set to go on sale this year
A three-wheeled electric vehicle could be on the road later this year in the U.S. and Canada.
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 9, 2016
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Electric cars have benefits, but likely won't save you money
Electric cars have a lot of perks: zero emissions, a quiet ride and instant acceleration. But can they save you money? Probably not.
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 7, 2018
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Light-up cereal boxes powered by shelves on display at CES
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cereal boxes with blinking lights may or may not be the next big thing, but the underlying technology could prove useful for many other potential applications. At the recent CES in Las Vegas, Fulton Innovation ...
New technology will cut plug-in hybrid fuel consumption by one third
Engineers at the University of California, Riverside have taken inspiration from biological evolution and the energy savings garnered by birds flying in formation to improve the efficiency of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 10, 2017
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New salts raise the bar for lithium ion battery technology
Lithium ion batteries are set to take a dominant role in electric vehicles and other applications in the near future—but the battery materials, currently in use, fall short in terms of safety and performance and are holding ...
Materials Science
Aug 16, 2021
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Student's award-winning graphene battery could slash electric-car charging times
A student engineer from the University of Sussex has won a national car industry award for designing a new battery that could revolutionise electric vehicles.
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 2, 2016
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New tech promises to boost electric vehicle efficiency, range
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new type of inverter device with greater efficiency in a smaller, lighter package – which should improve the fuel-efficiency and range of hybrid and electric ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 15, 2016
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Wireless Online Electric Vehicle, OLEV, runs inner city roads
The Online Electric Vehicle (OLEV), developed by the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), is an electric vehicle that can be charged while stationary or driving, thus removing the need to stop at a ...
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 6, 2013
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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 charge. Its record-breaking ...
