Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. The concept behind V2G had gained traction in the late 1990s after California’s landmark zero-emission-vehicle (ZEV) mandate went into effect and compelled automakers to commercialize electric cars. AC Propulsion’s experiment was timely.

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Plugs and Cars

APRIL 4, 2007

Why are even the smartest journalists unable to get beyond the hype when it comes to automobiles and alternative fuels? In addition, "David is an Emmy-winning correspondent for CBS News, a frequent contributor to NPR's "Morning Edition," creator of the Missing Manual series of computer books, and father of three." He's got cred.

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Cars That Think

JULY 31, 2022

the John Bardeen professor of electrical and computer engineering and physics at the University of Illinois, Urbana , and the creator of the first LEDs. He had invested several years in that research when Holonyak, a pioneer in visible lasers and light-emitting diodes, left his position at General Electric Co. But moving back to St.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 30, 2023

But now, Cerf sat alone in the lobby of San Francisco’s Jack Tar Hotel , on a break from a computing conference. in 1972, and in October he returned to Stanford as an assistant professor of computer science and electrical engineering, after turning down the job a few times. And the problem was on his mind. Cerf pulled out an envelope.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 17, 2022

This inexpensive inertial-measurement sensor was the first such device to be incorporated into automobiles, enabling electronic stability-control (ESC) systems to detect skidding and operate the brakes to prevent rollover accidents. 1972, University of California, Los Angeles, both in electrical engineering; Ph.D., the GyroChip.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 29, 2022

If electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft do manage to revolutionize transportation, the date of 5 October 2011, may live on in aviation lore. This is the spinning part of a motor, which is typically a single piece of electrical steel. Canada, startling his wife and several of his friends. “So,

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Then Mr. Wang, as he’s known, got into the automobile business by buying a failing state-owned carmaker. This is a company that has already invented new processes (the way it makes batteries) and products (the battery in its electric car) and it is focused on innovation. Innovation appears to be Mr. Wang’s personal passion.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The Volt is, and always has been, more than than an electric car. GM will leapfrog Toyota and Honda by providing an electric car to the masses by the end of next year. I cant stand all these "GM killed the electric car" crap. Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 The Obama Administration doesnt understand that. you see that?

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