Cars That Think
APRIL 11, 2024
Several recently published deep-dive analyses commissioned by NASA and the European Space Agency have thrown cold water on the hope that space solar power could affordably generate many gigawatts of clean energy in the near future. Ali Hajimiri is the codirector of Caltech’s space-based solar power project. And yet the dream lives on.
EV Central
AUGUST 11, 2023
It’s not that the Ora – which is more amusingly called the Good Cat, or even Funky cat in other, more fun markets – isn’t a generally solid offering, and nor is it overly powerful, boasting just 126kW and 250Nm. Apply throttle while cornering and you will hear a kind of screeching sound.
Cars That Think
MARCH 11, 2023
It occurred in the wake of the California electricity crisis of 2000 and 2001, when mismanaged deregulation, market manipulation, and environmental catastrophe combined to unhinge the power grid. If too much or too little electricity is present in the power grid, the network can suddenly become unbalanced.
The Truth About Cars
MAY 30, 2023
When the first Hyundai Excels appeared on American streets as 1986 models, bearing shockingly cheap price tags, did anyone imagine that someday there would be a big, ostentatious Hyundai luxury sedan with serious V8 power available here? The Hyundai Genesis showed up here as a 2009 model and sold quite well.
Cars That Think
DECEMBER 12, 2022
In the late 1980s, Rod Brooks and Anita Flynn published a paper in The Journal of the British Interplanetary Society with the amazing title of Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control: A Robotic Invasion of the Solar System. They will power themselves from the sun or indoor lighting—which favors small scale. In total, this hardware weighs 6.2
Cars That Think
JULY 30, 2021
Or, that was the idea, anyway. KAIST/Korea Polytechnic University The paper doesn't directly address the cost of the MHD, and with three motors and some other electronics in it, it's not likely to be super cheap. It's also possible to build your own MHD device for cheap , if you know what you're doing.
Cars That Think
JANUARY 18, 2023
These initiatives have largely focused on renewable electric power generation, distribution, and storage. Inside the system, electrically powered resistive heating elements heat air to more than 600°C. It must deliver power to people when they need it, where they need it, and at a manageable price.
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