Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Computers have grown more and more powerful over the decades by pushing the limits of how small their electronics can get. So IEEE Spectrum is making one of its occasional forays into science fiction, with a short story by Karl Schroeder about the unexpected outcomes from building a computer out of planet Mercury.

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Mercury Solar Light Building 133

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2021

As countries invest in large-scale clean energy transition programs and begin to phase out internal combustion engines, securing the minerals required to build batteries for storing renewable energy and powering electric vehicles is increasingly critical. compared to its 2019 estimation.

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Nauru Waste Mercury Batteries 355

Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

Look at the periodic table, and think of the elements needed for a prosperous planet powered by renewable energy. The minerals that contain sulfur often also tend to contain toxic metals like mercury, arsenic, and thallium. Jean-Michel Lavoie, University of Sherbrooke In swept the fossil fuel industry’s waste to save the day.

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Renewable Mercury Waste Grant 105

Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 5, 2023

With such a high level of attention and investment in the mobility sector for the development of batteries to power current and future electric vehicles, the need for safe and responsible battery handling practices is stronger than ever. In the case of EVs, critical materials can be extracted and used to power the next electric car.

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Global Batteries Battery Pollution 77

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

metals such as mercury, cadmium, lead and hexavalent chrome) that pose a known threat to health or the environment. Eliminating water used to capture paint particulates will eliminate paint sludge as a waste byproduct, resulting in the elimination of more than 255 tons of sludge. SOCs are chemical (e.g., solvents) or materials (e.g.,

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Honda Green North America Acura 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2009

That figure does not include damages from climate change, harm to ecosystems, effects of some air pollutants such as mercury, and risks to national security, which the report examines but does not monetize. Most vehicle and fuel combinations had similar levels of greenhouse gas emissions in 2005. cents per kWh.

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2005 Cost Of Energy Coal 246

Cars That Think

APRIL 2, 2022

You waste a little bit of silicon, but silicon’s pretty cheap. Running a 5-micrometer-technology chip at an 8-MHz clock rate caused it to dissipate a great deal of power—nearly 1.5 One provided a power supply for engineering approval,” Ziembicki recalled. “It But this wastes 2 kilobytes of RAM. ?“A It’s only sand.”

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Engine Design Personal Production 119

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Power and Associates 2004 report ]. Environmental Effects and Benefits to top Wont all these cars require us to build even more power plants? Dont PHEVs just shift pollution from gasoline cars to power plants? And its easier to clean central power plants than millions of vehicles. Just the opposite.

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PHEV Nickel Metal Hydride Prius EPRI 37