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Angela Belcher wins $500,000 2013 Lemelson-MIT Prize

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Belcher, who heads up the Biomolecular Materials Group at MIT, combines organic and inorganic materials to create novel electronic materials for a variety of applications, such as solar cells, fuel, environmentally friendly batteries and medical diagnostics. One of her recent inventions is a lithium-ion battery powered by engineered viruses.

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Top BLDC Motor Manufacturers in India

Baua Electric

MRS ELECTRO POWER PVT LTD MRS ELECTRO POWER PVT LTD PROMOTING BRAND AURA, TRUSTED SINCE 1991, A BRAND FOR LAST 20 YEARS IS PIONEER IN OFFERING INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT LEVERAGES NATURAL ENERGY AS WELL AS BATTERY-POWERED ENERGY TO MINIMIZE THE RELIANCE AND ALSO THE ONUS ON ELECTRICITY.

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GM Provides Glimpse of Battery Strategy and Approach for the Future with Briefing on Gen 1 Volt Pack; Work on Gen 2 and Gen 3 Packs Already Underway, With a Focus on Cost

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Kruse also emphasized GM’s preference for fast charging as opposed to the “ battery swap ” model promoted by Better Place, which would require a significantly different chassis design and which Kruse termed “problematic”. “ Each of Volt’s 200-plus battery cells will initially be. We spent all of 2008 evaluating cells. ”.

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From EV Range Anxiety to Range Confidence

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The term “range anxiety” was a common association for early electric vehicle users, who were troubled by the fear of their battery electric vehicles (BEVs, also known as fully-electric vehicles) running out of battery power and the potential of being stranded on the roadside.

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Technology Review: First Plug-in Hybrid to Be Sold in the United States

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Powered by Share » Digg this Add to del.icio.us JD Power estimates that Tesla will sell 500 to 800 cars next year, while Fisker Automotive is expected to sell more than 10,000. [1] By Kevin Bullis Audio » Listen - Flash Listen - MP3 Subscribe to podcast What is this? Add to Reddit Add to Facebook Slashdot It!