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WiTricity extends recent funding for a total of $52M

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Wireless power transfer leader WiTricity announced an additional $18 million to its previously announced October fund raise of $34 million for a total of $52 million. These advancements depend on WiTricity’s wireless power transfer innovation and patented magnetic resonance technology. New Board of Advisors.

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The Joy of Disobeying Your Phone

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Every time he departed from the route Google Maps offered, though, he noticed that his daughter grew anxious. At least that was the case until 2007, when just such an invisible hand appeared: It took the form of the ubiquitous, and ubiquitously connected, smartphone. We regularly hear about people getting.

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The Joy of Disobeying Your Phone

Cars That Think

Every time he departed from the route Google Maps offered, though, he noticed that his daughter grew anxious. At least that was the case until 2007, when just such an invisible hand appeared: It took the form of the ubiquitous, and ubiquitously connected, smartphone. We regularly hear about people getting.

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Volkswagen showcases inductive charging w/ “power lift”, autonomous and semi-autonomous capabilities & gesture control at CES

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Beforehand, a “power lift” moves the charging plate integrated in the parking space into proximity with the underbody of the Golf. Inductive charging with a power lift is also safe and easy. It can accurately log whether the charging power listed for the station is actually available. e-Golf Intelligent Charge.

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California Energy Commission awards more than $15M to advance biofuels, plug-in and V2G research

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The program, created by Assembly Bill 118 (Núñez, Chapter 750, Statutes of 2007), provides approximately $100 million annually to encourage the development and use of new vehicle technologies and alternative and renewable fuels to help attain the state's climate change policies. Earlier post.) Electricore Inc.,

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TTAC's Best Cars of 2023

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An executive express with hips like Sharika and devastatingly powerful electric motors is the simpleton’s choice for a list like this, especially when one deploys all of its 637 horses for a 3.0 2007 Subaru Impreza: Why is this car on my list? It’s the car I drove this year that I most likely can see myself buying for, uh, myself.

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Story of TESLA Motors: Beginning, Fight, Survival, and Success

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Giant companies were paying no or very little attention in the electric vehicle market and they were still focusing on developing new IC engine-powered models. Tesla motors were found by a group of passionate engineers who really wanted to show the world the power of electric vehicles and what can be done with them.