Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2009

The system, developed through a multiyear project funded by General Motors Corp., The “SmartBed”—a term coined by Sandia that refers to the method for controlling a modular storage system—consists of four identical modules, each of which contains a shell and tube heat exchanger. With main facilities in Albuquerque, N.M.,

Hydrogen 186

Hydrogen GM Sodium Albuquerque 186

Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

In an EV, while using the HVAC won’t detract from the maximum output of the traction motor, it does still demand energy from the battery, so there will be a hit to range. A at 115 VAC, or 586 W, which works out to a COP of 3.0 that is, 6,000 / 3.412 = 1,758 W of heat moved vs 586 W used), which is fairly good, all things considered.

Gas-Electric 92

Gas-Electric Waste Gas All-Electric 92

Cars That Think

JULY 30, 2021

In my research at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, I study the brains of one of these larger insects, the dragonfly. Once it comes out of its nymph stage as a winged adult (technically referred to as a teneral), the dragonfly does not have a parent to feed it or show it how to hunt. Each has some 250,000 neurons.

Design 145

Design Albuquerque Connect Connected 145