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Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 3, 2014
Researchers at The Ohio State University have developed a novel strategy to improve the efficiency and performance of non-aqueous lithium-oxygen (Li-air) batteries. O 2 batteries are based on the oxidation of lithium at the (lithium) metal electrode and reduction of oxygen at the air electrode to induce current flow. Earlier post.).
Cars That Think
DECEMBER 3, 2021
In much of the world, December is a month of twinkling lights. Whether for religious or secular celebrations, the variety and functionality of lights have exploded in recent years, abetted by cheap and colorful LEDs and compact electronics. But decorative lights aren't new. His tree now boasted 120 lights and more colors.
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
OCTOBER 25, 2022
The biggest leap forward happened in 2012 when it was discovered that USB stick TV tuners using the RTL2832U demodulator chip could be tapped to make very cheap but effective SDR receivers. Building off the demand stimulated by this activity, a number of manufacturers have started making premium, but still relatively cheap, SDRs.
Cars That Think
MARCH 11, 2023
Around the same time, however, General Motors and other automakers were in the process of decommissioning their battery EV fleets, the key component of V2G. As utilities shifted to more reliable alternating-current systems, they phased out these costly backup batteries.
Noodoe
DECEMBER 23, 2021
Toyota Sets Up EV Battery Plant. New battery plant for Toyota coming in North Carolina. 23 electrified models (and 15 full EVs) by 2030 with solid-state batteries in 2028? Mercedes Bests Tesla S in Battery Range. Christmas-Lighted Car Tours UK for Charity. Cheap New Method Reuses EV Batteries.
Charged EVs
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
For North America, the electric Hummer is the first of a promised 20 or so GM EVs based on the company’s new Ultium battery and powertrain technology. Back in the day, the original Hummer H1 was a military vehicle with a light veneer of consumer comfort. Jaw-dropping specs. When you invoke the Watts To Freedom mode (WTF, get it?
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