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Retail Giants Step Up: Costco, Ikea, Target, and Walmart Join the EV Charging Movement

The Truth About Cars

Photo credit: allnikartas / Shutterstock.com A recent study by Consumer Reports sheds light on the current landscape of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in the United States, focusing on the role of retailers. Data suggests that installing EV chargers can increase store foot traffic by an average of 4 percent and revenue by 5 percent.

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Light-Driven, Iron-Based Catalytic System Generates Hydrogen from Formic Acid

Green Car Congress

A team of researchers in Germany report on the first light-driven, iron-based catalytic system for hydrogen generation from formic acid in a paper published online 15 June in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. The resulting products are liquid at ambient conditions and can thus be handled, stored, and transported easily.

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Study: hydrogen boride nanosheets are a promising hydrogen carrier; 8wt% under ambient conditions

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This material, which has only recently begun to be explored, could go on to be used as safe, light-weight, high-capacity hydrogen storage materials. Hydrogen boride nanosheets (HB sheets) release hydrogen under UV light. HB sheets are expected to be applied for light-weight, light-responsive, and safe hydrogen carriers.

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The First Digital Camera Was The Size of a Toaster

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Smith at Bell Labs , consist of a sensor that converts an incoming two-dimensional light pattern into an electrical signal that in turn becomes an image. Although the CCDs could capture an image, they couldn’t store it. He designed it so each tape would store 30 images. The image was then transferred to the cassette.

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Yadea factory tour: The surprises I found at the world’s largest electric vehicle maker

Baua Electric

I recently took a trip to China, where I had the opportunity to visit one of Yadea’s several global factories used to produce a wide range of light electric vehicle models and styles. I think they could be incredibly powerful utility vehicles in the US, but that’s another issue for another article.

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14 Things to Include in Your Truck Maintenance Schedule

Clean Fleet Report

This Will Help Keep Your Truck on the Road This article may contain affiliate links. If you visit a big truck parts store near me (in Maryland), you can get anything you need for vehicle maintenance. Truck ownership can be a lot of fun. Some people love these vehicles. If you’re a truck owner, though, you must keep it running smoothly.

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Students Develop Low-Cost Wearable Device for the Visually Impaired

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The portable device helps the user read in just about any location and lighting conditions. The team built 11 devices, which currently are stored in the NAB library. It can translate text in a variety of languages including English, Kannada, Telagu, Malayalam, Tamil, and Hindi. The assistive device works with or without Wi-Fi.

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