Cars That Think

JULY 19, 2022

Amon Schumann’s radiosonde for weather balloons is equipped with a solar-powered battery and GPS. Lynn Bowlby Schumann built a coin-size, solar-powered radiosonde that weighs 4.8 His Small Radiosondes on a Great Mission project was showcased in May at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair held in Atlanta.

Solar 99

Solar Light Texas Universal 99

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2010

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 8 research projects for funding that will focus on gasification of coal/biomass to produce synthetic gas (syngas) as a pathway to producing power, hydrogen, fuel or chemicals. Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, Ga.) The total value of the projects is approximately $8.2

Coal 218

Coal Hydrogen Fuel Power 218

Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2019

A white paper by AMPLY Power, a company providing fleet charging as a service, finds that 25 of America’s largest metropolitan areas could save an average of 37% on fuel costs by electrifying their bus and light-duty vehicle fleets. For both light duty and buses, AMPLY found Atlanta’s DPGe for fleet vehicles to be $1.85.

San Francisco 247

San Francisco Charging Fleet Fuel 247

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Announced at the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference in Atlanta, the partnership will collaborate on new materials, processes and components to commercialize the aluminum-air battery, which could significantly extend electric vehicle range. The aluminum-air range extender has the potential to meet that challenge. 2013.11.020. Jones, K.R.

Batteries 357

Batteries Battery Energy Honolulu 357