Cars That Think

JULY 9, 2025

The discovery represents a broader push for 5G-based IoT tech—using the telecom standard’s low latency , energy efficiency , and capacity for massive device connectivity. The new research also signals an important step toward applications that include smaller, low-power health monitors, smart cameras, and industrial sensors, for instance.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

From the article: “The San Francisco building code will soon be revised to require that new structures be wired for car chargers. SAN FRANCISCO — If electric cars have any future in the United States, this may be the city where they arrive first. In cities like San Francisco, Portland, Ore.,

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Cars That Think

MARCH 18, 2022

Starting this year, thousands of battery-powered electric drive Volkswagen vehicles capable of both loading and offloading current—bidirectional charging, as industry calls it—have been rolling off production lines in eastern Germany. Volkswagen's current ID models with 77 kWh battery option now come ready for bidirectional charging.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 30, 2024

Sodium-ion batteries offer benefits over their lithium-ion counterparts. They can discharge faster, providing short, intense bouts of power. Modern life runs on lithium-ion batteries , powering smartphones, laptops and electric cars alike. But as dominant as they’ve become, there are other ways to build a battery.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

In our always-on, sensor-laden, Internet-connected world, shouldn't technology have done better? A much better way to conserve battery power would be to use none of it at all until the system actually had important data to transmit. Too many did not make it out of their beds, let alone their homes.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 4, 2022

A high-speed network that connects computers, printers, and other peripherals in an office or building. The 1985 Siggraph art show in San Francisco alone received 4000 entries. It was battery-powered, ran Smalltalk, and had a touch-sensitive screen designed by Thornburg. “We Local area network.

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