Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Pause for a moment to look at the smoke detector in the room where you're sitting and think about the last time you changed its battery. A sensor network that could monitor an entire forest, or a gas pipeline, or any critical infrastructure, would need thousands or even millions of sensors—and batteries.

Stimulus Package 91

Stimulus Package Stimulus Mercury Power 91

Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Cities Prepare for Life With the Electric Car. From the article: “The San Francisco building code will soon be revised to require that new structures be wired for car chargers. Cities Prepare for Life With the Electric Car. In cities like San Francisco, Portland, Ore., February 15, 2010.

San Francisco 100

San Francisco Neighborhood Electrical Electric 100

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Why hes banking on an obscure Chinese electric car company and a CEO who - no joke - drinks his own battery fluid. BYD CEO Wang Chuan-Fu figured out how to make cheaper batteries than the Japanese by replacing machines with migrant workers. BYDs breakthrough all-electric E6, photographed at this years Detroit auto show.

BYD 62

BYD 2009 Companies Electric Cars 62