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Shell/AirFlow Starship hyper-fuel efficient Class 8 truck to make cross-country run

Green Car Congress

and ending in Jacksonville, Fla. 5,000 watt solar array on trailer roof that charges and stores. power in the battery pack for the main 48 volt battery bank. This next-generation concept truck features a custom, aerodynamic design and aims to demonstrate improvements in fuel economy for Class 8 trucks.

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How to Build a Power Grid on the Moon

Cars That Think

Without sunlight, solar panels become useless, their broad expanse then serving only to lose heat. Batteries lose capacity, and their liquid components freeze, requiring a power-hungry cycle of using much of the power in batteries just to heat themselves. Here’s how we and our colleagues are designing it to work.