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Practical Power Beaming Gets Real

Cars That Think

To underscore how safe the system was, the host of the BBC science program “ Bang Goes the Theory ” stuck his face fully into a power beam. Naval Research Laboratory , in Washington, D.C., Army’s Blossom Point test facility south of Washington, D.C. Can the same basic physics be harnessed to replace wires today? At the U.S.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Electric cars and a smart electric grid have a bright future, according to panelists at a roundtable discussion on the subject that I attended last Friday in Boston. “I Vehicle-to-grid is, I believe, the salvation of the automotive industry in the United States,” declared Marc Spitzer, an agency commissioner who was also on the panel.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Powered by Blogrunner Previous post The Promise of a Better Light Bulb? Wind, hydro, DC transmission lines, and smart grid electronics are also Portland strengths. Not good for large EV’s but great for light ones. Search This Blog Previous Post: The Promise of a Better Light Bulb? — Larry 4. — jerryd 7.

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