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Arc 1 Conversion Journal 3/3/2012

DIY Electric Car

For tachometer, I will be using a sensor ring on the second shaft end of the motor connected to a new instrument. But in the theme of remaining true to my build philosophy, it is fully capable of handling my actual driving conditions, but doesn't exceed it by far. I am not building a dragster. This is a 6.7"

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Stanford, SLAC team cages silicon microparticles in graphene for stable, high-energy anode for Li-ion batteries

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The graphene cage acts as a mechanically strong and flexible buffer during deep cycling, allowing the silicon microparticles to expand and fracture within the cage while retaining electrical connectivity on both the particle and electrode level. —Stanford postdoc Kai Yan.

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Axion supplying PbC batteries to Norfolk Southern for all-battery switcher and working on line-haul hybrid locomotives; micro-hybrid and stationary expansion

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These electrode assemblies are then sandwiched together with conventional separators and positive electrodes to make the battery, which is filled with an acid electrolyte, sealed and connected in series to the other cells. Sustain 80-85% round trip efficiency in PSOC applications; 90-95% in deep cycle applications. PbC battery.

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The promise of wireless charging: smaller batteries, longer battery life, fewer charging stations

Charged EVs

We connect high-power communication lines into the DC charging system of the car. Overnight or deep-cycle discharge damages batteries, and high C rates degrade batteries because of the temperature created. times more life expectancy for a battery versus a deep-cycle charging approach. How does that work?