Cars That Think
APRIL 11, 2024
That’s when SSPD-1, a solar space-power demonstrator satellite carrying a bevy of new technologies designed at the California Institute of Technology, blasted into low Earth orbit for a year-long mission. Hajimiri: Our idea is to deploy a fleet of these sail-like structures that then all fly in close formation. But yours is at 10 GHz?
Cars That Think
MARCH 11, 2023
It occurred in the wake of the California electricity crisis of 2000 and 2001, when mismanaged deregulation, market manipulation, and environmental catastrophe combined to unhinge the power grid. ACP looked at other ways of marketing its technology and saw an opportunity in the California electricity crisis then unfolding.
Cars That Think
MAY 10, 2022
We’ve gotten very, very good at making things that are cheap and durable. Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, and Accenture Labs are putting this idea to the test with the design of a wireless heater that can warm up whatever’s placed inside of it when the heater is placed on a standard wireless charging pad. “Our
Cars That Think
APRIL 23, 2022
Back then, Warnock already had a rough idea how to “Print Anything.” So to save time, the company had the hardware and software developed in parallel, the first in Utah and the second by a team led by Warnock in California. But in mid-1983, Warnock says, he had an idea for a fundamentally new set of algorithms that might do the trick.
Clean Fleet Report
MAY 13, 2021
This marketing choice by Ford is either a very bad idea (brand dilution) or a genius plan to move the pony car into the modern era. It also toyed with the idea of presenting Prius as a sub-brand at the point it had four different models, but dropped it. Not easy or cheap, but it has worked so far. I’m hoping for the latter.
The Truth About Cars
APRIL 16, 2024
So imagine my surprise at the relative capability of the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N as I hustled it around the famous Laguna Seca racetrack near Monterey, California. Full disclosure: Hyundai flew me to Monterey/Carmel, California and fed and housed me. The cabin is comfortable though the fake sounds come through quite loudly.
Revenge of the Electric Car
NOVEMBER 19, 2009
lawmakers are supportive of the idea. Despite a high upfront cost, operating an electric vehicle is cheap, costing 2.5 The cost to put such facilities every 25 miles along interstate highways in California alone might cost $75 million, another hurdle the group hopes can be cleared with federal financial help. -By
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