Cars That Think

DECEMBER 31, 2023

And yet more air conditioning exacerbates the very problem—climate change—that is driving the need for more air conditioning. Mainspring calls its machine a linear generator, because it converts linear motion into electricity. Now imagine a battery that can last through tens of thousands of charge-discharge cycles. What to do?

Fusion 72

Fusion Energy Lithium Ion Grid 72

Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

AC Propulsion cofounder Wally Rippel converted a Volkswagen microbus into an electric vehicle while he was still a student at Caltech. In such an emergency, a bidirectional EV with charge to spare could come to the rescue. In principle, this problem might have been solved with software to govern the charging and discharging.

Grid 131

Grid Power Powered Vehicles 131

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Energy Plant Design The University of California, Los Angeles, will re-engineer. streamline the process by which green plants convert carbon. production of oil, which is stored in seeds and is convertible to. plants, and it is a liquid that can be extracted readily, separated, and converted into biodiesel fuel.

Energy 294

Energy Clean Cleaning Grid 294

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Fisker $80,000 Karma series luxury 50-mile range series PHEV, S Sunset convertible version.Partnering with Quantum Technologies. Several aftermarket companies and organizations have converted hundreds of Priuses -- see Where PHEVs Are.) Ford spokesman in Wards Auto ) 6/9/06 "So, Mr. Ford is saying we’re looking into it.

Plug-in 45

Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV 45