Cars That Think
MARCH 31, 2023
For IEEE Spectrum , he’s dug into software reliability and maintenance , the so-called STEM crisis , and the automation paradox , examining those complex topics through the eyes of a seasoned risk analyst who has consulted for governments and corporations for five decades. Take power-grid transformers.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Scientist have confirmed that unlike gasoline cars, plug-ins will get cleaner as they get older -- because our power grid is getting cleaner. This means the more maintenance-free electrical systems of PHEVs offset the initial higher cost of batteries. But theyve needed definitive proof that PHEVs wont increase pollution.
Noodoe
JANUARY 7, 2022
Electric School Buses in the US are a hot conversation. As with most EVs, the cost of operating a gas-powered vehicle is simply higher than that of operating an electric one. As with most EVs, the cost of operating a gas-powered vehicle is simply higher than that of operating an electric one. Benefits of electric over diesel.
Cars That Think
JANUARY 25, 2023
These networks include cables that connect wind farms to the shore and supply electricity to our power grid infrastructure (Figure 3). Installation and maintenance is easier to accomplish in shallow waters. Many OFW farms are made up of grounded structures, like monopiles and other types of bottom-fixed wind turbines.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Several after-market companies have done PHEV conversions of the Ford Escape hybrid and one has done a retrofit of the F-150 pickup -- see Where PHEVs Are and ICE-Conversions.) That said, the interest in conversions continues to validate hybrid technology as a core technology thats here to stay.
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