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OCTOBER 28, 2011

A team of MIT researchers lead by Prof. John Goodenough from the University of Texas as Austin, has found one of the most effective catalysts yet discovered for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) for use in water-splitting to produce hydrogen or in rechargeable metal-air batteries. rechargeable metal-air batteries (MxO 2 ?

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JANUARY 9, 2014

Conventional layered lithium and transition metal cathode material (top) and the new disordered material studied by researchers at MIT (bottom) as seen through a scanning tunneling electron microscope. It was funded by the Robert Bosch Corporation, Umicore, Samsung, and the US Department of Energy. Image courtesy of the researchers.

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MARCH 16, 2016

Market-based incentives should be implemented to support the US Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) LDV requirements. The market for pure BEVs is likely to be limited because their inherently limited driving range and long recharging times, and their high cost, make them less attractive to purchasers looking for an all-purpose vehicle.

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MIT Transportation Climate Energy 150

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DECEMBER 5, 2013

Toyota Motor Corporation has licensed the intellectual property (IP) of WiTricity, an MIT spin-off commercializing an approach to “mid-range” wireless charging (distances from a centimeter to several meters, earlier post ).

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The American Ceramics Society awarded A123Systems the Corporate Technical Achievement Award for developing breakthrough ceramics that enable new technologies such as stable, high-power, rechargeable batteries that are safer and more powerful than earlier lithium-ion rechargeable varieties. A123Systems launched in 2005. (A

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Lithium Ion Recharge 2002 MIT 231

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MAY 17, 2024

Beltran-Hernandez, Nicolas Erbetti, and Masashi Hamaya from OMRON SINIC X Corporation, Tokyo, Japan. Autonomous Overhead Powerline Recharging for Uninterrupted Drone Operations,” by Viet Duong Hoang, Frederik Falk Nyboe, Nicolaj Haarhøj Malle, and Emad Ebeid from University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark. Carpenter, and H.

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USA Universal Environment Denmark 102

Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2009

However, Nissan admits that it still has no idea on how much it would cost, how long the designated lane would have to be, or how fast the battery could be recharged.Nissan is grappling with its recent consumer research, which revealed that 61% of potential electric car customers were most worried about the inconvenience of recharging.

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