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WiTricity extends recent funding for a total of $52M

Green Car Congress

The extension included investments from Tony Fadell’s Future Shape and other private investors. The company envisions a not-too-distant future when dynamic charging will support moving vehicles (from taxi queues to roadways), and autonomous vehicles and robots will charge without human intervention.

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[PRESS RELEASE] APRIL MARKS NEW ERA FOR EVs

Drive Electric

Drive Electric Chair Mark Gilbert says, “In New Zealand right now there are more than 70 models of new EVs available, and we expect the arrival of more over the coming 12 months. New Zealand has also already seen the arrival of its first electric Ute, by LDV. “EV Image Suite: Google Drive Link.

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Video Friday: Robot Soccer Finals

Cars That Think

Paper ] Wyss Associate Faculty members, Conor Walsh and Rob Wood discuss their visions for the future of bio-inspired soft robotics. The new gripping system combines passive mechanical compliance with a hybrid electrostatic-adhesive pad so that humanoid robots can grasp a wide range of materials including paperboard and textured plastics.

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EV myths busted: The most common electric vehicle misconceptions

Drive Electric

Electric vehicles are more popular in New Zealand than ever! Today’s EVs have enough battery range to meet the average New Zealander’s driving needs for over a week. The daily driving habits of New Zealanders also tell us that for the most part, the range needed to fulfill most car trips is actually quite low.

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SiliconRepublic.com: IBM to build smart grid for electric cars - R&D

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Home Business Digital Life New Media Comms CIO R&D Government Careers Events E-Monday Video Audio Dublin: 18.04.2009 02:44 AM SiliconRepublic.com Irelands Technology News Service RSS News Alerts Subscribe Features Google reports record Q1 profits BT reveals 24Mbps service Yahoo!,

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Intel's Open Source Strategy

Cars That Think

Stephen Cass: Hello and welcome to Fixing the Future , a podcast from IEEE spectrum. So, that was not my quote so it will be attributed to Eric Brewer from Google. So, New Zealand to India to Europe to America back to New Zealand. And Eric Brewer was giving that talk. I really enjoyed talking with you today.

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