Cars That Think

JANUARY 20, 2024

It was in service from 1962 to 1972, but its pressurized light-water reactor (LWR) proved too complex and expensive for the ship to operate profitably. Seen here near the port of Seattle, in 1962, the NS Savannah was the first nuclear-powered merchant ship. million (an eye-popping $495 million today).

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Molten Salt Mariner South Korea Water 143

Charged EVs

AUGUST 17, 2022

A lot of people don’t understand how that can be, but if you think about the topology of a charger, there’s the power electronics that are connected to the grid—that’s where the cabinet is—then there’s a cable going from there to where the vehicle is, and then there’s vehicle coupling. We’re somewhere in the 90 to 92% range.

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Charging Battery Batteries Taxi 56

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Smart-grid technologies can help utilities better integrate renewable energy sources and run the transmission grid more efficiently, said Allan Schurr, the vice president of strategy and development at IBMs Global Energy and Utilities practice, which is participating in about 50 projects.

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