Cars That Think

MAY 9, 2024

Low-cost, low-mass, and space-hardy versions of these technologies would be required, but engineers trying to draw up detailed plans for such satellites today find no parts that meet the tough requirements. It would take two or three of these giant satellites to replace one large retiring coal or nuclear power station.

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Power Powered Solar Fusion 137

Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

We reached peak oil consumption in the US in 2008 and the same is true in the EU and Japan. ” It is not how can we get low cost capital to take more risk. It is how do we lower the risk so low cost capital can participate. Paul addressed a positive change—the days of increasing US oil consumption may be over. “

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Financing Renewable Stimulus Package Energy 150

Cars That Think

APRIL 17, 2024

That includes a handful of countries in Africa, as well as Japan and Europe. In the industry referred to as a fixed-wing aircraft. Your range and long range and low cost. And a fixed-wing aircraft over something that can hover has something like an 800% advantage in range and cost. Wyrobek: Yeah, absolutely.

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Commercial San Francisco Rwanda Future 88

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2009

This diagram shows requirements and technologies mapped against the OSI 7-layer reference model for interoperability. Since the use cases are the same, there should be one common set of standards based on the ISO OSI seven-layer reference model for interoperability, the companies are suggesting. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Standards BMW Global Charging 256

Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2011

The percentages are higher in Europe and Japan, at 10% and 15%, respectively, largely because of favorable economics and government policies.) To smooth out the intermittency of renewable energy production, low-cost electrical energy storage (EES) will become necessary.

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Li-ion Energy Storage Grid Carbon 231

Cars That Think

APRIL 2, 2022

When the design of the Commodore 64 began, the overriding goals were simplicity and low cost. The initial production cost of the Commodore 64 was targeted at $130; it turned out to be $135. There were additional VIC-20 assembly facilities in Japan, where the disk drive for the C-64 was to be manufactured.

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Cars That Think

JULY 2, 2023

make a low-cost “appliance”-type computer that would be as easy to use as a toaster. Mr. Jobs and other members of the Macintosh team made frequent tours of automated plants in various industries, particularly in Japan. less than a half-hour’s drive from Apple’s Cupertino headquarters.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

BYD makes about 80% of Motorolas RAZR handsets, as well as batteries for iPods and iPhones and low-cost computers, including the model distributed by Nicholas Negropontes One Laptop per Child nonprofit based in Cambridge, Mass. "Importing batteries from Japan was very expensive," Wang says.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The F6 DM uses ferrous batteries, with no lithium content, that BYD says are high-energy density and low cost. Hyundai top 12/18/07 Hyundai Motor, Koreas largest automaker, said it is considering developing a plug-in hybrid car, a move expected to follow bigger rivals such as Japans Toyota Motor and General Motors of the United States.

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