Posts Tagged ‘electric cars’
US consumers aren’t sold on plug-in cars
INDIANA U. (US) — The Obama administration’s goal of putting a million plug-in electric vehicles on the roads by 2015 may be a tough sell, say researchers. Continue…
Thursday, January 3, 2013 10:13 - 3 Comments
Science & Technology - Jun 27, 2012 12:00 - 0 Comments
Souped-up Edison battery charges in 2 minutes
STANFORD (US) — Researchers have developed a high-performance version of the nickel-iron battery designed by Thomas Edison more than a century ago. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 3, 2012 15:28 - 8 Comments
Charge the electric car while you drive
STANFORD (US) — New technology could lead to wireless charging of electric vehicles while they cruise down the highway. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 17, 2011 12:37 - 4 Comments
New phone battery charges 10x faster
NORTHWESTERN (US) — A new lithium-ion battery not only holds a charge up to 10 times longer than current technology, but can also charge 10 times faster. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 13, 2011 13:55 - 0 Comments
Carbon ‘sponge’ adds zoom, zoom
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — A three-dimensional porous carbon is expected to make fast, efficient supercapacitators better able to deliver more charge. (more…)
