News tagged with hybrid electric
Iowa State engineer wants to 'sculpt' more powerful electric motors and generators
Dionysios Aliprantis took up an imaginary hammer and chisel and pounded away at the air.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jan 26, 2012 |
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LED lights point shoppers in the right direction
Looking for an item in a large department store or mall can be like searching for a needle in a haystack, but that could change thanks to a hybrid location-identification system that uses radio frequency transmitters and ...
Jan 26, 2012 |
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NREL releases report on testing electric vehicles to optimize their performance with power grids
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have released a technical report that could help improve the performance of electric vehicles (EVs) and the efficiency of the electric ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Dec 08, 2011 |
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With changes, the grid can take it
Over the next two decades, the U.S. electric grid will face unprecedented technological challenges stemming from the growth of distributed and intermittent new energy sources such as solar and wind power, ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Dec 05, 2011 |
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Toyota taking orders in Japan for Prius plug-in
Toyota will begin taking orders Tuesday for the plug-in version of its hit Prius hybrid, announcing efficient mileage and a relatively affordable starting price of 3.2 million yen ($41,000), which comes down with green vehicle ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Nov 29, 2011 |
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Japan firm unveils robot suit for nuclear workers
The Japanese maker of an exoskeleton robot suit to assist walking on Monday unveiled a model that could help nuclear workers weighed down by heavy anti-radiation vests in contaminated zones.
Nov 07, 2011 |
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Hybrid power plants can help industry go green
Hybrid cars, powered by a mixture of gas and electricity, have become a practical way to "go green" on the roads. Now researchers at Tel Aviv University are applying the term "hybrid" to power plants as well.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Nov 03, 2011 |
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Study finds benefits of plug-in vehicles depend on battery size
Thinking about buying a new plug-in vehicle? You may want to check the size of its battery first.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Sep 26, 2011 |
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Volt: GM's car of the future?
The Chevrolet Volt is many things: an attention grabber, a potential cure for an oil dependent nation - the list goes on.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Sep 26, 2011 |
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'Flybus' prototype may be hybrid bus of future
(PhysOrg.com) -- The "Flybus" prototype bus aims to showcase how hybrid electric buses can be inexpensive, cost efficient and easy on the environment. Reports out this week say that the Flybus is being readied ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Sep 08, 2011 |
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GM, LG partner on electric vehicles
General Motors and LG Group will jointly design and engineer electric vehicles, the companies said Thursday.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Aug 25, 2011 |
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Ford, Toyota to join hands on hybrid trucks
Ford and Toyota announced Monday plans to jointly develop a new hybrid system for light trucks and sport utility vehicles.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Aug 22, 2011 |
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Researchers improve performance of iron-based catalysts
Having pioneered the development of the first high-performance iron-based catalyst for fuel cells, researchers at INRS recently achieved a second major advance. They developed a new and improved iron-based catalyst capable ...
Aug 10, 2011 |
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NHTSA looking to implement new noise enhancement rules for electric vehicles
(PhysOrg.com) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced on July 7, that it plans to implement new regulations requiring electric vehicles to emit some as yet undesignated "noise" to warn ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jul 13, 2011 |
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Seeing red? Making carbon nanotubes clearer to the naked eye
If you were to look at a carbon nanotube with the naked eye you wouldn't see much more than black powder, but now a team of EU-funded scientists has developed a novel way of making these multi-purpose nanotechnology ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 11, 2011 |
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