New Dual Carbon Battery Charges 20 Times Faster, Hits Market This Year
As technology continues to progress with an incredible speed, home-based renewable energy sources, electric vehicles and smart gadgets become more affordable to the average...
Pedal Power: Amsterdam Airport Bikes Charge Your Gadgets
At the Schiphol airport in Amsterdam, pedal powering your gadgets is not a problem. You can jump on a stationary bike and charge the...
How “The Hybrid Shop” Reduces Hybrid Battery Waste
When considering a hybrid vehicle, perhaps one of the first things you think about is fuel economy. Then there’s the hybrid battery, which will...
General Motors’ New Chevy Spark EV Battery to be Built In-House
The 2014 Chevy Spark EV is powered by a 20 kWh lithium-ion battery, which General Motors has been outsourcing until now.
The Chevy Spark EV...
Flexible Supercapacitor Could be Woven into Cloth
Researchers collaborating between Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, Tsinghua University (TUC), China, and Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), US, believe they have developed the...
Toyota Dealer’s Solar Power Backed Up By Toyota Prius Batteries
When it comes to hybrid electric vehicles, Toyota Prius has set the standard, improving fuel economy and reducing emissions.
Building on the success of the...
Panasonic Takes Interest in Tesla Gigafactory
The Tesla Gigafactory’s plan is to reduce lithium-ion battery costs for Tesla Motors electric vehicles and SolarCity backup power supplies, and it’s a huge...
Active Dual Functioning Electrolyte Boosts Capacity and Extends Life of Batteries
Scientists and engineers have been trying to improve the capacity and extend the life-span of conventional batteries ever since their initial creation. We often...
Tesla Gigafactory to Break Ground – in Two States?
Tesla Motors is planning some big developments in the future, and a lot of those changes hinge on the Tesla Gigafactory.
The Tesla Gigafactory, of...
China’s Power Mix Will Be Dominated by Coal for Decades
China’s economic growth is very much at odds with her environmental problems. As the economy grows, so does need for power, two-thirds of which...
