The internet is a huge network of interconnected computers. Hundreds of thousands of servers quickly store, locate, and retrieve data, sometimes from halfway around the world, and usually thousands of times per second.
This requires massive amounts of power, greater...
The US Navy, each year, requires more than 600 million gallons of Jet Fuel for continuous operations. To meet the demand, fifteen US Navy Military Sea Lift Command fleet replenishment oilers are deployed worldwide to refuel Navy vessels...
Total, one of the most important oil companies in Europe, has warned about the risks associated with drilling for crude in Arctic waters, through its CEO Cristophe de Margerie.
He said that “Oil on Greenland would be a disaster,” and would...
Elon Musk, chief officer of Tesla Motors and chairman of SolarCity, announced Monday that six LIII “SuperChargers” would be made available in California, free indefinitely to Tesla Model S owners.
The six chargers are just the beginning, though, as Musk...
Paying attention to supposed 'news outlets,' one might come to the conclusion that General Motors is losing out big-time on a nationwide publicity stunt, and GM is using ultra-low leasing prices to lure consumers into buying the new,...
Energy efficiency, that is, the amount of usable energy in a given fuel, is based off a number of factors. Hydrocarbon fuels, for example, have a given amount of chemical energy, that, when ignited, can be used to generate...
Portable electricity generation has always been the realm of non-rechargeable chemical batteries, and more recently, various formulations of rechargeable batteries, such as Nickel-Cadmium and Lithium-ion . Hydrogen Fuel Cell technology has been under development for years, and...
Toyota Motor Corporation, building on its success with global class-leading hybrid technology in the Prius lineup, eventually used that technology to convert other Toyota and Lexus models to Hybrid Synergy Drive. Today, Toyota Hybrid Electric Vehicles are the...
Once the main innovator in the field of motoring, Honda is now hoping to catch up with fuel efficiency measures from all over the world. Takanubo Ito, CEO, now proposes a new (but conceptually old) CVCC engine as their...
For them to become a transport solution accepted by everyone, electric cars have to get at least as cheap as ordinary gas-powered ones. A trailer-like battery called ebuggy has been unveiled in Germany. It promises to revolutionize the future...
