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MIT’s New Lithium-Ion Battery Could Be The Future of Electric Cars

Courtney Lepping — Fri, 19 Aug 2016 19:44:44 +0000

Qichao Hu, the CEO at MIT’s SolidEnergy Systems, invented a lithium-ion battery that will last twice as long but smaller by half. This battery is a big deal in that it uses lithium-metal foil as the anode material, as opposed to the standard graphite, carbon, or silicone, and can be used in things like wearables, […]

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Blogger gets 72 mpg from stock Euro Honda Civic diesel

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:14:33 +0000

What we’re going to do is hypermile these cars. Although, much like Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men, we’re not sure you can handle the truth. To be perfectly honest, we were shocked ourselves. Shocked and giddy, read more | digg story

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New Technologies for Hybrid Cars

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 07:47:55 +0000

Considering the constant threat of global warming, hybrid vehicles are here to stay, but their success isn’t yet a noticeable one. U.S. consumers are expected to purchase approximately 350,000 Hybrid vehicles annually by the year 2008. Ultimately the choice is in your hand. Buying a normal car would mean another threat for the environment for […]

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Tango Spied electric car – 0-60 in 4 seconds!

Ovidiu Sandru — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 18:11:31 +0000

This is the electric car that can accelerate from zero to 60 mph in 4.0 seconds to a top speed of 120 mph in one gear with no shifting thanks to its two electric motors — smaller versions of the same kind found in diesel-electric locomotives — that combine to produce over 1,000 lbf ft. […]

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What Does Nissan Do About Hybrid Cars?

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:37:41 +0000

Nissan has been building their Altima hybrid cars at their Smyrna, Tennessee plant, which has the capacity of building up to 50,000 vehicles. If demand for the Altima hybrid is great enough, Nissan may just offload some production of the traditional Altima cars to their plant in Canton, Mississippi. While Nissan may be a bit […]

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BMW will lease its hydrogen cars

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:57:07 +0000

Eager to put its stamp on cars with green credentials, BMW announced that it rolled out the world’s first hydrogen-burning car in serial production early this year. Dubbed the Hydrogen 7, the specially equipped 7-Series executive cars emit only water vapor when running on hydrogen. That means zero emissions of pollutants and carbon dioxide, a […]

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Why Buy a Prius?

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:55:21 +0000

I am in no way part of Toyota marketing or any of its affiliates. I just want a Prius. Me, the creator of this blog. Why I want it? Why am I for the moment dreaming about it, not having the money to get one? Because I was always caught by hi-tech stuff, and always thought hi-tech could make our lives so much easier.

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