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Toyota Hybrid Battery Packs Repurposed to Power Yellowstone National Park

Benji Jerew — Thu, 12 Jun 2014 01:56:11 +0000

All rechargeable batteries degrade in performance over time, even the NiMH (nickel-metal hydride) hybrid battery pack in the Toyota Camry Hybrid Still, that doesn’t mean they’re destined for the landfill. While the NiMH hybrid battery pack may not be up to the task of powering a hybrid electric vehicle, such as the Toyota Camry Hybrid, […]

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How “The Hybrid Shop” Reduces Hybrid Battery Waste

Benji Jerew — Tue, 20 May 2014 18:46:42 +0000

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 eventually fail, and do you have any idea how much that costs? The thing about hybrid battery packs isn’t “if” they’ll fail, but “when” they’ll fail. For the most part, dealerships […]

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Panasonic Start-Stop Battery Developed for Green Vehicles

Benji Jerew — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 07:52:56 +0000

Panasonic’s new start-stop battery can be connected in parallel with a vehicle’s lead-acid battery, allowing it to provide power to the vehicle when at a stop. Depending on how big of a battery that you have in a conventional vehicle, you might be able to just turn the key on and run the fan and radio for just a […]

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EnerDel to Make Longer Lasting, Cheaper Li-Ion Batteries by 2010

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:45:12 +0000

EnerDel, a company who has been on the market since 2004, makes serious promises about more efficient lithium-Ion batteries (LIB) to be manufactured in the very near future. They're planning to make 300,000 of them by 2010. They also say that their batteries keep their charge capacity for up to 300,000 cycles, or 10 years of life.

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The Solar Table That Powers Your Laptop!

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:01:13 +0000

Sudia Design Labs, located in New York, has created a table that you can put out in the sun. What for? To charge it, of course! It has a big solar panel on top of it, is made 90% from recyclable materials and weights 20kg. You can charge your laptop, small appliances, etc. Its 64 […]

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