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Officials at Tesla Motors introduced a new electric vehicle model on February 11, called Model X. The SUV-class vehicle completes the company's range of products, which also features Model S and the Tesla Roadster. The new SUV is expected to cost between $60,000 and $85,000 (up to €64,400).
The vehicle is ... |
11 February 2012
06:15 GMT |
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One of the main difficulties associated with using electric cars today is the fact that they have a limited range on existing battery packs. Researchers at the Stanford University think they can address this challenge by constructing highways that use wireless energy transfer to recharge batteries on the go.
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2 February 2012
04:41 GMT |
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Ecotricity, an eco-friendly electricity supplier plans to expand a network of chargers to put an end to the “range anxiety” experienced by the British owners of electric cars. Its expected “electric highway” will connect London, Bristol, Exeter, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool and the Lake D... |
19 December 2011
10:15 GMT |
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Inovateus Solar LLC, one of the most important enterprises which operates on the market of solar power, has announced its partnership with GE Energy Industrial Solutions. The new deal implies that the company will become the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for solar carpot charging stations. Both enterprises ho... |
14 October 2011
03:56 GMT |
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Scientists at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign announce the development of a new battery design, which enables the energy-storage devices to load in just about the same time it takes a driver to fill a tank of gas.
Having to wait for 8 to 12 hours for an electric battery to load is making many would... |
6 October 2011
06:42 GMT |
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Between September 21-25, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, was the home of do-it-yourself enthusiasts who create electric cars. People from around the country arrived at the rally, to display their creations at the EVCCON 2011 gathering. There are numerous electrical vehicle (EV) conversion shops across the United States, wh... |
28 September 2011
07:36 GMT |
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It is sufficiently obvious by now that lithium-ion batteries will remain a staple of modern electronics for years to come, until fuel cell technology is sufficiently mature to take to the market. A Chinese startup is now taking its shot at fame, by improving an electrode material used in these batteries. The Beijing-... |
12 July 2011
11:01 GMT |
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Car manufacturers are well aware of the fact that more than 67 percent of the energy that gasoline stores is wasted during the burning cycle as heat. As such, some of them are now turning to testing thermoelectric materials, which hold great promise for making cars more efficient.This special class contains materials... |
25 May 2011
05:04 GMT |
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According to the results of a recent analysis conducted by experts at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA), the city will become the top market for electric cars in the United States by 2015.Researchers determined that such vehicles will account for as much as 10 percent of all new car purchases carried... |
13 May 2011
05:39 GMT |
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A team of experts says that it managed to develop a new type of ultracapacitors that can be used to store between 5 and 7 times the amount of electricity that “fits” into conventional ultracapacitors. The achievement was made possible by scientists working with the Mountain View, California-based startup ... |
5 May 2011
03:06 GMT |
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In December 2010, a high-level panel of experts met in Cambridge, Massachusetts to discuss how to overhaul the transportation system of the United States, and set in on a path towards relying on electrical and hybrid vehicles. The conclusions of those discussions have just been made public. According to those who par... |
24 January 2011
06:44 GMT |
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At the “Motorsports on Main” event, engines were roaring and cars were making all sorts of sounds, in attempts to stand out of the crowd. But one car did so without even trying – the Deep Orange.This is the first concept car created by researchers at the Clemson University International Center for A... |
24 September 2010
12:51 GMT |
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Electric cars are not about to be implemented at a wide-scale soon. This is the painful truth, and there are a wide variety of causes for that, including high initial prices, high maintenance costs, and a lack of appropriate infrastructure. However, experts working on a new study funded by the US National Science Fou... |
19 February 2010
20:01 GMT |
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In a finding that could mean the age of electrical vehicles is almost upon us, scientists at the Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, near Paris, France, managed to replace the expensive chemical element platinum as the main catalyst used in hydrogen production. This means that, as soon as the method is adopted wo... |
4 December 2009
06:56 GMT |
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Next year will see the commercialization of the first batches of zinc-air batteries, a new class of power-storing devices that can hold up to three times more electricity than existing lithium-ion batteries. The new devices will be released in a very small form at first, for use in devices such as hearing aids and ot... |
28 October 2009
05:56 GMT |
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South Korean scientists are currently in the process of developing a revolutionary new technique of recharging electric vehicles, without having to construct a large number of recharging stations along existing highways. Basically, they are trying to construct the recharging mechanisms directly into the streets, whic... |
19 May 2009
05:45 GMT |
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The United Kingdom has recently taken a major step forward in combating climate change and global warming, when it has decided to offer drivers seeking to buy new cars 5,000 pounds in aid, if they select an electric vehicle. The move, which has been highly applauded, is aimed at ensuring that environmentally friendly... |
16 April 2009
08:41 GMT |
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San Francisco is now the proud owner of three electrical vehicle recharging stations, strategically placed in front of the City Hall, for optimum access from all areas. This effort is just a small part of a larger initiative underway in the state of California, where mayors form several large cities plan to turn the ... |
19 February 2009
15:01 GMT |
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Despite the fact that the global recession is expected to hit the automotive industry pretty hard, car makers in Japan took it upon themselves to spearhead the international effort in creating the first totally clean car, to run either on electricity, fuel cells, or hydrogen. Although this concept may seem a thing of... |
5 January 2009
11:13 GMT |
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In an attempt to significantly increase the numbers of electric cars currently on the road in the San Francisco area, local authorities announced on Thursday that new car-recharging stations will dot Bay View. The project is currently valued at about one billion dollars, which is a fairly low sum to pay for such an e... |
21 November 2008
02:50 GMT |
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At least that's what researchers from the University of Delaware say. By using a electric car prototype produced by the company AC Propulsion, energy stored in the car when recharging, could be used as a output, and returned directly into the power grid when it is needed. A single such car, would not make a very... |
4 December 2007
10:36 GMT |
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