Scientists explore putting electric cars on a two-way power street October 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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Think of it as the end of cars' slacker days: No more sitting idle for hours in parking lots or garages racking up payments, but instead earning their keep by providing power to the electricity grid. | |
CSIRO's UltraBattery goes global in the auto sector October 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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The CSIRO-invented UltraBattery is set to have a global impact on greenhouse gas emissions after Japan's Furukawa Battery Company, which has already begun production of the UltraBattery, and US manufacturer, East Penn, today ... | |
 Electric vehicles spark at Paris car show October 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Carmarkers rolled out a slew of electric models at the Paris motor show Friday, with a view to filling dealer showrooms by 2012 when new European legislation on curbing emissions kicks in. | |
 Solar powered cars race in South Africa October 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Africa's first-ever solar-powered car race is underway in South Africa to raise awareness about alternative energy and promote science and technology, organisers said Wednesday. | |
The hybrid offensive October 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Fraunhofer research engineers are busy converting a standard production gasoline-engine car into a hybrid. By doing so, they aim to demonstrate what hybrid technology can do, and prove that it can even be ... | |
 Evidence that inexpensive device boosts fuel economy by up to 20 percent September 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 78 vote(s)
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Amid sticker-shock fuel prices, researchers in Pennsylvania are reporting results of laboratory tests and road tests verifying that a simple, inexpensive device attached to a car engine's fuel injector can ... | |
 Madagascar: solar power ends dark age for rural clinics September 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Elisabeth's 13 children were born by candlelight. Her daughter, who has just become a mother for the first time, was more "fortunate". | |
 Solar water heaters growing in power-hungry Burkina Faso September 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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A solar panel lies on the roof of Pierre Guissou's home in Burkina Faso, feeding power to his water heater and allowing his family to take precious hot showers in a country where most homes lack electricity. ... | |
 Sharp Launches Mass Production of 2nd-Generation Thin-Film Solar Cells October 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Sharp Corporation has completed installation of a new 2nd-generation thin-film solar cell production line at its Katsuragi Plant (Katsuragi City, Nara Prefecture) using large-size glass substrates measuring ... | |
Simple device which uses electrical field could boost gas efficiency September 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 83 vote(s)
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With the high cost of gasoline and diesel fuel impacting costs for automobiles, trucks, buses and the overall economy, a Temple University physics professor has developed a simple device which could dramatically improve fuel ... | |
From Sugar to Gasoline September 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 45 vote(s)
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Following independent paths of investigation, two research teams are announcing this month that they have successfully converted sugar-potentially derived from agricultural waste and non-food plants-into gasoline, diesel, ... | |
Ocean offers hope for green energy September 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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Five miles off the southern tip of Long Beach Island, an oversize yellow buoy floats alone, purposefully mounting the waves and occasionally phoning home. | |
What energy upgrades would you make for $250? September 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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It's a double whammy: Home energy costs are rising just when most of us can least afford it. | |
 100-mpg plug-in hybrids popping up in US September 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 64 vote(s)
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Although many people would like to drive more fuel-efficient vehicles, most of us have to wait for the large vehicle manufacturers to mass-produce affordable cars that run on alternative power. In the meantime, ... | |
 Chrysler to go electric in 2010 September 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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Chrysler this week joined the ranks of automakers promising to bring electric cars to the market in 2010. | |
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