Slipstream: A New Battery Takes Off in a Race to Electric Cars
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The goal for A123Systemsâ battery for plug-in hybrid cars is to achieve 155 miles to the gallon and reduce demand for gasoline by 70 percent.
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A new generation of car technologies promises to add more fun and functionality to motoring.
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Blog: A new device in the works could debut with Mercedes, according to one report
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In an advance that could lead to lighter spacecraft and smarter cars, researchers have developed a new technique for producing a high-quality semiconductor that&#39;s much more resistant to extreme conditions than the silicon found in most of today&#39;s
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Fisker Coachworks shows off its phenomenal prototype Karma at the auto show. The company claims the $80,000 car's lithium-ion batteries will provide 50 miles of emissions-free full-electric driving.
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There's a $10 million prize waiting for the team that builds a super-green, ultra-efficient vehicle. Start your engines, it's the race to build the 100-mpg car.
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As lithium-ion batteries move in on gasoline's turf as most favored fuel for the nationâs automobiles, questions about the chemicalâs suitability persist.
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Russell Long already owns a pair of  fuel-efficient hybrid cars -- a Toyota Prius and a Honda Civic  -- but his dream car is not on the market yet: a zippy number  he could plug in to recharge at night that would get over 100  miles per gallon.
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Better batteries and supersticky glues are on the horizon.
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Main problem of battery vehicles potentially fixed Updated The rules of the game for electrically-powered vehicles may be about to change, as new battery technology approaches road service.â¦
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Researchers are working on autonomous robots that eat to produce energy. The problem right now is that batteries are much better. By Lakshmi Sandhana.
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Researchers at Simon Frasier University in British Columbia have developed technology that generates electricity from the natural motion of walking. In an article published in the journal Science this month, Max Donelan, an assistant professor of kinesiology, and other team members say their biomechanical energy harvester promises to revolutionize the way people charge the batteries that power all sorts of mobile gear.
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Google and Pacific Gas & Electric have unveiled their vision of a future in which cars and trucks are partly powered by the countryâs electric grids, and vice versa.
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A novel solar technology hits an important milestone as it competes with other forms of solar power plants.
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New battery a welcome addition to the market after battery recall costs laptop manufacturers millions.
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The steam powered car that is aiming for a land speed record and an alternative fuel future.
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The Zeo runs purely on batteries. It's a direction the other big makers are not so keen about.