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Posts tagged "car"

Electric Car Batteries Lithium Ion Batteries Breakthrough Electric Car Range Tripled

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Electric Car Batteries Lithium Ion Batteries Breakthrough Electric Car Range Tripled

Electric car batteries or lithium-ion batteries advances effectively triple electric car range. Envia Systems, who is a technology leader in lithium-ion energy storage announced a major breakthrough in technology in this field. The new Envia technology builds on the work done at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory which is located in southwest DuPage County, IL, 25 miles southwest of Chicago and managed by UChicago Argonne, LLC for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science.

Building on the existing award-winning Argonne-Envia collaboration, the Argonne license contributed complementary technology to Envia’s development of industry-leading lithium-ion battery solutions. General Motors also invested $7 million in Envia to provide its “battery engineering team with access to advanced lithium-ion cathode technology that delivers higher cell energy density and lower cost.” Other Envia Investors include Asahi Kasei and Asahi Glass, Bay Partners, Redpoint and Panagea Ventures totaling $17 million.

Advanced Research Project Agency•Energy, or ARPA•E gave them a $4 million dollar award grant to help with the research as well. The whole idea of ARPA•E was:

To bring a freshness, excitement, and sense of mission to energy research that will attract many of the U.S.’s best and brightest minds—those of experienced scientists and engineers, and, especially, those of students and young researchers, including persons in the entrepreneurial world.

Continue Reading Electric Car Batteries Lithium Ion Batteries Breakthrough Electric Car Range Tripled Here

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Posted by admin - March 1, 2012 at 9:17 am

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2013 Ford Fusion Unveiled At Detroit Auto Showed & Named Official CES Car

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2013 Ford Fusion Unveiled At Detroit Auto Showed & Named Official CES Car

The 2013 Ford Fusion was unveiled this week at both the Detroit Auto Show and CES, where it was named official car of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Ford President and CEO Alan Mullaly revealed Ford’s plug-in hyrbid mid-size car today, the new Ford Fusion is said to be the most tech-centric car the American automotive company has produced to date.

Carrying the title of official car of CES on its shoulders, Ford President and CEO, Alan Mullaly revealed the company’s new Ford Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid today at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show.

The new 2013 Fusion Energi belongs to Ford’s Fleet of Fusions that also includes standard and hybrid versions. Along with being Ford’s cleanest and most energy efficient of its three Fusions, the plug-in hybrid is also Ford’s most tech focused and laden vehicle to date. Continue Reading 2013 Ford Fusion Unveiled At Detroit Auto Showed & Named Official CES Car Here

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Posted by admin - January 11, 2012 at 8:09 am

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Pros and Cons of Continuing to Drive Old Car

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Taking good care of car is beneficial!

Pros and cons of continuing to drive old car, so whether it’s for emotional, economic, or practical reasons, there are pros and cons to continuing driving your old car. Let’s take a look at some of them.

Pros

1. Landfills – If you continue to drive your old car, you will prevent the additional cluttering of the landfill. In other words, the longer you drive it, the longer it stays out of the junk yard or landfill.

2. No car payment – You won’t have to make a car payment if you keep driving your old car. Continue Reading Pros and Cons of Continuing to Drive Old Car Here

Originally posted 2010-08-13 10:06:43.

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Posted by admin - March 10, 2011 at 12:00 pm

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The Electric Car Why Electric Cars Are a Great Idea

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The Electric Car Why Electric Cars Are a Great Idea: Woman Plugging In and charging her non fossil fuel automobile

Did you know that one of the very first automobiles was the electric car? The concept of electric cars is often considered to be the product of an oil-weary culture, but it is actually an original automobile concept. Basically an electric carriage without the horse, these first electric vehicles were developed in Europe and evolved into efficient, high-capacity, battery-operated autos by the early 1880s. These electric cars did not require gear-shifting, and were quieter and cleaner than their counterparts, the gas-powered, internal combustion engine cars.

The Electric Car

So what happened?

For one thing, American roads got longer and people needed cars that could be driven for longer distances. Continue Reading The Electric Car Why Electric Cars Are a Great Idea Here

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Posted by admin - February 2, 2011 at 11:09 am

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Repair or Replace Thats the Big Question

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To Repair or Replace, Thats the Big Question Most of Us Must Deal With on a Regular Basis

This can be quite a dilemma, to repair or replace that old worn out household item. On the one hand, you don’t want to be wasteful and throw out something that could be repaired. On the other hand, you don’t want to repair something only to have it break again, and again, and again. There is also the concern over the cost of the repairs, and let’s face it, some of the stuff we make today, especially electronics devices are more or less designed to be throw away items, and are cheaper to replace than to have them repaired. The key is always to try to fix something first, then consider other options only when repair is not feasible. Here are some ideas and items that you may be trying to decide to repair or replace.

1. Car – It’s nearly always less expensive to keep your old car than to buy a new one. Of course, if your car is totaled in an accident or otherwise damaged beyond repair, it’s time to replace. But you can replace it with another used car if you want to keep waste to a minimum. Continue Reading Repair or Replace Thats the Big Question Here

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Posted by admin - February 2, 2011 at 8:02 am

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Why Electric Cars Are a Great Invention

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Electric cars should be the future!

Did you know that some of the very first automobiles were electric? The concept of the electric car is often considered to be the product of an oil-weary culture, but it is actually an original automobile concept. Basically an electric carriage without the horse, these first electric vehicles were developed in Europe and evolved into efficient, high-capacity, battery-operated autos by the early 1880s. These electric cars did not require gear-shifting, and were quieter and cleaner than the simultaneous gas-powered, internal combustion engine cars.

So what happened?

For one thing, American roads got longer and people needed cars that could be driven for longer distances. Another factor was the decline in American oil prices, making gas-powered cars cheaper to run. And Henry Ford developed the assembly line for manufacturing his gas-powered autos, making the gasoline car even more affordable. Continue Reading Why Electric Cars Are a Great Invention Here

Originally posted 2010-06-10 10:12:49.

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Posted by admin - January 15, 2011 at 3:53 pm

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