NASA is pressing ahead with a plan to install lithium-ion batteries on the International Space Station (ISS), New Scientist has learned. The batteries are similar to those used on Boeing's 787 Dreamliner aircraft, all 50 of which have been ...
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Automobile equipment manufacturer, Linamar has introduced the new Agilit-e Hybrid Powertrain unit for hybrid all-wheel drive applications. The Agilit-e has twin independent motors that generate an output of 75kW and run on the lithium-ion ...
Beverly Hills, California, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) April 1, 2013 -- The HP Pavilion batteries are composed of lithium-ion cells that are designed to hold power for extended amounts of time. This is manifested by ...
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The 2013 Honda CR-Z has arrived with more power, more equipment, but a higher starting price. Pared back to a single model range, the two-door hybrid coupe costs the same $38,490 for either the six-speed manual or automatic continuously ...
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Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles (MREVPL), the manufacturing arm of Indian auto maker Mahindra & Mahindra, has launched the new electric vehicle (EV) e2o. The EV is powered by Lithium Ion batteries that have a range of 100km per charge, ...
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Americans take electrical power for granted whenever they flip on a light switch. But the growing use of solar and wind power in the United States makes the on-demand delivery of electricity more challenging. A key problem is that the ...
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Steering system supplier Nexteer plans to IPO get into the stock market in Hong Kong, and it may raises capital fund of US$500mn. Two people familiar with the situation released, Nexteer has submitted application for the sale of shares ...
The Renault Zoe is a full electric-vehicle with no internal combustion engine. This means that at no time are there any fossil fuels going into a tank, because it doesn’t have one, and emissions aren’t expelled from an exhaust ...
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If are ready to start building up a set of Makita 18V cordless tools, and one of their LXT cordless oscillating multi-tools is on your list, you might be interested to know that Makita is now selling them in combo kits. I like to check ...
An Australian launch for the all-electric Renault Zoe is still a possibility if Renault gets its way. Speaking with CarAdvice at the Geneva motor show, Renault Australia boss Justin Hocevar said that while there’s still a lot of ...
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Power-One, Inc. and Panasonic Corporation have announced that they have entered into a strategic alliance to develop, produce and market energy storage systems for the residential and non-residential markets worldwide combining Power-One ...
Freescale Semiconductor has signed a major new ARM license agreement which will cover the Cambridge firm’s most advanced processor cores. Freescale has taken a multiyear subscription license with ARM beginning with the ARM ...
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Ube Industries, Ltd. announced that it will cease production of caprolactam (CPL) at the Sakai Factory in Japan. The decision was made today at a meeting of the Board of Directors and will result in the company recording an extraordinary ...
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NETZSCH INSTRUMENT NORTH AMERICA, LLC (NETZSCH) and the U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY’S (DOE) NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABOROATORY (NREL) are pleased to announce a joint collaboration to develop an instrument designed to test the ...
Panasonic has reported its consolidated financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2012, of the current fiscal year ending March 31, 2013. Consolidated fiscal 3Q12 results Consolidated group sales for the ...
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