A smooth-running Toyota RAV4 that does not consume gasoline is now at dealerships, and we recently borrowed one to sample at our test track. And so far, we're seeing real appeal in an electric sport-ute. The RAV4 EV is derived from the ...
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The Trail Rider 4WD is a modern day skateboard powered by four 850W electric motors, which can accelerate from 0 – 45 km/h in just 1.6 seconds. The Trail Rider 4WD Electric Skateboard uses a unique rocking-motion to input throttle ...
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Osram's Duris E 5 LEDs chosen for FuturoLighting Catherina2 fixtures LED lighting solutions specialist FuturoLighting of Piestany,Slovakia(a certified partner in Osram's'LED Light for you'network)has launched its Catherina2 ceiling ...
South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) NHS Foundation Trust has a huge fleet of ambulances here in the UK. In an attempt to reduce its large fuel bill by as much as £400,000 it is installing 5mm thick solar panels on the vehicle roofs ...
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Pioneer PV Solutions,a thin-film microsolar solar company,has launched its operations in California. The company will provide off-the-shelf solar solutions for small off-grid products including solar-powered lamps,parking meters and ...
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Hand assembled in France, the full touch-screen Rêverie is the ultimate luxury handset from Dior Phone. Adorned with 1,539 diamonds, 18-karat white gold and 46 pieces of natural white mother-of-pearl marquetry with the Dior cannage ...
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Simplo Technology Co.,Ltd.,maker of battery packs and modules in Taiwan,saw revenues in November up 1.5%from October to NT$5.76 billion(US$192 million),a new historical high for the seventh consecutive month.However,based on Simplo's ...
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Taipei, Dec. 6, 2012 (CENS)--Intel Labs and the Taiwan government-backed Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) recently co-announced a low energy experimental memory array that could significantly advance 3-D stacking and system ...
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The Porsche Panamera: a really fast washing machine ?Jaguar XJL: a leather-lined toaster? Audi A8: an aluminum-crafted blender made for the autobahn? This is one way to interpret comments by Tony Posawatz, the new CEO of Fisker Automotive, ...
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Cateye has added digital heart rate, speed and cadence functions to its popular Strada Wireless cycling computer. The 2.4 GHz digital wireless system is said to be virtually interference free and features automatic sensor recognition. ...
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Light - not electric signals - is the future of information transfer, says IBM as it reveals a "major advance" in chip technology. Calling the tech "silicon nanophotonics", IBM reckons it integrates optical components alongside electrical ...
The Metropolitan Police Service's IT director talks to Computer Weekly about the Olympian challenges facing IT transformation at the Met now the London 2012 Games are over. Steve Whatson(pictured),director of ICT for the Olympics and ...
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Apple's iPad and iPad Mini took top honors in a pair of tablet battery shootouts conducted by consumer watchdogs in the U.S.and the U.K. Consumer Reports,in the U.S.,and Which,from the U.K.,have recently run dozens of tablets through ...
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About 58 million of stop/start vehicles, also known as micro-hybrids, are expected to be produced in 2022, which is 89% of the total hybrid and electric vehicle production market, according to a new report from IMS Research. The research ...
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Hawaii has seen an ever larger increase in solar electricity production from solar farms and residents. Hawaii electricity comes from its imports of diesel, low sulfur fuel oil (LSFO), and naphtha, but with government incentives, increased ...