Renault is joining forces with Better Place, provider of electric vehicle services, to develop and mass produce three electric vehicle models. The cars will initially be marketed in Denmark and Israel. Renault plans on producing 160,000 vehicles per year. What's different...
" Car manufacturer Renault-Nissan is to sign a deal with the Irish Government this month, on bringing its electric vehicles to the Irish market. The Government wants 250,000 cars and vans, or 10% of vehicles, to be...
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" Amid the wireless buzz, a company claims to have solved the "last wire" dilemma by eliminating the need to plug in devices to charge them. Startup MobileWise is working with Acer and others to ship (early next year) a pad with a conductive surface capable of powering...
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"Mission managers said Monday that they had not heard from the NASA spacecraft for a week and that they thought it had probably fallen quiet for good.“At this time, we’re pretty convinced that the vehicle is...
Yesterday, Intel demonstrated the powering of an electric device via magnetic field (Wireless Energy Resonant Link), claiming a further step towards a wire-free environment for gadget- and appliance- users (which includes nearly everyone)."Intel chief technology officer...
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Sir Alan Sugar in an astonishing rant in the SUN newspaper declares that Prime Minister Gordon Brown should "kick out" his silent enemies, a clear reference to pretender to the PM title, David Miliband. "...
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When you're in the field as part of a military unit, every ounce and pound can add up. Trudging through sand and desert, the weight will not only tire you faster, it will cause you to lose precious bodily fluids. 30lbs of Batteries - the amount the average US soldier carries...
Good News: A production-model sports car that can go for two hundred miles on a charge and re-charge in less than four hours:"Although a fully loaded model can set a buyer back as much as $124,000, that's still...
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"What is the essence of mobility (enterprise mobility) … is it not movement, the ability to move anywhere, anytime and be able to remain connected to the aid and information provided through technology?
What...
Imagine running your laptop nonstop from New York to Tokyo -- crunch some numbers, work on a memo pop in a few DVDs-- and then do a full day of meetings, using your machine throughout the day and into the night. Imagine doing all this without ever plugging in your computer to...
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"If you haven’ heard of the Motorhead Messiah, Jonathan Goodwin, let me introduce you: he hacks cars for a living, and he can get 60 mpg out of an H3 Hummer while doubling the horsepower and cutting emissions...
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"Orange UK has shown off a mobile phone charger prototype which is powered by wind energy. The Orange Mobile Wind Charger is the result of months of research into a viable alternate energy source to power mobile phones during summer music festivals, where attendees more...
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"Physics promises wireless power
Jonathan Fildes
Science and technology reporter, BBC News
Plug
Plugs and wires could soon become a thing of the past
The tangle of cables and plugs needed to recharge today's electronic gadgets could soon be a thing of the past.
US researchers...
In the world of portable data collection and business mobility applications, one of the most vexing problems comes down to Ni-Cad or NiMH battery management schemes (will one have the power to do and complete the...
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