This issue profiles improved ultracapacitors for hybrid electric vehicles , exobots that could clean space debris and search for extraterrestrials, and improving performance of DSSC solar cells using titanium dioxide nanoleaves.
Posts under ‘Building Electric Vehicles’
Tesla Model S first drive: the sports sedan goes electric (update …
Unlike most electric vehicles sold in the US, the Model S lacks the standard J1772 power connector and uses Tesla's Universal Mobile Connector instead to enable faster charging (up to 62 miles of range per hour of charge).
FedEx gets amped about electrifying its step vans — Engadget
At the moment, just two vehicles will be ditching the diesel, but should the Washington, D.C.-based testing go well, it could lead to a further 9000 vans getting the petro-snip. Amp Electric Vehicles identified fleets such as …
Nissan offering free LEAF taxi rides in London | Electric Vehicle News
The '#6XCHEAPER' tag emphasises that fuelling an electric vehicle is six times cheaper than a similar sized petrol car.