What's one of the best way to kill batteries? If you answered "charge or discharge to fast" than you're right! In today's plug in electric vehicles (PHEV's for short) one of the main causes for battery life to shorten is the fact that acceleration draws a large amount of power from the batteries.
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What's takes up a lot of space that is usually wasted? If you guessed parking lots you're right! Of course the title of the article gives it away, but oh well. I've read a couple stories similar to this and it seems that it's catching on.
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While I don't think that hybrid cars are the future I do think that they are a step in the right direction. It's all about maximising energy efficiency and the Toyota Prius has led the way in North America.
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I personally find it quite entertaining to read some of the letters to the editor of magazines or newspapers. While I do agree with some points of the letter... namely that the costs are still quite high. I don't really think that nuclear power is the answer.
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You've probably heard or seen this before. "I'm all for green energy". Than there will be a proposal for a wind farm or a neighbor wants to install a wind generator and there story suddenly changes to "not in my backyard!"
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I got quite a surprise earlier when I was checking my email. Apparently there is some work being done on wind generator blades that can dynamically change their shape. The implications of such a design are staggering.
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I know the title is a bit of a shocker, but in certain circumstances it is true. GM's new Chevy Volt is causing quite a bit of commotion with their 230MPG claim, but let's take a look at the other side of the coin.
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By now you've probably heard that a battery desulfator (or nanopulser) is capable of breathing new life into dead batteries. That's all well and good, but how do you actually build one? Well, we'll be answering that very shortly. Read more »
The crux of every single electric vehicle is battery capacity. Although there have been some amazing breakthroughs recently batteries still can't compete with gas for the amount of energy that they store. That doesn't mean that we can't try though. With electric vehicles the secret is efficiency. The more efficient you make your system the longer one full charge will last you. Let's take a look at how I'm going to be saving energy with the electric bike.
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Arguably one of the most important steps when building a wind generator using PVC blades is balancing them. If you don't balance the blades your wind generator will 'wobble' and can cause serious damage to it or you (if a blade breaks). Balancing PVC wind generator blades is easy so let's get at it. Read more »
