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• 'Fuel battery' could take cars beyond petrol

  A new approach to storing electrical energy can store more energy than gasoline in the same volume, and could help extend the range of electric vehicles. But some experts say other approaches are more practical. The biggest technological hurdle facing Read More...
  Posted Friday, July 25, 2008 12:54 AM by clementlawyer / 0 Comments

  Tags: Alternative energy, Fuel cells, Hybrid cars

• How Plug-In Hybrids Will Save the Grid

  A new concept, "vehicle-to-grid," would allow plug-in hybrids to help stabilize the power grid. Millions of cars, each with several kilowatt hours of storage capacity, would act as an enormous buffer, taking on charge when the system temporarily g... Read more
  Posted Wednesday, December 20, 2006 8:24 PM from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News / 0 Comments

  Tags: Energy, Hybrid cars, Electricity

• Serial Hybrids Are Here!

  General Motors has announced plans to sell a serial hybrid car, with a prototype available early next year. A serial hybrid means that the car has two engines, but only one engine is connected directly to the drive train, hence it is a "serial" h... Read more
  Posted Sunday, November 19, 2006 9:03 PM from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News / 0 Comments

  Tags: Alternative energy, Hybrid cars, Cars, Transportation