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Tag: hybridsUltracaps Could Boost Hybrid Efficiency Recent studies point to the potential of ultracapacitors to augment conventional batteries. Chemical bonds put a new spin on quantum-dot hybrid light-emitting devices. GM Opens a Battery Research Lab for the Volt The large facility is meant to reflect a change of direction for the bankrupt company. Can GM's Volt Save the Company? The planned plug-in hybrid car is at the core of the automaker's attempt to reinvent itself. But will the car be a commercial success? Wheel Motors to Drive Dutch Buses The technology moves out of the lab and into commercial vehicles. Inside Toyota's R & D Strategy A veteran executive describes multiple research efforts on clean vehicles. Ultra-High-Power Lithium-Ion Batteries New materials from MIT could power laser weapons or give hybrid cars jackrabbit acceleration. Storing energy with compressed air, rather than batteries, could cut the cost of hybrid vehicles. Ultracapacitors that store more could help the grid run smoothly. A Blended Battery Pack for Cars Combining different battery technologies could improve vehicle performance and reduce costs. Self-propelled microbots navigate through blood vessels. A hybrid refrigerator will bring efficient, cheap cooling to India. High-Efficiency Generators for Hybrid Vehicles Free-piston engines could be used to generate electricity as efficiently as, and less expensively than, fuel cells. Lithium-Ion Batteries for Less Researchers show a low-cost route to making materials for advanced batteries in electric cars and hybrids. The senator's proposed $300 million prize for an electric-car battery prompts excitement, skepticism. |
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