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U.K. researchers believe the polymer used in soft contact lenses could boost supercapacitor energy density.
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Hybrid Supercapacitor Gives Energy Density Of Lead-Acid Batteries (Video)
Researchers develop a hybrid supercapacitor that can charge quickly, but has the energy density of conventional batteries.
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Joint Toyota-BMW Hybrid Sports Car To Use Supercapacitors From Le Mans Program
BMW has announced more details of the hybrid sports car project it's developing in conjunction with Toyota, confirmed last year. While the two vehicles will be very different in terms of styling and execution, BMW will rely on hybrid technology developed by Toyota for the vehicle--specifically...
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2014 Mazda 3: How Does It Drive With i-ELOOP?
Mazda’s most recently redesigned models all feature the SkyActiv badge—corresponding to a suite of engines, transmissions, body structures, and other core components engineered around the idea of maintaining a responsive, sporty driving feel while making major improvements in fuel...
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Capacitors To Kill Friction Brakes In Electric, Hybrid Cars?
Drivers of hybrid and electric vehicles will be used to the feel of regenerative braking. As you brake, or even lift off the accelerator pedal in some electric vehicles, kinetic energy from the car's motion is captured by the electric motor, which when not being driven turns into a generator. This...
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Chinese Electric Bus Catches Fire On Road, Not The First One
Chinese media are reporting that an electric bus caught fire in Shanghai at noon on Monday. And this is apparently not the first such incident. A Reuters report indicates that at least one earlier incident has been reported in the Chinese press within the last three months. A local Shanghai blog...
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According to Russian billionaire businessman Mikhail Prokhorov, the company building a new natural-gas hybrid car known as the Yo now has orders stretching out as far as 10 years into the future. The business magnate, investor, and former basketball player told satellite TV channel Russia Today about the 10-year order book this morning. Yo-Auto said last month that it had 100,000 orders. Last October, Prokhorov--who also owns the New York Nets basketball team--announced that he was founding the company with an investment of 150 million Euros ($200 million), to create and build a truly...
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Does The Future Of Electric Cars Lie In Capacitors?
Back to the Future may have been right: The cars of tomorrow will be powered by capacitors (they will not, presumably, be able to time-travel). At least, that’s what Tesla CEO Elon Musk said at yesterday’s Cleantech Forum in San Francisco, unleashing a torrent of speculation that the...
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