NASCAR & IndyCar Embrace Electric Car Racing Programs
The electric car revolution has now come to NASCAR and IndyCar in very separate ways — one battery and the other hybrid powered.
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Energy Storage Meets Schmaltz As Scientists Seek Sustainable Carbon
Chicken fat, feathers, bones, and droppings are being explored for sustainable energy storage materials and bio-based fuels.
New Sodium-Ion Battery Could Charge An Electric Vehicle In Seconds, Not Minutes
The electric vehicle revolution has barely gotten under way, and already the goalposts for EV charging times are moving on to the next phase.
New Carbon Material Sets Energy-Storage Record Likely To Advance Supercapacitors
Guided by machine learning, chemists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory designed a record-setting carbonaceous supercapacitor material that stores four times more energy than the best commercial material. A supercapacitor made with the new material could store more energy — improving regenerative brakes, power electronics and auxiliary … [continued]
Cement + Carbon Black + Water = Supercapacitor
Imagine a supercapacitor made from ordinary and abundant materials like water and carbon black. The possibilities are endless.
Solaris Sells 18 More Electric Buses To Cracow
Once again, European cities are outperforming American ones on the electrification of bus transit. I’ve talked about this before, but nothing has changed and they’re pulling even further ahead. Electric bus manufacturer Solaris recently sold another 18 articulated electric vehicles to public transport operator Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Komunikacyjne (MPK) in Cracow. … [continued]
Super Duper Supercapacitors Could Accelerate Electric Car Revolution
Supercapacitors offer exciting new possibilities for electric vehicles. Here are two stories about advances in supercapacitor technology.
Electric Cars, Buses, & Trucks Could Charge While Driving On eHighways — Will Soon In…
The dream of driving on electric highways (eHighways) for miles without recharging still has a few researchers and entrepreneurs excited. Some of them are creating a project test track in Sweden where electric vehicles can drive without fear of depleting their battery pack.
Chinese Researchers Make Sustainable Supercapacitors From Wood
Scientists in China have devised a way to manufacture low cost, environmentally friendly electrodes for supercapacitors from nanocellulose, the basic material in wood pulp.
Supercapacitor Research Promises 10 Minute Charging Times For 200+ Mile Range
Researchers in the UK are working on new supercapacitors they claim can recharge in 10 minutes and power an electric vehicle for up to 350 miles.
