“This project is about continuing the evolution of a critical technology. Nissan is one of the leading companies driving the electric vehicle market today. Over 12 months of discussions on this effort, our management and technical teams have had a tremendous opportunity to get know one another. We are looking forward to successful realization of [...]
Occasionally, desperate times call for desperate measures. When desperate measures come in the form of a dead battery on your phone(in this case, an iPhone); a little ingenuity and creativity can go a long way. If you happen to be an owner of a MSI Wind netbook, as well as an iPhone, the following video [...]
While the problems surrounding the battery life of the iPhone 3GScontinue to befuddle owners of the smartphone, Battery Go! has in recent weeks proven itself to be one of the top remedies for this particular issue. The Battery Times covered the success of the recently released iPod/iPhone application and has monitored the continued growth of [...]
While the days of using batteries distinguished by letters from AAA to D are quickly moving behind us, tech designers Pyeong Joo Goh, Jong Seung Choi and Ji Soo Hong have come up with a creation aimed at easing the pain of those still heavily reliant on the alphabetized batteries.
We all need to do our part. Individually, our impact on the earth is much greater than we think. By making small changes around the house, we can significantly decrease the amount of waste we create and decrease the amount of energy we use.
While iPods remain as popular and in demand as ever before, reports that Apple is going to great lengths to cover up alleged malfunctions by the MP3 players have surfaced in recent days. Of note is an investigation done by Consumer Investigator Amy Clancy of KIRO 7 that revealed an “alarming number of Apple brand [...]
It’s safe to say NASA isn’t using standard AA batteries to power the international space station. A pair of astronauts are currently in the process of replacing a total of 6 batteries used to store the power collected by the space station’s massive solar wings.
Whether it be by lithium-ion, lead acid, or any other chemistry; the fact remains that battery-powered vehicles are more in demand now than ever before. As companies throughout the world race to develop and manufacture the most efficient, eco-friendly batteries for electric vehicles; the success of several China-based battery manufacturers have the country projected to [...]
It’s a mineral being used in batteries found in everything from cell phones to laptops, and it’s a mineral that much of the auto industry is relying on as it moves toward electric vehicles.
How to make tomorrow’s automobile more efficient and less harmful to the environment is a question that has some of the greatest minds around the world searching for answers. With everything from ethanol and lithium-ion to battery-switching being offered up as solutions, a true consensus on the issue remains to be seen.
