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In Which We Ponder the Trap of “Something for Nothing” Thinking
Something For Nothing A close up of the chain found on the EcoTour's vehicle. The chain is used to help the motor, not recharge the battery. Pierce Hoover, taken with the Sony NEX-5 There's no denying...
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In Which We Rely on the Kindness (and Electricity) of Remote Western Strangers
No Gas As Pierce and Nash moved into more remote areas of the country, an electric powered vehicle had more refueling options than a gas or diesel powered vehicle. Pierce Hoover, taken with the Sony...
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In Which We Admire the Consistency of Our Electric Motor
High Altitude Power Father and son duo pictured at the Hoosier Pass in central Colorado. Taken with the Sony NEX-5 Before starting our summer-long crossing of the United States, I often described it...
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In Which We Conclude Our Trip
Street Parking Pierce Hoover, taken with the Sony NEX-5 On August 11, my son and I completed our summer-long trip across the US in our prototype human-electric hybrid vehicle. Over the course of 71...
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"Boozer" the Electric Car Smashes Distance Record, Driving 1,000 Miles on a...
Schluckspecht The Schluckspecht E drove 1,013.8 miles on a single charge. Schluckspecht.net A German car nicknamed "heavy drinker" or "boozer" has set a new record for electric vehicle stamina: 1,013...
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iPod Creator Introduces Cute Home Thermostat That Learns Your Habits
We Want This Thermostat When was the last time you were browsing the aisles at Thermostats 'R Us or ThermoMart and thought, "man, that thermostat looks so great I just want it in my home, regulating...
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Startup Harvests Otherwise Wasted Lithium From Geothermal Power Plants
Lithium Pool A lithium evaporation pond at the operations of SQM in Chile's Atacama Desert. Seth Fletcher Portable electronics and electric cars both need a steady supply of lithium, and while the...
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The Electric-Car Movement Enters A Quiet, Crucial Phase
Electric-Car Alison Seiffer Early this year, when it became clear that the Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf had missed their 2011 sales targets, critics declared the electric-car revolution over. Yet at...
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We've Finally Figured Out What Makes LED Bulbs So Inefficient
An LED Mystery Researchers measured the energy spectrum of electrons emitted by an LED and found that the signature of energetic electrons matched those produced by the Auger process. École...
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Glow-In-The-Dark Paths Could Be The Future Of Street Lighting
STARPATH Phil Mynott via PR NewswireEvening visitors to Christ's Pieces park in Cambridge, England are basking in the glow of a whole new type of street light. Starpath, a new type of resurfacing...
View ArticleIn Which We Ponder the Trap of “Something for Nothing” Thinking
There’s no denying that our unique vehicle draws a lot of attention. Drivers frequently slow as they pass to gawk or snap a photo; a stop inevitably draws onlookers with questions, comments and...
View ArticleIn Which We Rely on the Kindness (and Electricity) of Remote Western Strangers
The farther west we move on our cross-country odyssey, the greater the distance between towns and service stops grows. In the Eastern states, we would pass some sort of…
View ArticleIn Which We Admire the Consistency of Our Electric Motor
Before starting our summer-long crossing of the United States, I often described it as a coast-to-coast journey. After a couple of weeks on the road at an average of 15 mph,…
View ArticleIn Which We Conclude Our Trip
On August 11, my son and I completed our summer-long trip across the US in our prototype human-electric hybrid vehicle. Over the course of 71 days, we traveled just over…
View Article"Boozer" the Electric Car Smashes Distance Record, Driving 1,000 Miles on a...
A German car nicknamed "heavy drinker" or “boozer” has set a new record for electric vehicle stamina: 1,013 miles on a single charge. The single-seat vehicle’s aerodynamic…
View ArticleiPod Creator Introduces Cute Home Thermostat That Learns Your Habits
A new thermostat designed by the brains behind the iPod promises to save money by learning your household habits, encouraging energy efficiency while looking snazzy on the wall. The Nest looks like a...
View ArticleStartup Harvests Otherwise Wasted Lithium From Geothermal Power Plants
Portable electronics and electric cars both need a steady supply of lithium, and while the world has plenty of it (at least for the foreseeable future), hardly any is produced in the U.S. That is...
View ArticleThe Electric-Car Movement Enters A Quiet, Crucial Phase
Early this year, when it became clear that the Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf had missed their 2011 sales targets, critics declared the electric-car revolution over. Yet at…
View ArticleWe've Finally Figured Out What Makes LED Bulbs So Inefficient
LEDs should be lighting the way to a greener future: They use 75 percent less energy and last 25 times longer than incandescent light bulbs, and they do so at a cooler temperature. But right now, we...
View ArticleGlow-In-The-Dark Paths Could Be The Future Of Street Lighting
Evening visitors to Christ's Pieces park in Cambridge, England are basking in the glow of a whole new type of street light. Starpath, a new type of resurfacing material…
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