Sentences with phrase «for electric»

Around $ 35 million was also allocated to universities to establish education and training initiatives for electric drive projects.

In western Beijing, 62 - year - old retired truck and taxi driver Zhang Zhijun bought a BYD Tang hybrid last month and plans to trade in his gas - engine Toyota Corolla for an electric car for short rides like taking his grandson to school.

«Down to the quantum dot: Ultrahigh - resolution 3 - D microscopy technique for electric fields.»

Wind has arrived: Just ask its opponents Gülen and his colleagues were planning for an electric power policy conference in Washington earlier this year and were considering offering Texas as an example to the rest of the country.

This should allow the production of superconducting parts for electric motors, or of specially shaped magnetic shielding devices.

As the technology evolves and battery prices fall, though, many believe the future looks bright for the electric vehicle industry, which could in turn provide a backup power source for the aging electric grid.

But economist Lester Lave and engineers Chris Hendrickson and Francis Clay McMichael worry that mass production of lead - acid batteries for electric cars might reverse that trend.

With a Department of Energy grant awarded to General Motors, Bill Boyce, supervisor for electric transportation with the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, said his utility modeled a few electric vehicle pricing schemes and found they were able to manage the impact of charging on the grid by educating their customers on the best time to charge.

At the first hint of bad posture, they receive an audible warning: white noise for an acoustic instrument, and for an electric one the system makes the notes sound out of tune.

«Nevertheless, this work moves magnesium batteries one step closer to reality — namely, a reality where batteries would be less - expensive, lighter and safer for allowing for easier adoption to large - area formats necessary for electric vehicles and to store energy generated by solar and wind sources.»

The research parking garage houses 30 charging spots for electric vehicles, Europe's fastest high - speed charging station, as well as Europe's first hydrogen storage system based on LOHC technology.

Expensive technology for electric buses Another thing which must be tested is whether electric buses will be a good investment for Norway in the future.

The big - bucket breakdowns were decided by Congress as part of the guidance given to DoE, so the $ 2.3 billion for electric batteries and electric transportation, all of that was really part of the design of the Recovery Act.

These include a charging infrastructure for electric vehicles with over 30 charge spots, as well as several direct current quick - charging stations with up to 150 kW of power per vehicle.

«Thanks to the production of lithium batteries for electric cars, [we] will contribute to fighting global warming for the benefit of the entire Earth.»

«Making batteries from waste glass bottles: Researchers are turning glass bottles into high performance lithium - ion batteries for electric vehicles and personal electronics.»

«The results, which demonstrate a reduction in both noise and energy consumption, raise the interesting issue of a technology «transfer» by which conventional cars could be fitted with tires developed for electric cars, combined with a re-assessment of what road surfacing textures should be used in heavy traffic areas.

Using this data, it is possible to determine how much PV power is available for the electric vehicle at any given time.

During the period 2013 - 2016, SINTEF and the Gdansk Technical University (TUG) have been working together on the project called LEO (Low Emission Optimized tires and road surfaces for electric and hybrid vehicles), which is being funded by the Polish - Norwegian Research Programme CORE 2013 (NCBiR — EEA agreement, Norway Grants).

The results of the research project LEO (Low Emission Optimized tires and road surfaces for electric and hybrid vehicles) show that such a combination could make a contribution.

It takes lots of energy to build wind turbines and batteries for the electric grid.

They're signed partly so that auto and battery companies can share technology and figure out a recipe for an electric car.

CSP uses mirrors to collect and focus sunlight on a surface to produce steam for electric power generation.

In 2006, Ceder started the Materials Genome Project at MIT, using improved versions of the algorithm to predict lithium - based materials for electric - car batteries.

The new development by Pobl Group, the largest housing association in Wales, features solar roofs, shared battery storage and the potential for charging points for electric vehicles.

Pictured here is the grid control center for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas.

«Solar and wind farms should be able to provide around - the - clock energy for the electric grid, even when there's no sunlight or wind,» Cui said.

«Efficient heating for electric cars.»

For Artaxo, incentives for electric, hybrid or biofuel vehicles are vital to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

That's because fermenting corn into ethanol delivers less liquid fuel energy for internal combustion engines than does burning the kernels to generate power for electric motors.

If successful, the batteries will last longer and perform better, leading to a cost advantage for electric vehicles.

The first funding round from last year's increase included # 270 million slated for electric vehicle batteries, drug manufacturing technology, and robotics; # 250 million will go to fellowships.

The demand for electric cars and alternative ways of making electricity are likely to expand and in turn create demand for new technologies.

Fraunhofer researchers will exhibit the demo model of a highly energy - efficient heating system for electric cars at the IAA: a coated film that produces a broad, radiant heat.

Electricity could spark savings in delivery trucks John Boesel, president and CEO of the clean transportation consortium CALSTART, said at the BSR event that he's confident there are also some attractive applications for electric platforms in the trucking sector.

On batteries for electric cars, Ford conceded that Asian manufacturers are ahead in terms of building the actual batteries, even if U.S. companies are positioned to develop components and design cars to integrate the batteries.

PEI coated with hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) nanosheets significantly outperforms competitive polymers at operating temperatures needed for electric vehicles and aerospace power applications.

But acknowledging the political weight behind EEI's proposal, Greenstein today suggested a compromise that starts with free allowances for the electric utilities so long as they are also phased out at the same time that direct tax relief gets ramped up.

Yet in order for electric cars to travel greater distances or mobile phones to stay charged for longer, we will need better batteries and more of them.

Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval signed a package of bills on Thursday to provide $ 1.3 billion in tax breaks and other incentives for Tesla Motors, putting a bow on the deal for the electric car company to build a massive factory in the state.

The researchers found that men are willing to pay more than women for a regular bike, and less than women for an electric bike.

China announced on Friday additional policy support for electric car purchases, offering tax breaks predominantly for cars made by Chinese automakers.

One day, Cola hopes the devices will help accelerate space travel, producing power for electric thrusters that will boost spacecraft.

«I personally would assume that in less than five years, China would be the largest market for electric mobility,» Engel said.

This and other insights obtained from the imaging technique could help researchers improve batteries for electric vehicles as well as smart phones, laptops, and other devices.

«This is key for electric rail, as each braking train can generate two to six megajoules of energy... over a 15 - to 20 - second braking period.»

The study projects dramatic economic transformations that could result from quantum gains in the cost and efficiency of batteries for electric vehicles.

But while they are great for electric sports cars, the batteries aren't cheap and aren't flexible enough to cope with wildly different loads for power grid storage.

Although ORNL's proposed system would allow PHEV - makers to leave out the onboard charger that they currently install in their cars, the first - generation PHEVs are not intended for high - speed charging, says Frank, who is also founder of Efficient Drivetrains, Inc., a U.C. Davis start - up that designs energy - management systems for electric vehicles and hybrids.

Graduate roles in small start - ups also tend to involve more responsibility, says Christoph Roessner, managing director and co-founder of Süssen - based company Eight, which develops solar - powered charging stations for electric cars.