Sentences with phrase «making electric energy»

And just for your information there is other ways of making electric energy than burning coal.

Not exact matches

Yes, it started out making electric cars, but only because personal transportation is the lowest - hanging fruit in tackling the global energy and emissions problem.

Just this week, he published his Master Plan Part Deux in which he outlined how a combined Tesla (TSLA) and SolarCity (SCTY) would create a clean energy powerhouse that makes and sells solar panels and batteries, as well as electric vehicles of all types including buses and semis.

As Tesla's market cap rises, the company will be able to access larger amounts of capital to fund its Musk - sized (that's massive for the unfamiliar) ambitions of becoming an energy sustainability company that makes and sells electric vehicles, heavy duty trucks, energy storage products, and solar.

Programming when electric car chargers start charging and how home devices make use of energy from solar panels versus the grid are two examples he mentioned.

Le Duc cites companies like Tesla, which made electric cars fashionable; Nest Labs, which is revolutionizing home temperature control and energy use; and Solar City, which scaled up industrial solar panels, all of which are taking revenue from companies with older business models.

«The budget also sets aside infrastructure dollars for clean energy, smart grids, energy storage and electric vehicle infrastructure — making sure those essential clean energy investments don't get lost among other priorities.

When Buffett purchased $ 2 billion of Energy Future Holding's debt as part of a leveraged buyout of Texas electric utility assets, he made a huge decision ``... without consulting [business partner] Charlie [Munger].

Jeff I figure at best Canada has 50 years to sell oil and then renewables, safer nuclear, electric cars and greater energy efficiency will make the oil sands worthless.

Tesla, the electric car company of which Elon Musk is chairman, chief executive, and the largest shareholder (with a 26.5 % stake), has just made an offer to acquire SolarCity, the clean energy company of which Elon Musk is chairman and the largest shareholder (with a 22.2 % stake.)

The only way to make a cheaper electric car has been to drastically reduce how fast and how far it can go, by offering cars with batteries that provide less power and less energy.

Tesla's goal is to accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy — but simply making a few electric cars is not going to be enough to put a dent into this.

Tesla can accomplish this by making electric vehicles, batteries, and energy solutions — and by finding ways seamlessly integrate them all together.

The previous spring, Musk had made a splashy announcement for the Powerwall, a battery storage product that he called the «missing piece» in the framework that would reinvent how we consume energy alongside electric vehicles and solar panels.

Tesla can accomplish this by making electric vehicles, batteries and energy solutions — and by finding ways to seamlessly integrate them.

WASHINGTON (AP)-- A subsidiary of General Electric has agreed to pay $ 2.7 million to resolve claims its employees made false statements to the U.S. Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission about a reactor component.

Associate members represent a broad range of suppliers, including businesses that provide glass making machinery, raw materials, inspection equipment, recyclable materials, labeling, refractories, construction and engineering services, shipping cartons, maintenance services, gas / electric energy, rail and truck transportation and advertising used in the manufacture or sale of glass containers.

The California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance (CSWA), in collaboration with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and regional wine associations, is hosting a new workshop series to give wineries of all sizes the tools for self - assessment to make improvements in environmental performance and to lower overall production costs for water and energy use.

Tesla Motors is making a bid to buy SolarCity in a deal valued at more than $ 2.6 billion that would bring the solar panel factory now being built in South Buffalo under the control of entrepreneur Elon Musk and his vision for sustainable energy and electric cars.

Two more SolarCity directors with ties to Tesla Motors and its CEO Elon Musk are recusing themselves from making decisions about the electric vehicle maker's bid to acquire the solar energy systems installer, leaving just three to vote.

Organizer 350Vermont says the campaign is about coming up with solutions to get the state off fossil fuels and make a fair and equitable transition toward renewable energy, electric vehicles and improved public transportation.

«If a power company has the ability to selectively charge groups of vehicles based on when renewable energy resources are available,» he says, «it makes electric vehicles useful not only for reducing petroleum consumption but for reducing the amount of greenhouse gases overall that we produce.»

The power lost by these systems in transferring energy could be enough to make electric vehicles and plug - in hybrid electric vehicles less environmentally friendly than conventional cars, says Michael Kintner - Meyer at the Energy and Environment Directorate at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washienergy could be enough to make electric vehicles and plug - in hybrid electric vehicles less environmentally friendly than conventional cars, says Michael Kintner - Meyer at the Energy and Environment Directorate at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, WashiEnergy and Environment Directorate at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington.

The noise — a randomly fluctuating electric field — transfers energy to the ion, causing it to wiggle back and forth inside the trap and move toward the broad end of the funnel, making the engine's power stroke.

Further steps could include pushing for more renewable energy; an aggressive cut in the use of coal and natural gas to make electricity; wider use of electric cars, biofuel, and hydrogen fuel; changes in farming practices; and putting a price on carbon pollution.

«Increasing the life and performance of rechargeable batteries will drive down overall electric vehicle costs and make us less reliant on foreign sources of energy.»

While extolling the virtues of Tesla Motors at an event at Columbia University on August 26, U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz joked about the riskiness of the government's now repaid $ 465 - million loan to the electric carmaker, noting that the loan was made in the same month that General Motors declared bankruptcy.

Lithium - ion technologies make up a large part of the proceedings because energy storage is a crucial enabling technology for clean energy systems, such as powering electric vehicles and smoothing out electricity from wind and solar generators.

While some engineers are dragging solar energy into the big time, others are getting small: They have hit upon a novel phenomenon that creates an electric current in nanotubes, hollow microscopic structures made of carbon atoms.

That is in part because you waste less making the electricity and also because electric engines convert as much as 75 percent of available energy into forward motion, compared with the 20 percent energy conversion rate of gasoline engines.

These characteristics make iron - based superconductors promising for advanced energy applications, from electric vehicles to wind turbines and medical imaging devices.

This strategy makes use of the intense electric fields associated with pulsed, high - energy laser beams to accelerate electrons and protons to «relativistic» velocities (i.e. speeds approaching that of light).

Balbuena's research is supported by the Department of Energy as part the Battery Materials Research and Battery 500 Seedling programs, both of which are aimed at creating smaller, safer, lighter - weight and less expensive battery packs to make electric vehicles more affordable.

The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) leads U.S. researchers and other partners in making transportation cleaner and more efficient through solutions that put electric drive vehicles on the road and replace oil with clean domestic fuels.

The warm glow of an old electric light - bulb, which has been banned in many countries because it is so energy inefficient, may soon be making a comeback All 12V MR16 lamp bulbs will be phased out from 2013 if draft legislation is approved.

Also worth checking out comparison sites to make sure you're not paying over the odds on your energy and electric bills.

They charge more quickly and deliver energy in bursts, making them a better fit with devices that need instant peak power delivery, such as electric turbochargers, power steering and active roll - control systems.

With a history of gasoline, diesel, hybrid and now even full electric vehicles, the German technological powerhouse is making an effort to use a different kind of Kinetic Energy Recovery System to harness all the countless hours of energy people expend on the intEnergy Recovery System to harness all the countless hours of energy people expend on the intenergy people expend on the internet.

Back in 2010 the Department of Energy set a cost goal of $ 125 per kilowatt hour for an EV battery pack by 2022, because that would make electric - propulsion systems equal to the cost of an internal - combustion engine.

Four driving modes, including all - electric EV mode, hybrid mode, battery hold, and battery charge modes make the most of various driving situations to preserve energy or maximize performance.

All cars have to be made in factories that pollute; an electric car «filled up» with renewable energy does not emit anything.

The combination does not make the Vue a full - fledged hybrid like the, but it saves fuel by shutting off at idle, cutting fuel during deceleration, and using regenerative brakes to build electric energy that is then used in initial acceleration.

An electro - mechanical brake servo and an electric air conditioning compressor make for energy - efficient braking and air conditioning.

The three - phase synchronous electric motor combined with smart's nimble turning radius make it easy to zip from A to B on nothing but electric energy.

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The Eco Driving will show us different mpg graphs and a history of your mpgs by dates, and the Energy Information is an animation when your driving on full electric motor or gasoline engine as well as recharge through the regenerative braking (I should mention that the recharging using the brake was making a loud noise and some vibration feedback that for some might be a very annoying but we were told these pre-production models and there still room for improvements).

Mercedes - Benz is going to stop making the B - Class Electric Drive after the 2017 model year, as it focuses more energy on the upcoming EQ electricElectric Drive after the 2017 model year, as it focuses more energy on the upcoming EQ electricelectric lineup.

These extra energy reserves have made it possible to raise the electric motor's peak output by 12 hp to 141 hp; maximum torque is 184 lb - ft (249 N · m).

Low energy consumption and virtually no heat build - up make OLED perfect for an electric - vehicle application.

Mercedes - Benz is going to stop making the B - Class Electric Drive after the 2017 model year, as it focuses more energy on the upcoming EQ...