Category Archives: Electric

Video: Futuristic EN-V Car Runs on Electricity, Drives Itself

By doris | Published: January 12, 2011

Full Story at Wired.com The future of auto isn’t flying cars. It’s puny, slow, electric-powered pods that can drive themselves. That’s what General Motors thinks, at least. The EN-V (pronounced “envy” and short for Electric Network Vehicle) line of cars is GM’s concept vehicle that’s energized by electricity and hydrogen. It has a maximum speed [...]

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The top 10 tech trends of 2010

By doris | Published: December 29, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — Did the tech news ever stop this year? In January, the world met a gadget called the iPad. In late December, federal regulators implemented groundbreaking rules for how the internet works. In between, there were smarter phones, video games that make you actually stand up and do something and [...]

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Nissan’s all-electric Leaf sparks quest for plug-in powe

By doris | Published: November 16, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com REDMOND, Wash. — Someday, millions of electric cars will be on America’s roads, gulping down the juice from tens of thousands of charging stations scattered around the country. But “someday” isn’t here just yet — which is why I’m so happy I found a space in the parking garage next to [...]

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Patent troll sues Apple, Google, and most of the tech universe

By doris | Published: July 13, 2010

Full Story at money.cnn NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — NTP Inc., a patent holding company that shook up the tech world several years ago by extracting a pricey legal settlement from BlackBerry maker Research in Motion, announced Friday it had launched a fresh barrage of patent infringement lawsuits against the tech world’s leading lights. The Richmond, [...]

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The next step for supercars

By doris | Published: May 14, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com More than two dozen next-generation automobiles have survived the first round of on-track testing for the $10 million Progressive Automotive X Prize. Twenty-seven of the 36 vehicles that were invited to the “Shakedown” trials are still in the running after a series of evaluations at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, [...]

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As Electric Cars Arrive, Where Will They Plug In?

By doris | Published: November 20, 2009

Full Story at Time.com There are probably fewer than 1,500 plug-in electric vehicles on the road today, most in carefully controlled experimental fleets. But over the next 18 months, the number will grow exponentially as automakers like General Motors, Nissan, Ford, Volkswagen and Toyota roll out models that use electricity for all or part of [...]

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