Why aren’t holograms or related optical devices part of our everyday lives yet? The technologies can be created by using magnetic fields to alter the path of light, but the materials that can do that are expensive, brittle and opaque. Some only work in temperatures as cold as the vacuum of space. Minjeong Cha, MSE PhD […]
Green Energy
Nissan Launches Nissan Energy Solar: All-In-One Energy Solution For UK Homes
This week, Nissan announced “Nissan Energy Solar” at the Electric Ecosystem Experience powered by Nissan Intelligent Mobility. “Nissan Energy Solar is the all-in-one solution that combines world-class residential solar panels with energy storage system to make the most of UK homes. The solution has been designed to allow UK homeowners to reduce their energy bills […]
Renault strives to keep Zoe competitive in growing EV market
Renault’s Zoe has been the best-selling full-electric vehicle in Europe for three years in a row, but the automaker is anticipating that the competition will get much tougher, and quickly. Zoe sales in Europe jumped 48 percent to 27,245 through November last year,, according to JATO Dynamics. Sales of its nearest competitor, the Leaf, from […]
Audi Smart Energy Network pilot has EVs assisting the grid
Instead of taxing a local grid, Audi’s cars could help bolster it. Back when plug-in hybrids were just beginning to appear, there was some concern that adding a whole bunch of cars to the electric grid could overtax it and cause problems. Now, Audi’s built a system where its cars do precisely the opposite. Audi […]
Fuel-celled electric vehicles trending ahead of battery
Successful innovation always needs a technology mind-shift. Maybe that’s the current problem for battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Research firm KPMG just released its annual automotive executive survey, and the survey reveals that “the tech-shift” hasn’t met “the mind-shift” for BEVs, due to unsolved infrastructure issues. The biggest hurdle to overcome is the long-distance infrastructure of superchargers. That […]
Cobalt Draws Reluctant Carmakers Back to a Wobbly DRC
Electric vehicles (EVs) are starting to revolutionize the car market in 2018, with BMW recently announcing new designs for electric versions of a dozen of its leading models. The BMW effort is being replicated across the car market by its competitors, as technological advances transform vehicle designs in the biggest shift to hit ground transport […]
