Archive for November, 2009

The University of Dayton Research Institute’s technology could also have applications for troops on the battlefield.

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

 
By John Nolan, Staff Writer Updated 10:45 PM Friday, November 20, 2009
DAYTON – The University of Dayton Research Institute’s new solid-state technology for a rechargeable lithium battery, which would draw oxygen from the air around it, could offer the long service life that is needed for electric transport power in a car, according to the [...]

Could Car Batteries Back up Our Electrical Grid?

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

Could Car Batteries Back up Our Electrical Grid?
By sending current back to the grid, electric cars could serve as a backup to wind and solar
Charles J. Murray, senior technical editor — Design News, November 9, 2009
In the quest to supply electricity for millions of future electric cars, engineers have stumbled upon the most unlikely of [...]