Tag: Rechargeable
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Electric Milk Trucks Still Working in Jolly Old England
Here's a relic from another life: the electric milk truck, or float as the British call them.
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Plug In! First Electric Motorcycle Charging Stations in Barcelona
The other day, coming back from the beach, I saw some strange looking parking icons painted on the street; motorbikes with a plug! And indeed it seems to be happening now, Barcelona has launched its first electric
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Burro Brings Sustainable Power to Ghana's Poor
In Ghana, where electricity reaches only about 16 percent of people outside major cities, residents rely heavily on batteries -- to power the flashlights, radios, and cell phones that allow
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When Your Dress Transports You, Fashion Design Morphed With Mobility (Photos)
Imagine your dress becomes your means of transportation! This was the briefing the students at the Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) in Barcelona received from BMW. The result are 5 concepts for future mobility
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Exclusive Preview: Urbikes Trapper, the First Intelligent Electric Public Bicycle Sharing Systems
What characteristics should the perfect public bicycle have? A minimum of mechanical maintenance, maintenance-free shaft transmission, solid tires to avoid punctures, a theft-free design and an
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Zero-Emissions Fuel Cell Hybrid Taxi Comes to London
Get ready London: the first zero-emissions fuel cell hybrid taxi has been unveiled. It's more than a concept: there should be 150 on the road by 2012, just in time for the Olympics. These traditional looking black cabs have no
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Cadence EcoMatic Watch: Self Winding & Battery Free
Having replaced the battery on my watch just last week, the incoming media release from Cadence held a certain irony. Their new Ecomatic wrist watch doesn't need batteries. It winds itself using the motion of the wearers wrist.
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Hand Crank Twinkle Lights Work Just Like a Pencil Sharpener
The folks behind Yanko Design are always thinking, and lately their thoughts are stuck on solar and renewable energy gadgets. The latest design, a hand-crank, "Eco-Twinkle Light" takes the idea of renewable energy, this time
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The Sexiest Solar iPhone Charger by Regen
The sleek design of the Regen ReNu offers customers a solar panel charger, that looks like well a solar panel, but also looks like it would blend into the background of a modern, chic, loft apartment. Styled similar to many
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Video: Battery Technology for the Nissan LEAF Electric Car
Video: NissanNissan just sent us the first in a series of videos meant to "tell Nissan's Zero emissions story." This one-minute spot focuses on the Leaf, Nissan's forthcoming fully-electric hatchback. We were there in Yokohama when the car was first
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Nissan Wants Electric Cars to Charge Up While You Drive
If plugging in your EV every night strikes you as a hassle-and-a-half, Nissan may have you covered. The Guardian has reported that Nissan is working on induction charging for electric cars, meaning no direct
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Vehicle-To-Grid Technology Could Enhance Australian Electricity Supply and Demand
The SWITCH prototype car is claimed to be the Australia's first vehicle-to-grid plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. This means the car is not only charged from an ordinary power socket, but it can also feed power back into the electricity grid. However,
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Chinese Exercise Balls That Kinetically Charge Your Batteries
Inspired by Chinese baoding balls, Shanghai designer Jiang Qian has created a kinetic charger concept that juices up your batteries all while fixing that pesky carpal tunnel.
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Solar-Powered Speakers Make For Less Guilt, More Boogie
Pekka Salokannel's Gramo Speaker concept is an eco -- and aural -- treat.
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Ask Pablo: Why Do Rechargeable Batteries Suck?
Chart showing rechargeable battery life versus alkaline battery life in a high-drain application. Source: GreenBatteries.comDear Pablo: I'm a New Yorker who tries to be environmentally conscious. For years now, I've been confounded by rechargeable
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Using Waste Heat to Charge Your Cell Phone (Video)
Instructables has an awesome tutorial on generating energy from waste heat. If you've ever been curious about what goes in to being able to charge a gadget like a cell phone with waste heat, you've got some easy-access
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Jimmyjane Brings Sustainable Sexy Back to the Bedroom
Naughty doesn't have to mean nasty, but that's exactly what a lot of sex toys are, no thanks to the presence of toxic phthalates that are added to plastic components to boost flexibility. Talk about tainted love.
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Researchers Say 9-second Charging Battery Within 2-Years
One of the biggest complaints consumers can think up against rechargeable batteries is how darn long they take to recharge. Just for a small AA lithium battery it can take up to 4 hours to get a complete charge. Two researchers,
