Dec 18, 2024 | Charging, Electric Vehicles, Power
The Barcelona subway grinds to a halt, the doors slide open and commuters pour out to go about their daily business. Little do they know that as they do so, a burst of energy is sent up to street level to help charge an electric car. Barcelona has put together a...
Dec 11, 2024 | Autonomous Vehicles, Featured, Power
Electrification in the automotive industry continues to generate headlines as consumers want to learn more about the features and benefits of electric passenger vehicles, predominantly cars. In the engineering community, the conversation often turns to power: the high...
Nov 9, 2023 | Energy, Hydrogen, Power
GE Vernova is in partnership to develop a green-hydrogen peaking power supply for a Duke Energy power plant in Florida, adapting a GE gas turbine to operate with flexible fuel sources, including 100% green hydrogen. GE Vernova is joining Duke Energy in its development...
Sep 21, 2023 | Energy, Power, Robots
Cornell researchers combined soft microactuators with high-energy-density chemical fuel to create an insect-scale quadrupedal robot that is powered by combustion and can outrace, outlift, outflex and outleap its electric-driven competitors. The group’s paper,...
Aug 24, 2023 | Electric Vehicles, Power
Drivers in Texas who think they’re skirting gas taxes by driving electric should think again — the Lone Star State wants them to pay for their fair share, too. Drivers essentially pay for their road use at the pump through gas taxes, which get funneled to...
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