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Minnesota leads nation, mandates off-peak electric-car charging rates
2014-08-24 21:23:14| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
The arrival of a moderately-priced battery electric car with a rated range of 200 miles will change the entire market for plug-in vehicles.
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United States : Dialog Semiconductor and Energous collaborate on wire-free charging technology
2014-08-24 21:12:56| Semiconductors - Topix.net
"Dialog has quickly established itself as a key semiconductor supplier in the IoT and wearables market."
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Did Congestion Charging Just Go Viral?
2014-08-22 17:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scientific American: What is congestion charging? Congestion charging or pricing is the practice of setting up cordon tolls around the city on a large-scale to charge entrants for entering during peak hours. Ideally, this is done in an automatic fashion with cameras registering your license plate and directly billing you. This is different from low emissions zones, which are specific zones that limit the type of vehicles that can enter, and when. City-scale congestion charging is picking up steam as a policy tool...
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Software on your smartphone can speed up lithium-ion battery charging by up to 6x
2014-08-14 17:01:08| Extremetech
A startup in California, with the rather odd name of Qnovo, says it has developed a new way of rapidly recharging conventional lithium-ion batteries. With Qnovo's technology, you can get six hours of phone life from just 15 minutes of charging -- compared to just 1-2 hours from conventional charging. The secret, according to Qnovo, is that no two batteries are identical -- and knowing exactly how much power you can pump into the battery without damaging it can significantly improve recharge times.
Ambient, Wireless Charging As Ubiquitous As WiFi? It's Happening
2014-08-07 23:18:19| Wireless - Topix.net
The battery inside your phone is its greatest weakness. It can render even the fanciest little Uber-calling, Snapchat-sending pocket machine a several-hundred-dollar paperweight.
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