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POPS"Wireless" Electricity Next step: wireless calories, wireless memory inputs directly into our brains who knows... maybe that Demolition Man fantasy will someday come true and we'll have "wireless" sex
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POPSTesla Motors Gets $40M That raises the question of who'll work on the Roadster. It isn't as if anyone who can spin a wrench will be able to work on the car's lithium-ion battery pack, one-speed transmission and electric motors. Tesla has spent 18 months developing service procedures and a factory service manual and is about to start hiring and training mechanics. And what's the latest on the Roadster? It's still slated to go into production March 17 with a temporary two-speed transmission. That'll be ditched as soon as Tesla's sorted out the one-speed and improved power electronics module it calls DriveTrain 1.5.
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POPSLightweight Batterly-Powered ElectricFlyer C Mini-Plane Takes Off On The Cheap The ElectraFlyer C is a carbon fiber-shelled mini plane that runs on electricity, and it also looks like a lot of fun. It's a mash-up of a commercially available glider body and a lightweight battery and motor/propeller assembly. It can fly for 90 to 120 minutes at up to 90MPH, and you can recharge it in about six hours from a regular 110 volt outlet for about 60 cents. Oh, and it's received its airworthiness cert, meaning it's perfectly legal.
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POPSElectric cars are the future, says Nissan Electric cars are the future, says Nissan Stuff.co.nz - New Zealand They're now working on lighter electric motors housed in each wheel assembly, Mr Ninomiya says. Where the rear numberplate normally would go is a flap
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POPSDelta Airliners Integrating Wheeltug Hybrid Motor Tech The manufacturer estimates that a Wheeltug-equipped 737 aircraft could save nearly 100,000 gallons of fuel per year, while avoiding the safety and maintenance concerns of jet engine use on the ground. Using wheeltugs will save the airline in fuel costs, but the burning question is: Will they pass their savings along to passengers?