Battery System Archive

  • New FedEx truck: it’s electric!

    New FedEx truck: it’s electric!

    Good on FedEx, for doing this. The USPS has been talking about going electric for their fleet, and it makes sense. After all, they put massive amounts of miles on their vehicles, and that's got to make for a pretty serious carbon foot print.

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  • Electrical vehicle concepts running rampant

    Electrical vehicle concepts running rampant

    Couple of things to talk about, Honda just announced that they are going to showing off an electric concept vehicle, and a Hungarian company is making a concept car that's capable of splitting in to two separate vehicles.

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  • Stocking Stuffer: PowerGenix NiZn rechargeable batteries

    Stocking Stuffer: PowerGenix NiZn rechargeable batteries

    There’s a fine line between giving regular batteries as a gift and giving rechargeable batteries as a gift. Giving someone regular batteries is a dumb gift. Might as well give them a sheet cake. Either way, the gift is a consumable and doesn’t last long. Rechargeable batteries, on the other hand, last quite a bit longer.

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  • Acer Aspire 3D laptop shipping this week

    Acer Aspire 3D laptop shipping this week

    Oh, right, 3D laptops. I almost forgot. If you like 3D so much that you want to have it with you wherever you go, then 3D laptops may or may not soon be all the rage. No need to wait, though, as Acer’s 15.6-inch Aspire 5738DG will be available this week.

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  • Mountain Hardwear Refugium Jacket keeps you warm and your gadgets charged

    Mountain Hardwear Refugium Jacket keeps you warm and your gadgets charged

    Genius! The Mountian Hardwear Refugium Jacket is simply genius. The winter jacket has a battery pack by Ardica that - get this - heats the coat and can charge your gadgets. Amazing! Too bad it's eff'n expensive.

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