11/10/10

H2Roma2010 the Very Cool Cars on the Planet

The ninth edition of H2Roma will take place from November the 9th to 11th. The theme of the event is: “THE PATH OF THE FUTURE: FROM NOW TO 2020 TEN YEARS THAT WILL CHANGE CARS”. Promoted by CIRPS (Interuniversity Research Centre for Sustainable Development, Sapienza University of Rome), ITAE (Institute of Advanced Technologies...

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Research

28/09/10

H2Roma awards the Innovation in Energy and Mobility

The scientific committe of H2Roma energy & mobility show announce the second edition of the “Energy and Mobility Research Award”, that has been conceived to contribute to spread the culture of technologic innovation applied to renewable sources of energy and to the automotive world. The opportunity is to submit r&d projects...

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Economy Research

09/06/10

ICSS 2010 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE

The second edition of the International Conference on Sustainability Science will be held in Rome on June 23rd, 24th, 25th at Sapienza University of Rome, with the support of Institute for Sustainability and Peace (UNU ISP) of the United Nations University, Interuniversity Research Centre on Sustainable Development (CIRPS) Sapienza...

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17/03/10

ELECTRIC PILL No 3

Electric cars can basically be “filled up” by means of a standard charge or a “fast charge”. Standard Charge A standard charge supplies power without altering its flow as concerns the time taken for the charge or the charge level of the battery. As a rule, a standard charge system takes a lot of time to charge the...

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Move Research

16/03/10

SuperSports Hybrids at the Geneva Motor Show

The 2010 Geneva Motor Show is showing off a wide range of green technologies. Automakers, increasingly concerned with cleaner mobility, exhibit their cars and put their advanced technologies in the spotlight, which, instead, were confined to remote stands until a few years ago. Is it a sign that times are changing or a...

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16/02/10

ELECTRIC PILL No 2

Supercondensers, or supercapacitators, are electrophysical energy accumulators that have been long considered one of the most interesting options for electric or partially electric drive cars. Unlike conventional electro-chemical batteries, they have higher performance (they charge and discharge energy much more quickly) but,...

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27/01/10

Better Place Raises US$350m As Operations Deadline Nears

Electric vehicle infrastructure company Better Place said it had raised US$350m in fresh equity as part of a second round of financing. Better Place, founded by former SAP executive Shai Agassi, said its target was to begin full commercial operations at the end of 2011 when partner Renault plans to offer the first car with...

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27/01/10

General Motors To Make Iits Own Hybrid Electric Motors

General Motors last night announced plans to be the first major US automaker to manufacture electric motors and said it would spend US$246m on electric motor and electric drive facilities in the US. Its first electric motors will be used in the next generation of rear wheel drive two-mode hybrids due out in 2013. GM said...

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