http://www.resistauto.com Detailed data on the cars Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:03:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en SEM cross-sections of MIM nanocapacitors. (a) Bottom of tube showing the AAO barrier layer and three layers corresponding to the TiN bottom electrode (BE), Al2O3 and the TiN top electrode (TE). (b) Pore openings at the top also show a similar trilayer structure. Banerjee et al. (2009). Click to enlarge. http://www.resistauto.com/general-tech/new-electrostatic-nanocapacitors-offer-high-power-and-high-energy-density.html by Jack RosebroWater consumption or withdrawals per unit of energy produced, by energy type, in the United States. Source: DHI Group. Click to enlarge.A Pacific Institute report commissioned by Ceres, whose Investor Network on Climate Risk advises investors with more than US$7 trillion in assets, concludes that impacts of declining ... http://www.resistauto.com/general-tech/report-finds-water-stress-rapidly-becoming-key-strategic-risk-to-commerce-impending-waterenergy-collision.html ewz, the municipal electric utility for the city of Z??rich, Switzerland has signed a cooperation agreement with the Renault-Nissan Alliance to promote electric vehicles. The aim is to develop zero emission mobility in Switzerland.An expected outcome of the agreement is the opening of public recharging stations in the ... http://www.resistauto.com/general-tech/ewz-and-renault-nissan-sign-ev-agreement-for-switzerland.html Xinhua. China??™s Ministry of Railways (MOR) signed a deal with state-owned vehicle producer CNR Corporation Limited (CNR) for 100 high-speed CRH (China Railway High-speed) trains for 39.2 billion yuan (US$5.730 billion).With a designed speed of 350 km/h (217 mph), the new CRH trains will travel between Beijing and Shanghai in ... http://www.resistauto.com/general-tech/china-to-buy-100-350-kmh-217-mph-domestic-high-speed-trains.html Detroit Free Press. Daimler AG is considering Michigan??™s Washtenaw County as a location for a research and development center for hybrid vehicle systems, according to a memo prepared by the Michigan Economic Development Corp. (MEDC)Already, a subsidiary called Mercedes-Benz Hybrid LLC has 14 employees in Michigan, according to the briefing ... http://www.resistauto.com/general-tech/daimler-considering-new-hybrid-vehicle-rampd-center-in-michigan.html The Torotrak variator, which affects the speed of rotation of the sun gear and is responsible for the smooth variation of ratios. Click to enlarge.Allison Transmission, Inc., a leading designer, manufacturer and supplier of medium- and heavy-duty automatic gearboxes for the commercial vehicle sector, has entered a global licensing agreement ... http://www.resistauto.com/top-news/allison-transmission-takes-stake-in-torotrak-licenses-full-toroidal-traction-drive-transmission-technology.html Shell??™s strategy for investment and development of alternative energy is settling on biofuels, according to Jeroen van der Veer, Royal Dutch Shell??™s CEO. During a presentation on Shell??™s updated strategy, van der Veer said that he did not expect the company??™s current investments in wind, solar and hydrogen ???to grow ... http://www.resistauto.com/general-tech/shell-alternative-energy-strategy-now-focused-on-biofuels-little-growth-for-wind-solar-and-hydrogen.html A bipartisan group of 12 US senators led by Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) not to include calculations of indirect land use change (ILUC) effects as contributors to life-cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for biofuels in the upcoming rulemaking for ... http://www.resistauto.com/reviews/bipartisan-group-of-us-senators-calls-on-epa-to-refrain-from-including-indirect-land-use-change-in-biofuel-regulations.html As part of a major restructuring in announced in Tokyo on Monday, Hitachi Ltd. will spin off its Automotive Systems Business into a wholly-owned subsidiary on 1 July. The new automotive business will have a special focus on hybrid and electric drive system components, as well as technologies for enhancing ... http://www.resistauto.com/general-tech/hitachi-restructures-spinning-off-automotive-systems-business-to-launch-group-wide-strategies-for-li-ion-battery-and-renewables-businesses.html Korea Times. Researchers at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) have developed a new lithium-ion electrode material that promises higher voltage, longer life and shorter charging time. The team, led by Kim Il-doo, used electrospinning technology to produce nanofabric electrodes.Lithium ion batteries using nanofabric tin cathodes displayed a ... http://www.resistauto.com/general-tech/s-korea-researchers-develop-higher-performance-nanofabric-li-ion-electrode-material.html