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Why Early Electric Cars Lost the Race
Did you ever wonder why early electric cars lost the race? They were already attracting…
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Battery Basics
Battery Basics
How Early Rechargeable Experiments Failed
The first batteries transformed electrical science, but they had one major disadvantage. Once they used…
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Early Electrochemical Battery Evolution in Europe
Batteries produce electricity through controlled electro-chemical reactions. When the early electro-chemical battery revolution began in…
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Pioneering Days of Lithium Batteries
A quick dive into the pioneering days of lithium batteries, tells us they have been…
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Ageing in Sodium-Zinc Batteries Decoded
Battery scientists at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) in Germany, have investigated ageing in sodium-zinc molten salt…
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Early Electric Vehicle History – The Pioneers
There was a time in the early history of automotive vehicles when gasoline was least…
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Forgotten Solar Panel World of Frank Shuman
The late 1800’s were a dirty, smoky world in the United States. Demand for energy…
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UK MPs Criticize Delays in Confronting COVID
We might have all been millionaires with the wisdom of hindsight. The early COVID-19 story…
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Age Gender and Early COVID-19 Symptoms
Scientists at Kings College London, England have been on a mission to firm up on…
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Camille Faure Creates Lead-Acid Batteries in 1881
Most attempts at electric vehicles relied on Gaston Planté’s primitive lead acid cells before 1881.…