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A Bréguet Electric Car Out of Necessity
Necessity some say, is the mother of invention. Certainly many great artists produce their finest…
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Early Hybrid Electric Cars In Context
The word ‘hybrid’ comes from the Latin word hybrida, meaning the offspring of a tame…
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First Hybrid Electric Lohner–Porsche Auto
Battery storage for electric automobiles was proceeding apace, as more manufacturers began making lead-acid cells.…
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This Flocken Elektrowagen Was For Real
The first electric cars were speculative models of the real thing in the minds of…
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World’s First Zinc Chlorine Flow Battery
Flow batteries store their chemicals in external tanks, and circulate them through their cells when…
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Tissandier and Chromate Acid Cells Fly
The chromate acid cells we also call bichromate of potash batteries, were a great innovation…
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Flow Batteries Are Our Future Hope Here’s Why
Flow batteries are resurging before our eyes. In fact, we could say the only thing…
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Lightweight Lithium Metal Takes Center Stage
Lithium is the metal with lowest density, meaning least compactness. It also has the greatest…
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A Porous Pot Cell in a Copper Can
John Benjamin Dancer was an eclectic thinker. He built scientific instruments, and invented microphotography which…
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Daniell Cell Solves Hydrogen Bubble Problem
Alessandro Volta’s voltaic pile was a great first step forward in early battery development, but…