New Denso system, Hyundai EV project demonstrate efficiencies from separate zones for climate control. A Delphi/General Motors project with a DOE grant evaluates use of thermoelectric modules for spot cooling in front-seat occupant zones.
Intended to achieve Platinum status in U.S. Green Building Council program, the new building incorporates 30 BASF technologies and is projected to use 20% less energy than would a building made with conventional construction technologies.
Increasing manufacturing scale is critical in getting lithium-ion battery costs down; it will not be nearly enough to reach the U.S. Advanced Battery Consortium target of $150/kW·h by 2020.
The need to increase air traffic capacity and productivity within a cost-conscious Indian environment has led to the design of an open architecture ATM model with high performance characteristics.
Vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) technologies address three key automotive trends: improving safety, conserving fuel, and reducing emissions. But there are still questions about whether this communications technology will ever make it onto vehicles.