Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Tesla, one of the major leaders in the EV movement, has recently announced that they will be teaming with Brussels-based Umicore to create a much needed lithium ion battery recycling program throughout Europe. Tesla says the batteries in their EVs should last somewhere between 7-10 years or about 160,000 kilometers under normal use. Those are [...]
Count Mercedes-Benz among the automobile manufacturers quickly realizing that batteries play an extremely pivotal role for the future of the auto industry. The world’s second-largest maker of luxury cars has announced that over the course of 2010 and 2011, it will be spending $2.8 billion on both battery technology and green technologies. “It shows that [...]
Nobody understands the value of fire prevention & safety better than our country’s brave firefighters. Each year, hundreds of homes and lives are lost that could have been prevented had there been smoke detectors present that were functioning properly. Many times, it’s something as simple as a dead or missing battery that prevents smoke detectors [...]
FACT: “96 percent of American homes have at least one smoke alarm, 19 percent of those detectors are not working, mostly due to missing or dead batteries.” Firefighters across the United States are making an extra effort this week (if that’s even possible) to make sure their communities are adequately prepared to prevent home fires [...]
“Every year, we see fire-related injuries that might have been prevented if the victims received fire safety tips, installed functioning smoke alarms or practiced an escape plan. Our first line of protection is educating the community.” -Indianapolis Fire Chief Brian Sanford With National Fire Prevention Week officially kicking off yesterday, firefighters around the country are [...]
You never know what you’ll find next at Yanko… Designers Yeon Kyeong Hwang & Mieong Ho Kang are working on a concept for a AA battery that would be powered by a completely renewable energy source- You. The concept behind the wind-up AA batteries isn’t all that different from the old wind-up toys you used [...]
Whether it be with cell phones, smartphones, or gaming devices; stories like this are becoming all too familiar… A young Italian boy was recently so deeply enthralled with the game he had going on his Sony PSP that he forgot to do something very crucial: Look where he was going. Unfortunately for him, he was [...]
A battery like this makes a 10+ hr. battery seem fairly insignificant. In fact, any battery that lasts 60+ years and counting (yes, that says YEARS) pretty much tops them all. Good luck getting this one into your laptop though. This epic battery is called ‘Karpen’s Pile’ after it’s creator, and it currently sits in [...]
Hey…..at least you’ll know that your battery is less than 100% charged.
Let’s see a show of hands- Who loves beer?…..That’s what I thought. For the multitudes of beer-lovers throughout the world, the Beer Battery Widget v2.1 for Android is an ideal way to keep track of how much battery life is left on your phone. It’s a very simple concept; just pay attention to how much [...]
In most cases, the Yuasa YTX14-BS motorcycle battery is not factory sealed with electrolyte. This means the customer is responsible [...]
This article shows you how to clean corroded motorcycle battery terminals. The same technique can be used for all lead-acid [...]
