The cars are electric, and work much like a gigantic version of the slot cars kids play with.
It is then released through a number of turbines to generate electricity in the same way as hydro-electric power plants work.
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Given a free hand in the design, his team developed a continuously variable transmission system that allows the petrol engine and electric motor to work separately or in tandem.
Take a 20 kilometers-per-liter hybrid, which is a small car with two engines--one gasoline, one electric--that work in collaboration.
"Many people who went to work in the electric power industry were there for 25, 30, 40 years, " instructor Rulon Crawford says.
Scottish Hydro Electric (SHE) said work could potentially start this year.
Other large defense suppliers: Kawasaki Heavy Industries, with 12% of defense work, and Mitsubishi Electric, with 7%.
Other top military contractors are Kawasaki Heavy Industries, with 12% of defense work, and Mitsubishi Electric, with 7%.
But what you are proving here -- each and every one of you who work here at Smith Electric -- is the promise of a brighter future.
The work will also see three electric bollards and railings which were damaged by cars repaired.
Mr Hopkins has also suggested the introduction of an arrangement for charging electric, gas and water companies to work on stretches of road.
The Hawaii Natural Energy Institute (HNEI), University of Hawaii at Manoa will work with AeroVironment and Hawaiian Electric to collect data from chargers to analyze the impact of EVs and associated infrastructure on the power distribution grid.
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Dr Wilkinson, whose work is funded by the Tampa Electric Company, said that vegetation was likely to prove a useful source of power for many robots.
But with our appetite for these consumer goods continuing to grow, experts believe we are still going to have our work cut out dealing with our electric and electronic waste.
The two partners will work together to integrate MotoCyzysz's electric D1g1tal Dr1ve powertrain into otherwise diesel-thirsty Stark SUVs.
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He used a manual typewriter because he felt he could work faster with that than with the electric version.
If something gets in the way of the door--a person's foot or a roof panel that's hanging down--the electric motor that closes the train door has to work harder and produces more current.
Given the status of such firms as America's General Electric, it has also become clearer that conglomerates work only if each business faces stringent management and performance targets, and that divisions which fail must be dealt with ruthlessly.
Even though she has a Mercedes S-Class, Winkler would rather drive to work in a fortwo Brabus or fortwo Electric Drive (read about it here), the latter of which will go on sale in the U.S. in the fourth quarter.
Admittedly that might mean less work for international tax attorneys and accountants (General Electric, 28th on our list, says it files 5, 900 income tax returns in 250 global tax jurisdictions every year).
"We are proud C-MAX Energi is the first plug-in hybrid that can deliver a 550-mile overall range and more than 20 miles of electric range as it gives customers great flexibility to commute to work, then take off for a road trip while passing many gas stations along the way, " says Davis.
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Work has started on replacing four bridges in preparation for the new electric Crossrail trains.
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Work has started to install a turbine at a community hydro-electric project after bad weather caused delays.
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Environmentally correct planners put all this public money to work to relieve the technology bottleneck they believed held back our transition to electric cars.
First he made the Tesla roadster, an eco-friendly electric car for the ultra-rich speed-freak, then he set to work as CEO of a private space company.
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Stefanie Lang of Bernstein says this will force carmakers to work together on developing new technology: Toyota, for example, has agreed to work with Ford on hybrid sport-utility vehicles and with BMW on both electric batteries and diesel engines.
Now that grunge work is conducted by powerful "operations management" software systems developed by businesses such as General Electric Intelligent Platforms in Charlottesville, Va.
And the fact of the matter is, is that we've already cut oil imports since I came into office and we can keep on going further by transforming our auto fleets and have folks driving electric cars, and develop those cars right here in the United States and put those folks back to work.
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Recent work has also demonstrated that at suitably low temperatures they can act as superconductors transmitting an electric current indefinitely, without power loss.
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