Cobalt is having a moment in the spotlight. Historically a minor byproduct of copper and nickel mining, the metal is a key ingredient for lithium-ion batteries and now a growing money maker for Glencore Plc.
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Inventor of lithium-ion battery introduces safer, faster-charging alternative
John Goodenough, a 94-year-old professor, says his new battery can charge faster than current lithium-ion designs, and is noncombustible. A 2013 photo provided by the Japan Transport Safety Board shows frayed and broken earthing wire from the overheated All Nippon Airways’ Boeing 787 lithium-ion battery.
Love-sick goose obsessed with family’s car
We bring you this unique love story from a family farm near Caldwell, Idaho where Holly Schallberg and her family have a wide assortment of animals. “This is the original family homestead,” says Holly.
Cars take place with PCs and smartphones as threat to privacy
A Honda Acura RLX equipped with autonomous vehicle technology slows to avoid a pedestrian in a sidewalk as it is demonstrated in California in 2016. You probably know that you should delete all the data off your phone before you give it away and wipe the hard drive on your computer before you sell it.
Bill Nye Bolt EV, 3-liter VW diesel deal, Tesla Model 3 volume, sidewalk robots: The Week in Reverse
What will happen to more than 80,000 Audi, Porsche, and Volkswagen vehicles powered by 3.0-liter V-6 diesels that were sold from 2009 through 2016? And just how far off base was Ford CEO Mark Fields in claiming that up to 1 million jobs could be lost under the fuel-economy standards now in place? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse-right here at Green Car Reports-for the week ending on Friday, February 3, 2017. Friday, we talked to Science Guy Bill Nye about his new 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV, which turns out to be the seventh electric car he’s driven.
Should the 2017 Nissan Pathfinder take several seats?
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2018 BMW 4 Series: Performance Poetics
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Uber’s Ford Fusions, to be used for mapping, are cleared to go on the road in San Francisco.
They’re back. Five Ford Fusions bristling with rooftop equipment and labeled “Uber Advanced Technologies Center” will hit San Francisco streets starting Wednesday morning, but they will not be functioning as self-driving cars.
AutoComplete: Acura’s new NSX supercar may be in sales trouble video – Roadshow
Audi rings up a pair of serious recalls and Car2Go gets a little classier thanks to the Three-Pointed Star. New York drivers’ group wants to ban self-driving cars for 50 years, and Ford hopes to clean up London’s air with hybrid… The first generation of Porsche Panamera may not have won everyone over but the latest incarnation might.
Two US astronauts complete spacewalk to upgrade ISS
By Agence France-Presse Two American astronauts ventured outside the International Space Station on Friday to upgrade the orbiting outpost’s electrical system. NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Peggy Whitson work retrieve adapter plates outside the International Space Station during a Jan. 6, 2017 spacewalk to upgrade the orbiting laboratory’s power system.
Spacewalking astronauts tackle battery work outside station
Before venturing out, Commander Shane Kimbrough and Peggy Whitson got a hand from a robot that took care of most of the grunt work. Remotely using robotics aboard the 250-mile-high lab, flight controllers in Houston spent the past week replacing decade-old, nickel-hydrogen batteries with better charging lithium-ion ones.
Ford and Toyota Establish SmartDeviceLink Consortium
Ford and Toyota are establishing SmartDeviceLink Consortium, a nonprofit to manage open source software for smartphone app development for vehicles Members include automakers Mazda Motor Corporation, PSA Group, Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. and Suzuki Motor Corporation, as well as suppliers Elektrobit, Luxoft, and Xevo Consortium focused on significantly increasing choice for consumers in how they connect and control their smartphone apps on the road LAS VEGAS, Jan. 4, 2017 — Ford Motor Company and Toyota Motor Company are forming SmartDeviceLink Consortium, a nonprofit organization working to manage an open source software platform with the goal of giving consumers more choice in how they connect and control their smartphone apps on the road.
Scientists develop ‘Wolverine’-inspired material that heals itself
The material, which was inspired in part by the regenerative ability of the comic book antihero Wolverine, could someday be used to improve the lifespan of electronic devices or develop self-repairing robots. In a study published December in the journal Advanced Material, an international team of scientists described the first synthetic ionic conductor – a transparent, self-healing, highly stretchable material that allows ions to flow through it.
I was behind the wheel when a self-driving Uber failed – here’s what happens
Uber launched its second pilot program in San Francisco last week, but the day it launched, a car ran straight through a red light . Uber has since said the incident was due to human error, but it’s not clear whether that means a person drove through the light or failed to stop the car from doing so while it was in autonomous mode.
New Porsche Panamera e-Hybrid has great looks and green cred video – Roadshow
The first generation of Porsche Panamera may not have won everyone over, but the latest incarnation might. The e-Hybrid version is an option for those wanting to drive a little greener.
AutoComplete: Volkswagen readies another electric Microbus for Detroit video – Roadshow
We take an American icon to the track and compare it with the UK’s latest quick cat. Which of these sports cars is worth your money? Volvo’s latest V60 may still lack a lot of the niceties found on the new XC90 and S90, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t worth considering.
Spacewalking astronauts upgrade station with new batteries
NASA reported that all three lithium-ion batteries were up and running, a successful start to the space agency’s long-term effort to upgrade the aging solar power system. Before venturing out, Commander Shane Kimbrough and Peggy Whitson got a hand from a robot that took care of most of the grunt work – Dextre, a hulking machine with 11-foot arms.