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Audi to Offer Electric Cars in 5-10 Years: Report: FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Audi, the luxury unit of Volkswagen VOWG, sees great opportunities in electric cars and will offer automobiles with no exhaust emissions within ten years, its top executive told a German weekly. Rupert Stadler told Welt am Sonntag in an interview...; Tags: Engineering, Audi AG, Volkswagen AG, Frankfurt, BMW AG, top executive, battery, Thomson Reuters Corp., plug-in; News items 2008-05-04
Web of Lawsuits Surrounds Tesla, Fisker Debuts: Fisker Automotive Inc. maintains that its plug-in hybrid sports car, the Karma, is still on track for delivery starting in the fourth quarter of 2009. That would be a minor miracle, regardless of an April 14 lawsuit in which rival Tesla Motors claims Fisker Automotive took some...; Tags: Web, Lawsuit, California, Battery, Plug-in, Karma, Tesla Roadster, Engineering, Jim Henry; Blog posts 2008-04-28
4 battery Tips For Your Mobile Gadgets: Mention the words "Battery life." The first gadget that comes to mind is probably the energy-consuming laptop computer - particularly if you're on the go a lot. Power problems plague other mobile devices. Users of Personal Digital Assistants PDAs are just as concerned about a possible energy crisis. So, what...; Tags: Engineering, Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Corp., battery, mobile, PDA, mobile device, laptop computer, computer; White papers
4 Tips To Extend The Life Of Your Laptop battery: Batteries become about 10% more efficient every year, the average PC's power needs also increase by about the same amount. Hence, the average battery life is still painfully short just three to four hours for most laptop models.If you rely on a battery to get work done while you're away,...; Tags: Engineering, Microsoft Corp., battery, laptop computer, PC; White papers
Injection-Molded Design Energizes battery Packaging: Very often the tooling costs associated with injection molding can be inconsequential when amortized over millions of components per year. Additionally, polymer resin prices are a fraction of the cost of the same volume of thermoform material because the thermoformed component undergoes several processes (i.e., extruded, vacuum formed and trimmed)....; Tags: Engineering, Stagnito Communications, battery, polymer; White papers

Tapping the Consumer for a Better battery Package: In a competitive market where everyone used a similar packaging platform, premium brand Duracell was looking to differentiate through value-added packaging. But what should that distinguishing feature be? The cross-functional project team of client, marketing, design and engineering professionals knew that success would come by focusing on end-user needs. In-depth...; Tags: Engineering, Stagnito Communications, battery, brand, team, marketing, industry; White papers
EDS Keeps the Service in U.S. Postal Service: Two EDS facilities in Raleigh, North Carolina are focused on the support of postal operations throughout the United States. EDS facility has full battery backup for immediate short term coverage, and a Generac generator outside in case of an extended outage. This gives them seamless power transfer capability if utility...; Tags: Engineering, Electronic Data Systems Corp., battery, backup; Case studies
Automated Packaging Systems: The Autobag Total Systems Approach Proves to be the Right Solution for Daltek: The case study describes about packaging equipment. When Daltek Inc. of Dalton, Georgia, USA received a contract to bag and label cellular phone battery covers, the company knew they would need a dedicated bagging system. This proved easier said than done until they discovered Autobag. With the contract winding down...; Tags: battery, cell phone, phone; Case studies
Boeing's Combat Survivor Evader Locator (CSEL) Communication System With Ultracapacitor Technology: Maxwell's ultracapacitors are an excellent solution for - storing energy when not needed, and providing power to the CSEL radio while the soldier swaps out the battery. Battery life is always a concern in all hand held devices, but is especially crucial when loss of power can result in and...; Tags: Engineering, soldier, Boeing Co., battery, handheld, radio; Case studies
Tesla, Fisker in Battle Over Trade Secrets: Considering how often auto executives jump ship to a competitor, which is quite often, it's a wonder there aren't a lot more charges of "industrial espionage" flying around. The latest case involves the high-profile, electric-car upstart Tesla Motors, which on April 14 filed suit in the Superior Court of California...; Tags: Automobile Company, Battery, High-performance, General Motors Corp., Fisker Automotive, Manufacturing, Jim Henry; Blog posts 2008-04-22
More Ways to Save Notebook battery Power: Last time we broached this subject, Rick mentioned several things you can do to save juice, including the most important one: dim your laptop's screen. Today, Tablet PC Review has a few more useful tips to make your computer last longer, including turning off any Bluetooth or WiFi devices. The...; Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Wi-Fi, David Goldenberg; Blog posts 2008-04-14
How to Extend Your Cell Phone's battery Life: Doesn't it seem like you never get enough talk time from your phone? If the battery's a couple years old, replace it -- batteries wear out. On the other hand, maybe you just need to do a better job managing and conserving power. WikiHow shows you how to make your...; Tags: Engineering, Rick Broida, cell phone, battery, phone; Blog posts 2008-01-17
Understanding the TSA's New battery Rules: Understanding the TSA's New Battery RulesSpare batteries essential - but dangerousThe minds at TSA have decided that spares are more dangerous in the cargo hold, un-disturbed, than in the hands of an ill-intended passenger. Fact is, fully charged Lithiums can produce amps of current. And with a small piece of...; Tags: Engineering, Transportation Security Administration, battery, New Battery Rules; Discussion threads 2008-01-04
How to Extend Your Gadgets' battery Life: How to Extend Your Gadgets' Battery Lifestill true?I shared this article with a tech geek friend who said it used to be true with nickel cadmium batteries, but that it does not apply to modern nickel metal hydride batteries.. anyone hear of this?; Tags: Engineering, battery; Discussion threads 2007-11-01
Give Your Treo a battery Boost: Give Your Treo a Battery BoostReduce GRPS use as wellSomething else that can extend the battery a little on most modern phones:By default most phones are configured to connect to GPRS the moment it is available no matter if you're using it or not.(the 'G' symbol appears permanently on screen)....; Tags: Engineering, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, battery, phone, Battery Boost, Palm Treo; Discussion threads 2007-07-26
Bring Your Water-Soaked Gadget Back from the Dead: Bring Your Water-Soaked Gadget Back from the DeadAlways Remove the Batteries When PossibleTo avoid shorts, etc. in equipment that has taken an unplanned bath, always remove the batteries ASAP if possible. This will prevent accidentally turning the device on and sending power where it shouldn't go, possibly causing short circuits...; Tags: Engineering, moisture, battery, wine; Discussion threads 2007-06-21
Give Your Treo a battery Boost: You know what they say: You can never be too rich or too thin or have too much cell-phone battery life. Well, it's something like that. Anyway, mobile-gear maker Seidio just introduced a long-haul Treo battery that promises up to 25 percent more power -- without adding an extra hump...; Tags: Engineering, Cellular phones, Rick Broida, battery, Palm Treo; Blog posts 2007-07-24
Extend Your Notebook's battery Life with Vista battery Saver (Beta 2): Are you the proud owner of a Vista-equipped notebook? [Insert your own no-one-is-the-proud-owner-of-a-Vista-anything joke here.] If so, you may have discovered that battery life leaves something to be desired. Turns out that Microsoft's highly touted Aero Glass and Sidebar features consume an inordinate amount of power. Enter Vista Battery Saver,...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Engineering, Rick Broida, Beta 2 version, Microsoft Windows Vista, battery, notebook; Blog posts 2007-07-25
Extend Your Notebook's battery Life: Seems like your notebook never has enough juice to finish the task at hand. Could be your battery's wearing out (a distinct possibility if it's more than two years old). Or, it could be that you're not squeezing every ounce of power out of it. Tech blog Friedbeef's Tech offers...; Tags: Engineering, Notebooks, Rick Broida, battery, notebook; Blog posts 2007-07-09
Life Rafts Today: Practical Sailor says it concisely: "Today, the life raft's primary mission is no longer to serve as means of navigating to safety, but rather a platform from which to signal for help." Used to be that, if your sailboat sunk, you wanted a life raft...; Tags: Engineering, Remember IT, Practical Sailor, battery; Blog posts 2007-05-11