batteries
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Just How Far Can You Push An Electric Car Battery?
It weighs 200kg, it endures temperatures up to 140 degrees, and it’s been on a four-year stint that amounts to the same distance as going around the earth and then some. Not my luggage, despite what you might assume, but the absolute unit at the back of the first generation of Formula E race cars.…
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Stop Throwing Phone Batteries Into The Bin, You’re Firebombing Rubbish Trucks
It can be difficult to figure out what to do with your old electronics when you’re ready to move on from them, but here is one thing you should definitely not do: throw them in the rubbish. Discarded devices powered by lithium-ion batteries are basically fire bombs waiting to explode on unsuspecting garbos.
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Sydney’s First Battery Powered Apartment Block Halves Residents’ Power Bills
Residents at Sydney student housing co-op Stucco in Newtown have seen huge reductions to their power bills thanks to a combined solar and battery system installed last year. After a year of operation, Stucco has confirmed a reduction of around 55 per cent to residents’ bills, with the building generating more energy than it used…
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Apple: We Would Never!
Following news that the US Department of Justice has allegedly opened an investigation into Apple’s practice of throttling iPhones with ageing batteries, the company is speaking out.