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Company: MicroPlanet Technology Corp. Stock Listing: TSXV - MP Stock Listing (US): OTC - MCTYF Web Site: www.microplanet.com SEATTLE, Aug. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - MicroPlanet Technology Corp. ("MicroPlanet" or the "Company"), (TSXV - MP & OTC - MCTYF) a provider of smart grid and power quality technology, which significantly increases efficiency, quality, and conservation of electricity, is pleased to announce it has received TUV SUD America Inc. certification to multiple...
NAPERVILLE, Ill., July 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- As one of the most popular electric and gasoline cars built today, the Chevy Volt has been a major hit with customers and consumers of all ages and locations. The Volt has driven over 105 million miles, and over 67 million of these have been on all electric. These miles driven account for over 3.5 million gallons of fuel that have been saved and a drastic reduction in CO2 emissions. If you are an environmentalist, or even if you're not,...
Derek Walter for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online It may look funny, but a new concept electric car is promising to blow away its competitors when it comes to the distance it can travel without the need for a recharge. Danish manufacturer ECOmove is promising that its QBEAK car will be able to travel 500 miles on a single charge. According to CNN, the concept car was unveiled this week, with prospective models being available in 2013. The current Achilles’ heel of electric...
SAN ANTONIO, June 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Tom Benson Chevrolet, a premier Chevy dealer in San Antonio, is proud to stock vehicles that consumers love. That's why the professionals at the dealership are pleased to offer the 2012 Chevy Volt in San Antonio. The Volt saw another great month in May as sales nationwide continue to pick up for the Chevy electric car. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120619/CG27079) The Chevy Volt separates itself from the electric car...
PHOENIX and SAN FRANCISCO, March 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- What makes the Chevy Volt run? Find out during DESIGN West, March 26-29, when UBM Electronics, the daily source of essential business and technical information for the electronics industry's decision makers, and Avnet Express, the e-Commerce engine for Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), reveal the design secrets behind the Volt following their Drive for Innovation's Teardown of the vehicle. To view the multimedia assets associated...
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Key components of the Chevrolet Volt will get an advanced analysis when Al Steier, design prophet, Munro & Associates, Inc., John Scott-Thomas, senior engineer, UBM TechInsights and Brian Fuller, editorial director, EE Times, share their teardown insights of the battery pack, charging and infotainment systems during three separate sessions at Design West's Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center...
WARRENDALE, Pa., Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As one of the automotive engineering industry's most storied vehicles, the Chevrolet Volt has been the subject of hundreds of articles over the last few years as it went from a concept car to a reality. That car is the subject of a book from SAE International focusing on the incredible story of the vehicle's development. Chevrolet Volt - Development Story of the Pioneering Electrified Vehicle provides the only complete...
DETROIT, Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Lindsay Brooke, Senior Editor of SAE International's Automotive Engineering International magazine, will join Pete Savagian, Director of Electrification Architecture and Electric Motors, General Motors, for a Web chat on Friday, Oct. 28, from 3-4 p.m. (EDT) The Web chat is open to the public and will focus on the technology that went into developing the Chevrolet Volt. Brooke is author of the SAE International book, Chevrolet Volt -...
Vanner and Kingston Distribution Partnership Allows Bus/Coach Riders to Plug-in for the Ride Hilliard, Ohio (PRWEB) October 03, 2011 Vanner Inc. is proud to partner with Kingston Distribution to introduce the 110 Volt AC Power Pre-packaged Kits for the motor coach and transit bus industries. This new partnership and 110 Volt AC Power offering will kick off at the APTA Expo, Booth #3752, in New Orleans, October 3rd, 2011. Vanner is known for providing commercial vehicle power conversion...
WARRENDALE, Pa., Sept. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As one of the automotive engineering industry's most storied vehicles, the Chevrolet Volt has been the subject of hundreds of articles over the last few years as it went from a concept car to a reality. That car is the subject of a book from SAE International focusing on the incredible story of the vehicle's development. Chevrolet Volt - Development Story of the Pioneering Electrified Vehicle provides the only complete design and...
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Count Alessandro Antonio Anastasio Volta was born on February 18, 1745 in Como, Duchy of Milan. At age 39, Volta became a professor at the Royal School in Como in the physics department. A year later, in 1775, Volta invented a device called the electrophorus which generates static electric charges. He marketed his creation so well, that he is often given credit as its inventor. However, a similar machine was documented by Johan Carl Wilcke in 1762. He changed his focus to chemistry in...
