<rss version="0.91"><channel><title>plime.com : plime.com : Search Results : Electric : RSS 0.91</title><link>http://www.plime.com/</link><description></description><language>en-us</language><item><title>plime.com : plime.com : Search Results : Electric : RSS 0.91</title><link>http://www.plime.com/</link><description></description></item><item><title><![CDATA['Smart grid' -- buzz of the electric power industry]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/technology/l/120915/1/</link><description><![CDATA[What smart grid visionaries see coming are home thermostats and appliances that adjust automatically depending on the cost of power; where a water heater may get juice from a neighbor's rooftop solar panel; and where on a scorching hot day a plug-in hybrid electric car charges one minute and the next sends electricity back to the grid to help head off a brownout.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[China vies to be world&#8217;s leader in electric cars ]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/world/l/103947/1/</link><description><![CDATA[Chinese leaders have adopted a plan aimed at turning the country into one of the leading producers of hybrid and all-electric vehicles within three years, and making it the world leader in electric cars and buses after that.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[First custom electric American chopper]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/130580/1/</link><description><![CDATA[Siemens, the electronics and electrical engineering global powerhouse, unveiled the Smart Chopper it commissioned. The bike has a 60-mile range and a 100 mph top speed. An onboard charging unit can be plugged into any 110-volt socket to charge the bike in five hours, and it&#8217;ll charge in as little as one hour when plugged into a higher-voltage station. A single-speed, clutch-less transmission delivers the power from a 27-hp electric motor.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 8-wheeled, 235 mph Electric Car]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/technology/l/88144/1/</link><description><![CDATA[Designed by a team at Keio University in Japan, this fully electric lithium-ion vehicle may be short on subtlety, but it has a range of 200 miles and can hit speeds of up to 230mph!]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intel cuts electric cords with wireless power system ]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/technology/l/73277/1/</link><description><![CDATA[Intel on Thursday showed off a wireless electric power system that analysts say could revolutionize modern life by freeing devices from transformers and wall outlets.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Electric Light Orchestra - Evil Woman]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/30993/1/</link><description><![CDATA[Electric Light Orchestra, from their album Face The Music. (from the evil 70's)]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Electric superbike smashes speed record by breaking through 150mph mark]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/technology/l/133371/1/</link><description><![CDATA[An electric superbike has broken a land speed record by bursting though the 150mph mark .<br/>The zero-emissions Mission One ridden by Jeremy Cleland became the fastest electric-powered vehicle when it hit an average speed of 150.059mph over two miles.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Electric Eel Powers Christmas Tree]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/86152/1/</link><description><![CDATA[Why not have yourself an eco-Christmas by using an electric eel for power.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goat Meets Electric Fence]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/25703/1/</link><description><![CDATA[A stupid goat continues to lick an electric fence.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[GreenWheel Turns Pedal Bike Into Electric Hog]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/96247/1/</link><description><![CDATA[The next time you change a bike tire, think about upgrading your power as well. Scientists at MIT are testing a new power generation, storage and propulsion system known as the GreenWheel that will turn any pedal bicycle into an electric hog.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glow In The Dark Yamaha Electric Bike Features Built-in iPod Dock]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/31855/1/</link><description><![CDATA[Yamaha boasts a long and proud tradition in the motorcycle world, and the company aims to continue setting the pace with models like the glow in the dark, iPod dock equipped EC-02 electric bike.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neb. town abuzz over tourism idea: electric chair]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/weird/l/101574/1/</link><description><![CDATA[Residents of a small southwest Nebraska town have a question for state officials: You're not doing anything with that old electric chair, are you?]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[German battery could jump-start electric car production]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/43796/1/</link><description><![CDATA[German cars are known for strength, speed and high fuel consumption, but a firm in eastern Saxony has designed a lithium-ion battery membrane that could finally make electric cars common.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy Birthday, Electric Guitar]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/127608/1/</link><description><![CDATA[The Gibson electric guitar was patented in the United States seventy-two years ago today.  The first electric guitars were developed by the mid-30s in response to the needs of guitarists in jazz orchestras to produce more volume.  These were played flat on the lap and became popular with Hawaiian bands. <br/>Guy Hart, general manager of the Gibson guitar company, worked on a better design in order to exploit this market....]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maniac kills 5 with self-made electric chair]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/weird/l/118392/1/</link><description><![CDATA[A Russian man has killed at least 5 people with a self-made electric chair before being detained by police, the Life.ru web-site reported on Friday.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Electric arc]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/science/l/8062/1/</link><description><![CDATA[Cool video of an electric arc!  Don't stick your hand in it!]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Electric Car Plant Starts Production in Norway]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/17227/1/</link><description><![CDATA[The revitalized &quot;Think&quot; electric car plant at Aurskog, northeast of Oslo, has been deluged with buyer interest in the new &quot;Think City&quot; model that's due to roll off the assembly line at the end of the year.<br/><a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Think_(car)" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">More from Wiki</a><br/>/combining Norway, cars and the environment!]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[230 Miles Per Gallon!!]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/technology/l/130454/1/</link><description><![CDATA[General Motors Corp. said its Chevrolet Volt rechargeable electric car should get 230 miles per gallon of gasoline in city driving, more than four times the mileage of the current champion, the Toyota Prius.<br/>Edit: Check out the <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://gm-volt.com/2009/08/11/chevy-volt-gets-230-mpg-city-epa-rating/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">charger</a>]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tesla Roadster]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/technology/l/22156/1/</link><description><![CDATA[0 to 60 in 4 seconds, 200 miles per charge,100% electric, and dead sexy. Coming out of the gate at close to $100,000 dollars a pop, this is the electric car you WANT to drive. All the info you could ever drool over, for the ecologist and motor head in you.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[We have Shared Bikes, Why Not Scooters?]]></title><link>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/99360/1/</link><description><![CDATA[Here is an idea that builds on the idea of bike-share but takes up a lot less space: Shared electric scooters.]]></description></item></channel></rss>