Archive for February, 2009

Rahimafrooz eyes battery exports to rich nations
The Daily Star, Bangladesh
Rahimafrooz is set to double its annual automotive battery production capacity to reach 25 lakh units, designed to capture a market share in developed countries by May. The Tk 110 crore project, Rahimafrooz Globatt Ltd, nears completion and is under

Online truck-battery cost calculator
Fleet Owner
EnerSys has created an online calculator that shows the estimated cost savings of using an Odyssey 65-PC1750, 12V heavy-duty commercial battery vs. a conventional SLI group 65 battery. To do a cost savings comparison, log on to the website,


New York Times
Electric Cars: What if There’sa Blackout?
New York Times, United States
People, he added, “will always have a certain amount of range” in their batteries. Better Place sees a mid-sized city providing roughly “two to two-and-a-half charge spots per vehicle at the beginning,” Mr. Thesen said. “Obviously one at home or in the

How to turn your head into an antenna, and other useful tips
San Jose Mercury News,  USA
If your cell phone loses its battery charge too quickly while idle in your pocket, part of the problem may be that your pocket is too warm. "Cell phone batteries do indeed last a bit longer if kept cool," says Isidor Buchanan, editor of the Battery


The Southern Ledger
Busch Notches Solid Third-Place Finish in Fontana
Joe Gibbs Racing, NC
18 Interstate Batteries Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR), finished a solid third in Sunday’s Auto Club 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at the 2-mile oval, capping off a spectacular weekend that saw him claim dominating victories in Saturday’s
Fontana: 3rd place finisher press conference Motorsport.com
Busch falls short in bid for weekend triple Yahoo! Eurosport
A double standard San Bernardino Sun
ThatsRacin.com
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DIY: Solar-Cell Rechargeable Batteries
CleanTechnica, CA
Knut Karlsen has created a solar-cell charging battery prototype using flexible solar cells from IFE and some older NiMH rechargeable batteries. The batteries are being coined as “SunCast” batteries and work much like a trickle charger.


About – News & Issues
Averatec Buddy N1030EA1E-1
About – News & Issues, NY
This battery only gives the netbook a functional battery life of between 2 to three hours depending upon usage. Many new netbooks are coming equipped with larger batteries for much longer running times. The one nice thing is that the Averatec Buddy can
MSI Wind U100-641US – Atom N270 1.6 GHz – 10" TFT CNET News
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California: Toyota NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Quotes, Recap – Busch Third
PaddockTalk
The whole Interstate Batteries team did an awesome job for us. I got to thank Toyota and TRD — all the guys on this team and M&M’s. It was a decent run for us. We started out (running) sixth to 10th and worked our way up there. Got up to fifth,
Fontana: Toyota teams race notes, quotes Motorsport.com
BUSCH:Toyota Tundra's Strong at Cali TruckSeries.com
Fontana: Toyota teams qualifying quotes Motorsport.com
PaddockTalk - PaddockTalk
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Ministry offering free smoke detector batteries
Green Bay Press Gazette, WI
Acts 1:8 Ministry plans to give away 9-volt batteries as a reminder to change smoke detector batteries when people move their clocks ahead for the start of daylight-saving time. The group engages in monthly Planned Acts of Christian Kindness.

Electric Car Enthusiasts Meet
MSNBC
"If you're not driving a lot, you can sell power so when the batteries are all charged up, your electric meter can be reversed," Wexler said. There were a number of state lawmakers at the event. "We need incentives to create more electric cars," said