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We worry a lot about Moore’s Law running out of gas right about now. Now comes former AMD CEO Hector Ruiz with this piece on Harvard Business Review’s blog: “There, however, is a possible “off-ramp” to Moore’s Law that offers [...]
LOS ANGELES–So often, we get ahead of ourselves a consuming public, especially when it comes to technology innovation. Take power generation and smart-grid management. We know that electronics that drive enormous efficiency gains on the grid. After all, our smart [...]
By Malcolm Fuller, contributing writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. – You wake up in your chilly San Francisco apartment (or any chilly place for that matter), and your first instinct is not to crank up the thermostat several notches (too expensive!). [...]
By Brian Fuller We’ve written all lot about the quickening pace of innovation in automotive electronics design. And you’ll recall the centerpiece of the first part of the Drive for Innovation was an all-electric Chevy Volt, which took us around [...]
General Motors unveiled its ambitious electric vehicle, the Chevrolet Volt, in late 2010, and production models hit dealerships a few months later. It's powered by a 16 Kwh 360V battery that GM says will deliver about 40-50 miles range before the 149-HP gas engine kicks in to charge the battery. Click on "deep dive" to take a peek under the hood at the Volt and see the results of our 2012 teardown of the car.
With the help of Munro & Associates and TechInsights, we performed the first major public teardown of a Volt in early 2012. We presented our findings at Design West in March and are publishing them in serial form on this site. Click on "deep dive" to see more.
