Nov 21st, 2008 · One of the buzzwords at the Los Angeles Auto Show is "electrification." It's a future where cars run solely on battery power. Paul Eisenstein of The Detroit Bureau, an independent auto news service, says that future is still a ways off. He tells Steve Inskeep that for electric cars to succeed, they'll need a battery that lasts for more than 100 miles before a recharge.
Nov 11th, 2008 · NASA has lost contact with the Mars Phoenix probe, and officials say the mission is over. Phoenix landed in the northern polar region of Mars last May. Mission managers knew this day was coming. It's getting to be winter at the Phoenix landing site, and the few hours of daylight aren't enough for the lander's solar panels to recharge the batteries.
Sep 19th, 2007 · Miles Rubin delayed retirement to run an electric car company. Rubin's firm, Miles Automotive, has begun producing affordable all-electric cars that can recharge on any wall socket.
Jul 16th, 2007 · The campaign of Republican Sen. John McCain raised $25 million in the first half of the year, but has spent nearly all of it. But he says he's not giving up. He was back in New Hampshire this weekend, trying to recharge his campaign.
Jun 8th, 2007 · Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have figured out a way to transmit electric power over the air, meaning one day your cell phone could recharge itself without your having to plug it in. They're calling it Wi-tricity short for "wireless electricity."
Jan 13th, 2007 · How do you provide light to more than 2 billion people who lack electricity? A Harvard University biologist says a bucket, some manure, sand and seawater will generate enough electricity to power a light or recharge a cell phone.