Hacker NewsJun 25, 2025

Battery-electric "Infinity Train" will charge itself using gravity

https://newatlas.com/transport/fortescue-wae-infinity-train-electric/

#HackerNews #BatteryElectric #InfinityTrain #SelfCharging #GravityPowered

Battery-electric "Infinity Train" will charge itself using gravity

Australian mining company Fortescue is working to clean up its own operations by 2030, while developing green solutions it can sell to others. It's forking out into green tech through a subsidiary called Fortescue Future Industries, which has recently acquired Williams Advanced Engineering. Today,…

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Unofficial PetaPixel BotApr 10, 2024
Drones Are Using Power Lines to Charge Up, What Could Possibly Go Wrong? https://petapixel.com/2024/04/10/drones-are-using-power-lines-to-charge-up-what-could-possibly-go-wrong/ #autonomousdrone #rechargeable #selfcharging #Technology #autonomous #Features #drones
Drones Are Using Power Lines to Charge Up, What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

It means drones could achieve unlimited flight.

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Peter RileyApr 1, 2024

Bike Powered by a Super-capacitor
Made from Easier-to-Recycle Materials

#Selfcharging #Electricbike
pedalling recharges it… current electric bike batteries are made from rare materials like #lithium.
The PI-POP bike’s #supercapacitor is constructed from #carbon, #aluminium, #cellulose, and #polymers, all of which are more #recyclable.

Paul Sochacki, MSApr 1, 2024

Want 🚲

#electricbike #selfcharging

https://www.wecb.fm/these-revolutionary-electric-bikes-dont-need-batteries-or-recharging-a-world-first/

These Revolutionary Electric Bikes Don't Need Batteries Or Recharging, A World First

The era of electric bikes burdened by polluting, non-recyclable batteries is nearing its end. This change is thanks to the innovation of a French manufacturer

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Lloyd LemonsAug 19, 2023
What am I missing here? #electricCars Honda has a self-charging car available for the mid $30s. The science seems simple enough. Why aren't all electric vehicles #selfCharging? Why do we need 10K charging stations built? Have we over-complicated this whole issue?
The PlugSeekerMar 18, 2023
#StopTheSelfChargingLies “Self charging” hybrids is a BS marketing greenwash term. It is total disreputable dreamed up greenwashing spin term designed to make a 100% petrol powered car “sound a bit electric”. #toyota #kia #lexus #selfcharging #selfchargingpetrol