Green Revolution: Electric Vehicles

7 minutes

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Host Lisa Van Pay visits the scientists and engineers working to make the electric car of the future a reality today. One of the toughest parts is storing enough potential energy in the battery. Graduate student Katharine Stroukoff from the University of Texas-Austin explains how her research may help build a better battery, while Mike Nawrot and Dan Lauber, members of the MIT electric vehicle team, describe the advantages of their fully electric Porsche 914.

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Runtime: 7 minutes

Topic: History, Science, Social Science
Subtopic: Chemistry, Inventions, Transportation
Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
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Release Year: 2010
Producer/Distributor: National Science Foundation
Series: Green Revolution

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