Regenerative braking is commonly used in hybrids and electric cars to recover energy normally lost as heat during braking. But that isn't the only potential source of energy in cars that may be going ...

A team of MIT undergraduate students has invented a shock absorber that harnesses energy from small bumps in the road, generating electricity while it smoothes the ride more effectively than ...

January 2, 2009 Recent developments in regeneration technology are almost ready for prime time. Both Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicles and Power Generating Shock Absorbers are both being field tested and may ...

"Regenerative" is one hot technology buzzword at the moment, with even Formula 1 race cars using regenerative braking to bring some eco-friendliness to the sport. And MIT researchers have worked out a ...

A team of MIT undergraduate students has invented what they call a shock absorber that harnesses energy from small bumps in the road, generating electricity while smoothing the ride more effectively ...

A group of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) undergraduate students have developed a regenerative shock absorber it said improves hybrid-electric vehicle fuel efficiency up to 10%, according ...

Undergraduate students have invented a shock absorber that harnesses energy from small bumps in the road, generating electricity while it smooths the ride more effectively than conventional shocks.

Students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a shock absorber that harnesses energy as it smooths your ride, and they say it can improve fuel efficiency by as much as 10 ...

A team of MIT undergraduate students has invented a shock absorber that harnesses energy from small bumps in the road, generating electricity while it smooths the ride more effectively than ...

Shock absorbers that generate electricity, which are being developed by Cambridge, MA-based Levant Power, can lower fuel consumption by 1.5 to 6 percent, depending on the vehicle and driving ...