: a compound of hydrogen with a more electropositive element or group
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Now Toyota has developed its first modern BEV, using lithium-ion (rather than nickel-metal hydride), called the bZ4x.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 19 May 2023
After the retraction by Physical Review Letters, most of the authors of the lutetium hydride paper concluded that the research from their paper was flawed too.
—Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 7 Nov. 2023
Before the lithium-ion battery became ubiquitous, the nickel metal hydride battery was the rechargeable battery of choice.
—WIRED, 27 Oct. 2023
Teller joined Oppenheimer to work on the atomic bomb in Los Alamos, N.M., focusing on nuclear implosion and uranium hydride research.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 27 July 2023
Unfortunately, its beefy 288-volt nickel-metal hydride battery eats up all of the cargo space under the folding rear seat.
—Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 12 July 2023
And instead of nickel metal hydride, the traction battery is now lithium-ion, which is smaller and lighter.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 5 May 2023
Known as a helium hydride ion (HeH^+), this conglomeration of basic bits is just a helium atom and a hydrogen’s nucleus (aka a proton) stuck together.
—Bill Andrews, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2019
As of the fourth generation, the Sienna is powered exclusively by a hybrid powertrain, built around an Atkinson-cycle 2.5-liter inline-four gas engine; continuously variable transmission; two motor-generators; and a 288-volt, nickel-metal hydride battery acting as a buffer for regenerative braking.
—Dan Neil, WSJ, 9 Apr. 2021
Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 19 May 2023
After the retraction by Physical Review Letters, most of the authors of the lutetium hydride paper concluded that the research from their paper was flawed too.
—Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 7 Nov. 2023
Before the lithium-ion battery became ubiquitous, the nickel metal hydride battery was the rechargeable battery of choice.
—WIRED, 27 Oct. 2023
Teller joined Oppenheimer to work on the atomic bomb in Los Alamos, N.M., focusing on nuclear implosion and uranium hydride research.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 27 July 2023
Unfortunately, its beefy 288-volt nickel-metal hydride battery eats up all of the cargo space under the folding rear seat.
—Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 12 July 2023
And instead of nickel metal hydride, the traction battery is now lithium-ion, which is smaller and lighter.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 5 May 2023
Known as a helium hydride ion (HeH^+), this conglomeration of basic bits is just a helium atom and a hydrogen’s nucleus (aka a proton) stuck together.
—Bill Andrews, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2019
As of the fourth generation, the Sienna is powered exclusively by a hybrid powertrain, built around an Atkinson-cycle 2.5-liter inline-four gas engine; continuously variable transmission; two motor-generators; and a 288-volt, nickel-metal hydride battery acting as a buffer for regenerative braking.
—Dan Neil, WSJ, 9 Apr. 2021
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