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MIT students develop shocks that generate electricity

Students at MIT have created a new set of shocks, called GenShock, that generate electricity as they smooth out the vehicle's ride. We first heard of such a system from MIT in late 2007; now the team has apparently refined the shocks to the point that major automakers have taken notice. The biggest group that's looking into the technology, though, may be the U.S. military. AM General has provided a military-spec HUMMER to the students and is reportedly working on the next-generation of the soldier carrier. Might the GenShocks actually make it ... Read more →

X Prize Chevy Blazer is back, now with regenerative shocks Sebastian Blanco

Back at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show, we talked with Jim Stansbury, the founder and CEO of the Physics Lab of Lake Havasu, about his company's slightly quixotic quest to modify a Chevy Blazer so it ...

MIT students develop shocks that generate electricity 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

X Prize Chevy Blazer is back, now with regenerative shocks 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Back at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show, we talked with Jim Stansbury, the founder and CEO of the Physics Lab of Lake Havasu, about his company's slightly quixotic quest to modify a Chevy Blazer so it wins the Progressive Auto X Prize. Stansbury and his crew are now also operating as Regen EV Shocks ...

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