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Electrified Blondes in Convertibles For Everyone!

Creative Greenius

Saturday, January 17, 2009, Santa Monica, California - Inaugural Parade West. Since 1999, Ed has been Director of the Electric Transportation Division at Southern California Edison. Another of my favorite people on the Southern California environmental scene is State Senator Fran Pavley who also spoke at the press conference.

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Meet Mr. Internet: Vint Cerf

Cars That Think

But now, Cerf sat alone in the lobby of San Francisco’s Jack Tar Hotel , on a break from a computing conference. arranged a visit to a Semi-Automatic Ground Environment computer center. The two had been exchanging ideas in person and via email and reviewing the work of others who were trying to solve similar issues. 1970 and Ph.D.

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Schwarzenegger's Green Cred Fading with CARB Caos

Plugs and Cars

It is not the first time the governor has made bold promises on the environment while his administration dragged its feet behind the scenes. I think they're trying to control it, and they don't have a very cogent vision for what's needed," said Catherine Witherspoon, who has managed the agency since 2003.

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Ford showcasing vehicle-to-vehicle communication for crash avoidance; potential for leveraging WiFi and smartphones to extend quickly the number of participating vehicles

Green Car Congress

At the “Forward with Ford” event held in June—a conference exploring the linkage of Ford vehicles and technologies to global consumer trends—the company showcased its work on vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications with a focus on crash avoidance. Click to enlarge. These protocols build on the established IEEE 802.11

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DOE Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Program Annual Merit Review Awards

Green Car Congress

Parks served on two of the US DRIVE Partnership’s Technical Teams—Hydrogen Storage and Hydrogen Delivery—since the energy partners were added to the partnership in 2003. Through her work, Hamilton has reached thousands in California communities where hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and stations already exist, or will be coming.

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London to phase out diesel buses; all new single deckers for central London to be zero emission

Green Car Congress

The Mayor made the announcement at the International Zero Emission Bus Conference and Fuel Cell Bus Workshop ( IFCBW ) at London City Hall, held 30 November and 1 December and hosted by Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE). At least 20 new hydrogen buses will be delivered to London as part of a ÂŁ10-million (US$12.6

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Small long-term evaluation program, including modeling of vehicle-to-grid building benefits and economics, begun with Southern California Edison, joined by EPRI, other utilities, US DOE. Cischke, Ford senior vice president for sustainability, environment and safety engineering. "By Establishing dealer network. Batteries not ready.

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