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The influencer

Electric Auto Association

2003 Washington Post article on crushing of EV1s. I spread the word as far and wide as I could… until the lease was over in 2003 and GM said they were taking the car away.” But Cox stayed true to the EV cause, and in 2006, when he heard news of the Tesla Roadster, he was immediately attentive. Sign up for our newsletter.

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The Cheesy Charm of the Clapper

Cars That Think

Pedott test-marketed the Great American Turn-On at People’s Drug in Washington, D.C. In 2003 Joe Pedott donated his business records to the Archives Center at the National Museum of American History. In 1985, Peter Liljequist and Kou Chen filed a Canadian patent for an acoustic switch for turning lights and other appliances on and off.

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Paying Tribute to Former IEEE President Richard Gowen

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The device is now on display in Washington, D.C., After he retired from the school in 2003 he was appointed as a member of the South Dakota Department of Education. into a scientific laboratory in 2003 at the request of the U.S. at the Smithsonian National Space and Air Museum. Gowen served as a consultant for the U.S.

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Celebrating the Life of University of Texas Professor Mo-Shing Chen

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He founded the university’s Energy Systems Research Center in 1968 and served as its director until he retired in 2003. Many of them were supported by Consolidated Edison (ConEd) of New York and the Electric Power Research Institute , in Washington, D.C. Chen created UTA’s first Ph.D.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Español HD Mobile Engadget Engadget Engadget Web Images Video News Local RSS Feed Contact us Tip us on news! However, I dont welcome this news. In May 2000, Austin Energy planned to reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions by 40% at its Decker and Holly power plants, from 1700 tons per year to less than 1000tpy by 2003.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", See our frequent comments at our news archive. Bloomberg News ). San Jose Mercury News ).

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

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