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Altair Nanotechnologies Pursuing ARRA Funding for Grid Modernization

Green Car Congress

In the US each year, an estimated one billion tons of coal and 6.9 Of this amount, nearly 10 million tons of coal and 18 billion cubic feet of natural gas are used to effectively manage the stability of the US electricity grid—a process that produces more than 39 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions. Earlier post.)

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

“A car must be able to be recharged in Italy in exactly the same way as in Denmark, Germany or France,&# she was quoted saying in an edition of Die Welt to appear Monday. » See also: 9 Electric Cars 100 Years Old or More » Get Gas 2.0 by RSS or sign up by email. is a Green Options Media Production.

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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

3 David Herron said on March 16th, 2009 at 12:31 am Fast recharge will require huge power levels. To recharge 20 kilowatt-hours of capacity in 5 minutes requires 240 kilowatts of electricity. But besides that, the only electronics potentially benefiting from THIS breakthrough are RCs and household rechargeable batteries.

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NYC Goes EV

Revenge of the Electric Car

Instead, while you recharge your battery after a long day at work, your new electric car could be recharging as well. In 2008, transportation accounted for 22 percent of all city carbon emissions. million metric tons of transportation emissions in 2008. If by 2015, 2.5 That represents only 1.43

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GWU researchers introduce new class of molten air batteries; significantly greater energy capacity than Li-air

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Researchers at George Washington University led by Dr. Stuart Licht have introduced the principles of a new class rechargeable molten air batteries that offer amongst the highest intrinsic electric energy storage capabilities. In 2008 a zirconia stabilized VB 2 air battery was presented. Generalized form of the molten air battery.

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The Budget 2009 - working towards sustainable transport

Green Cars News

The Budget confirmed and built on the Chancellor’s measures in Budget 2008 and the Pre-Budget report by: Confirming the new rules on capital allowances linked to CO2 emissions. Confirming and extending the overhaul of Vehicle Excise Duty Rates. Increasing company car benefit in kind tax in the future for all but the lowest carbon cars.

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The Most Powerful Greenius In America

Creative Greenius

Yes, even these unfortunate dimwits can still save what’s left of their retirement funds while helping out the rest of us who weren’t fooled by the right wing, unabashed carbon pimps who ran things in the US government from 2000-2008 and did more damage to our environment than any government in history. The Big Dick Cheney Effect.

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