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One Tonne Life family reduces emissions down to level of 1.5 tonnes CO2 per person per year

Green Car Congress

In January 2011, one Swedish family undertook to take part in the “One Tonne Life” project—a six-month experiment to find out if they could reduce their carbon emissions from the national average of 7.3 tonnes per person, per year, to just one tonne. tonnes per person, per year—a reduction level of 80%.

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Can Fiat win over the hearts of Americans with its new, better 500e?

Baua Electric

Fiat brought its 500 to the US in 2011 (which was discontinued in 2019), and the 500e EV to California in 2013. If you’re considering going solar, it’s always a good idea to get quotes from a few installers. While a bestseller in Europe, lackluster sales in the US fueled a difficult, on-again/off-again relationship.

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The Power Engineer Electrifying John Deere’s Tractors, Trucks, and More

Cars That Think

Singh grew up on a 10-hectare farm his family has owned for more than six centuries in Shahpur Charki, a 560-person village in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. I personally know how important [farming] is,” he says. That includes working on solar and wind power, electric vehicles, industrial power, and consumer electronics.

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What Are Zero Emission Day and National Drive Electric Week?

Blink Charging

If an EV is charged with electricity that is generated from renewable sources (such as solar, wind, geothermal, or hydroelectric), then there are no fossil fuel emissions associated with that charging or driving process. Attend an online or in-person event. Watch an EV parade. Watch virtual test drives.

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Honda and Ford separately launching smart home demos

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will create the Honda Smart Home US, a showcase that demonstrates Honda’s vision for sustainable, zero-carbon living and personal mobility, including the use of solar power to charge a Honda Fit EV battery electric vehicle. Among the technologies that will be applied to the Honda Smart Home US: Solar Power System. ZeroHouse 2.0

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Honda announces second plug-in vehicle testing program; Japan joins US, China may follow

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announced its second Electric Vehicle Testing Program, this one with Saitama Prefecture for its next-generation personal mobility products, including electric vehicles (EVs); plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs); electric scooters; and electric carts. Solar-powered charging station for the test vehicles. Honda Motor Co.,

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Daimlers car-sharing service car2go expands to Canada

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car2go was also recently introduced in Hamburg, Germany, and becomes operational in Amsterdam in the Netherlands at the end of 2011. Every car2go vehicle is outfitted with a solar roof and telematics hardware, including an onboard computer with a touch screen with radio and GPS controls.

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