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Mad Power thoughts

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As mentioned in our most recent post the root of the crisis lies in the monomaniacal way in which this government and its recent predecessors have pursued decarbonisation at the expense of other priorities including reliability and affordability of energy. . So, ironically, renewables have in some ways hastened the decline of nuclear power.

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Road Test: 2021 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited

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Summary: Affordable and efficient with a long list of standard features. Top midsize sedan in our book. Road Test: 2017 Honda Accord Hybrid. Because of this we don’t address issues such as long-term reliability or total cost of ownership. And all of this for a base price under $29,000. Story by John Faulkner.

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Companies Vie to Build NASA’s Next Communications Network

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(That’s very different from, say, space tourism , which attracts a lot of attention but, for now, is still something that only the very wealthy can afford.) NASA benefits, in the case of communications, from being a relatively small player, especially if it can get out from under the costs of running something like the TDRS system.

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BMW’s ReachNow car sharing expands to Brooklyn, launches pilot programs for new mobility services

Green Car Congress

The ReachNow Ride scheduling feature will be widely available to members in early 2017. Share: MINI owners of 2016 or 2017 model year vehicles are invited to join the ReachNow Share pilot program in Seattle. This expanded ReachNow Reserve service will begin in Seattle in early 2017.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

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But the difference is that only a minority of Americans today can afford to buy a new car. Is it worth the extra almost 50 percent added to the cost of the car? How big a deal is that when we consider this high initial cost of electric vehicles? You will look not just at an initial cost, but at how much they cost to maintain.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

But the difference is that only a minority of Americans today can afford to buy a new car. Is it worth the extra almost 50 percent added to the cost of the car? How big a deal is that when we consider this high initial cost of electric vehicles? You will look not just at an initial cost, but at how much they cost to maintain.

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Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

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prismatic cells—each of them about half the size of a paperback book—or long, flat pouch cells. An important incidental effect is that battery costs have fallen by around half in the past five years. That is making electric mobility affordable for more and more customers. Market launch is scheduled to begin in 2017.

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