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Toyota introduces 2012 Prius Plug-in Hybrid

Green Car Congress

The engine also uses an electrically driven air conditioning compressor and water pump to reduce mechanical losses. The electrically driven water pump allows coolant flow rate to be controlled with greater precision based on vehicle conditions for better fuel efficiency. Controlled by the hybrid ECU, the PCU boost converter raises 201.6

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

It’s also got a state of the art in-wall vacuuming system but it’s got no solar panels or solar hot water because that wasn’t part of the builders vision for their “dream house.&#. Yeah, they can afford it. But I think a big part of that was Moore’s law and things becoming really affordable.

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