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Disneyland announces Autopia will be all-electric within the next 30 months (Updated)

Baua Electric

The emissions from these engines cause smog and harm the health of those who breathe them – so putting them directly in front of small children isn’t the best idea. Disney could showcase more public transport or other post-car mobility options, ideas for futuristic city planning, induction cooktops and more.

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2 TN college teams win top awards at KPIT Sparkle 10th anniversary edition competition – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Innovation – Plug-in Kit for Ready Charging. Over the past seven months, 1000+ ideas came from 19000+ students across 400-plus colleges. Innovation – Plug-in Kit for Ready Charging.

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Why you might be charging your EV wrong – and what to do instead

Baua Electric

They interviewed EV users in both Sweden and the US and found unanticipated and previously unreported EV charging habits and ideas. In contrast, the study found that a few experienced EV drivers had developed a strategy of using a trigger event to spur them to plug in their EV.

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The Cheesy Charm of the Clapper

Cars That Think

Still, Pedott liked the idea of the gadget, and after the original investors went bankrupt, he bought the patent and hired engineers to fix the glitches. The Clapper plugged into a normal, American-style two-prong wall socket and had two outlets, to plug in two different appliances—a lamp and a TV, say. The only problem?

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GREENIUS ON PATCH.COM: Hey, Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce, I’ve Got Your New Direction Right Here!

Creative Greenius

The Green Idea City movement has been slowly building since the Hermosa Beach City Council embraced it at its January goal-setting workshop, as then-Mayor Michael DiVirgilio outlined in his March article in the Daily Breeze. Well I’ve got just the new direction the Chamber is looking for.

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Depot charging for electric trucks could reduce out-of-route miles – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Back in 2017, he gave a presentation on the future of trucking, in which he discussed electrification, vehicle autonomy and other technologies that seemed at the time like ideas from the pages of Asimov, Clarke or Bradbury. There’s more to going electric than plugging in a few chargers at the depot.

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Consumers Want Plug-in Hybrids, Industry Survey Finds

Plugs and Cars

Simply put, as the first sentence of the article states, [W]hen consumers understand what plug-in hybrids are, they want them. Tags: ethanol plug-in hybrid flex-fuel. All that's needed, the survey discovered, is a dollop of education. All that's needed, the survey discovered, is a dollop of education. Wonder why?

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