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Alberta publishes report assessing non-combustion uses for bitumen, opens $2M call for projects

Green Car Congress

Alberta Innovates, in partnership with industry, government and other organizations, recently released the results of a study that investigates the best opportunities for “Bitumen Beyond Combustion” (BBC). Vanadium flow batteries for electricity storage. Oil sands facilities already have concentrated Vanadium in current streams (i.e.,

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What is Extreme E? – 1# Ultimate beginners guide to Extreme E

My Energi

Extreme E is a high intensity off-road racing championship consisting of specially designed fully electric, battery powered SUV’s. The championship is designed to highlight environmental challenges including the effects of global warming and its impact on the planets unique ecosystems. Qualifying/Semi-finals. Saturday 03 April 2021.

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Electric Pedicabs - future for London's transport

DIY Electric Car

While the industry is unregulated some of the lads started using electric motors (hub motors) similar to those produced by golden motor and run these pedicabs on the lead acid or gel batteries. The big problem was that these rickshaws weighted around 140kg with the batteries and could not be classified as a cycles but motor vehicles.

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We visited the OLA Future Factory: Electric Scooter Manufacturing

Plug In India

Tarun used to regularly swap batteries in the first year, but does not swap nowadays. A few months ago, he got a brand new battery at the swap station. Since then he has stayed with the same battery. I met with Preeti Gupta, a freelancer with the BBC. The original idea was three wheeler rickshaw battery swapping.

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10 Gifts For Retrocomputing Fans

Cars That Think

45 years ago, mass produced computers exploded onto the global stage as a harbinger of the digital future. And the Model 100 can operate continuously for about 20 hours on four AA batteries, and keep its memory alive on standby for 30 days, with an internal battery that preserves the memory between battery changes.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

How Real, How Soon, and What Must Happen Next,” which concludes the costs of creating an automotive market dominated by electric and hybrid cars are prohibitively high for the foreseeable future – as high as $49 billion for Europe alone (along with another $21 billion for battery-charging infrastructure). Volt will survive and prosper,” G.M.’s

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

And in a true smart grid, electric cars will not only be able to draw on electricity to run their motors, they will also be able to do the reverse: send electricity stored in their batteries back into the grid when it is needed. We will own the battery. We will always own the batteries,&# said Mr. Thesen.

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