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Celebrating the Life of Columbia Professor Stephen Unger

Cars That Think

He published three books on the topic, including Controlling Technology: Ethics and the Responsible Engineer. In 1982 the committee was granted society status as the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology. He retired in 2005. Throughout his career, he consulted for technology companies including Bell Labs and IBM.

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Remembering Lithium-Ion Battery Pioneer John Goodenough

Cars That Think

He and his colleagues were recently granted a U.S. It later became the chemistry of choice for early electric cars including the 2008 Tesla Roadster. And, of course, my [older] brother read really well, and my father was a professor with a lot of books to read. In 2010 Nissan used it in its Leaf electric car.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

For drivers that just cant do without the sound of internal combustion, a separate system inside the car can pipe in a new soundtrack thats meant to mimic the rising and falling sounds of an engine. Exclusive rights are granted to Harman Becker to manufacture the latest technology solutions for the worldwide vehicle OEM market.

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

Creative Greenius

No, but I knew who they were and they wrote the books and they lived in L.A. It’s part of my tribute to him. Granted, they’re all known as known as much sunnier places than California. Well more so now than it was prior to 2006 and that’s just because electric cars are becoming more readily available. Pass it on.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Subscribe Green News Events Manufacturers Region New Cars Used Cars Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service by Sam Abuelsamid on Apr 22nd 2009 at 10:05AM Chrysler U.S. Apr 22, 2009 - Chrysler invented the minivan 25 years ago. Postal Service for mail delivery.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Just as we have become accustomed to plugging in our cell phones everyday, the habit of plugging in your car after returning home could easily become second nature. The only time involved is the few seconds it takes to plug in and later, unplug, your car and possibly press a button. Hey, maybe you got an email during the drive, right?