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Toyota to build prototype city of the future, powered by hydrogen fuel cells

Green Car Congress

Envisioned as a “living laboratory,” the Woven City will serve as a home to full-time residents and researchers who will be able to test and to develop technologies such as autonomy, robotics, personal mobility, smart homes and artificial intelligence in a real-world environment.

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The Ins and Outs of Scrap Car Recycling

Clean Fleet Report

The practice serves as a guardian of the environment, combating the harmful effects of both abandoned vehicles and the production of new ones. It offers redemption by curtailing the release of harmful substances and reducing the carbon footprint. Individual Perks Scrap car recycling extends personal gains beyond the horizon.

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We Don’t Need a Jetsons Future, Just a Sustainable One

Cars That Think

Where we could manage and then reduce the amount of carbon in our atmosphere? Where everyone had access to preventative health care that was both personalized and less invasive? Mitigating climate change is an easy way to understand the goals of cozy futurism, but I'm eager to see us all go further.

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Honda announces second plug-in vehicle testing program; Japan joins US, China may follow

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announced its second Electric Vehicle Testing Program, this one with Saitama Prefecture for its next-generation personal mobility products, including electric vehicles (EVs); plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs); electric scooters; and electric carts. Study the low noise impact of electric vehicles in residential neighborhoods.

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The View From Here Today

Creative Greenius

Our neighborhood is called the “Hollywood Riviera&# because of its beautiful hillside homes with idyllic ocean views framed by palm trees. I’ve been blogging on the environment since October of 2007. Among other things our electric use has been cut by over 50% in the last year. 2 PM PACIFIC TIME UPDATE FROM KPCC FM 89.3

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The Business of Plugging In: Building the Full Ecosystem for a Successful Plug-in Vehicle Industry in the US

Green Car Congress

Topics covered the expected gamut of policy (especially carbon policy), infrastructure, batteries and consumers. Berkeley will have a higher percentage than Fresno—it will not be unlikely for 3-5 PEVs to show up on one neighborhood circuit in Berkeley, overwhelming the local circuit, and leading to blackouts, he said.

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

Creative Greenius

The Torrance Hillside Overlay district , covers most of the historic Hollywood Riviera neighborhood where the Creative Greenius lives and I can tell you that it’s a zoning law that is pure politics. IT’S NOT ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT, IT’S ABOUT SPINNING THINGS FAST. The environment? …” I mean they have the number.

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