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A New Wildfire Watchdog

Cars That Think

You notice the smell of smoke, and when you try to turn on your bedside light you discover that the power is out. And then, with transmission complete and the triggering stimulus gone, the system would shut down and return to a sleep or fully powered-off state. Why is the dog barking, you wonder, as you wake up?

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"Plug-in Arizona Educational Tour" Update -- "Spirit of DC's" Visit to Nogales High School with Nogales International Reporter, Tuesday, 24 Nov 2009

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

along with a 110-v AC opportunity charge provided as well. After all, if the US Stimulus Package program could do "Cash for Clunkers," then why not "Cash for Conversions!". And then, there's the Phoenix Holiday Light Parade on Saturday eve, 5 December 2009. www.FlorenceAZ.org. More details to be blogged, accordingly.

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Smart Meters and Electric Cars

Revenge of the Electric Car

“The idea is for electric cars to take advantage of “off-peak&# hours of low energy demand late at night, when the lights are out and TVs are off, but power plants are still producing, explained Ed Kjaer, director of electric transportation at Edison.&#. Photo by Eric Tom). To be honest, we’ll be very lucky to see that many.