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UK power crisis – entirely the fault of regulators and ministers

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With the demise of the North Sea production as the fields empty we are increasingly reliant on the pipe that winds its way across Europe pumping Russian gas into Germany, France and other on route. Why, simple the US embraced Fracking to produce bountifully supplies of cheap gas. We have a pipeline from Norway and from the Continent.

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Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

But some advanced new bicycles can store energy when they brake, meaning they can go many times further, and some advanced new batteries can charge up in a fraction of the time. Your correspondent borrowed the new A2B electric bicycle from Ultra Motors, a British firm, and took it for a spin in London.

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New compact Mercedes-Benz electric cars will have more than 750km range and charge twice as fast

EV Central

The journey was from Stuttgart in the south-west of Germany to near Marseilles in the south of France, at normal speeds. “Ninety three percent of the energy stored in the (MMA) battery will actually arrive at the wheels,” Källenius went on. In summary, this is an engineering masterpiece.”

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Cheap to run but expensive to buy, they offer theprospect of low or zero carbon emissions, but manufacturers won’t sell themunless motorists want to buy them – and motorists won’t buy unless the priceis right and there are enough places to charge the batteries. So the car uses an electrical store to power the drive motor.

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Smart Grids, Electric Vehicles: A Financial Win-Win for All -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Seeking Alpha Home The Macro View Stocks & Sectors Global Markets ETFs Investing Ideas Breaking News Transcripts Register | Login Email: Password: Forgot Your Password? Several early models of passenger vehicles have enough energy stored in advanced batteries to power several homes for hours. Consumers expect a simpler concept.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Several early models of passenger vehicles have enough energy stored in advanced batteries to power several homes for hours. Remember its PURE D.C.

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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. “Electric vehicles could be connected to the grid and could store energy at times when too much is produced

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