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ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

Green Car Congress

Electrofuels approaches will use organisms able to extract energy from other sources, such as solar-derived electricity or hydrogen or earth-abundant metal ions. Easel Biotechnologies, UC Davis). Li-S Battery : Development of High Energy Li-S Cells for Electric Vehicles. Electrofuels. Sion Power Corporation.

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Hanging with EVADC at the Green Fesitival in Washington, DC, 10-11 October 2009

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

EVer (seemingly playing webblog catch-up), EVJerr PS The "Spirit of DC" was hangin' with Todd Barlow at Green Motors www.GreenMotorsInc.com in Phoenix, a'waiting an updated battery box and Li-ion set of batteries. John Perkins , Lester Brown , Naomi Davis , Medea Benjamin , and many more. Visionary Speakers include.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The MiEV runs on a lithium-ion battery pack that can be charged in seven or so hours on a 240-volt line. The electric car features three different battery options, two different Lithium-based (LI) systems – A123Systems and Enerdel as well as a Sodium-Nickel battery Zebra (Mes-Dea). safety requirements.