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Natural EV capitalism

Electric Auto Association

I even got him to buy a Tesla,” said Martinson, explaining that Hirt was an advisor and co-producer of the ARP film, Nation in Transition , an examination of the coal-to-renewables transition on the Navajo Nation and across northern Arizona. Paul Hirt, became a close friend. It just needed a visionary entrepreneur to make it happen.”

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Lean Software, Power Electronics, and the Return of Optical Storage

Cars That Think

Before we start, I want to tell you that you can get the latest coverage from some of Spectrum ‘s most important beats, including AI, climate change, and robotics, by signing up for one of our free newsletters. I think maybe because the cover was a car perched at the top of a giant mountain of coal.

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The three-point, 400-volt plug, which will allow electric cars to be recharged anywhere in a matter of minutes , will be unveiled Monday at the world’s biggest industrial technology fair in Hanover, northern Germany. is a Green Options Media Production. is a Green Options Media Production.

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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

ultra You might also like: Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles 9 Electric Cars 100 Years Old or More The Chinese BYD F3DM, First Mass Produced Electric Car, Fails with Consumers GM Ditches Volt for Geo Metro Hybrid? other better transmission systems will be a lark! is a Green Options Media Production.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Electric car supporters are rising to defend General Motors’ development of the Chevy Volt after the Obama Administration’s automotive task force proclaimed that the car was probably too expensive to be commercially successful in the near future. is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. and Chrysler.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

The combination of harvesting whole forests and burning long-sequestered carbon sources such as coal or oil has impaired the Earth’s carbon cycle at an increasing pace. On the face of it, this experiment would suggest that the all-electric car, which does have a greater electric range, contributed 400 more e-miles than the Volt.

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Proud of its roots

Electric Auto Association

I ordered a controller from a company in California, which used a single power Darlington transistor, and 4 deep cycle 12-volt batteries.” They had created two new natural gas units to replace the older coal-fired units. Even with climate change, they’ve had to be educated.” Air Force Academy. “We