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Tesla Giga Berlin uses half as much water as asparagus farm

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Tesla Giga Berlin’s water consumption has been a massive trigger for the facility’s most ardent critics. Screenshot) Und liebe Presse: redet mit unterschiedlichen Betroffenen, nicht nur einer Handvoll Berufsdemonstranten. The post Tesla Giga Berlin uses half as much water as asparagus farm appeared first on TESLARATI.

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MIT, Ford researchers find lightweight conventional vehicles could have lower lifecycle GHG impact than EVs depending upon location

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Researchers at MIT and the Ford Motor Company have found that depending on the location, lightweight conventional vehicles could have a lower lifecycle greenhouse gas impact than electric vehicles, at least in the near term. Lightweight aluminum is now used in the Ford F-150 pickup truck, and in the all-electric Tesla sedans.

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China’s GAC Debuts Ammonia-Powered Car Engine

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Corn-based ethanol was big for a while and the Germans have recently shown a renewed interest in carbon monoxide and hydrogen-based synthetic fuel stemming from the gasification of coal, biomass, and/or methane. and Tesla Inc., State-owned GAC is leading Chinese legacy automakers in the transition to green energy.

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ChargePoint’s roadmap: EV charging 80% home/work, 20% public/fast, “virtual batteries” for utilities

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ChargePoint’s stance is bolstered by a new MIT study that suggests , in part, that electric cars that plug into the grid, could, collectively, act as a massive “virtual battery” for grid energy storage. Tesla and its Supercharger network have shown that fast charging is a key factor in acceptance.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The turning point came when tiny Tesla Motors, a Silicon Valley start-up, announced in 2006 that it would produce a speedy electric sports car powered by those same laptop batteries. But we want to give them cause to continue to press forward." ( MIT Technology Review ). "The electrification of the automobile is inevitable."

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

One wonders if the recent headway at MIT in building lithium ion cells using ?virus? Denmark did that with Wind Power and now most of their energy comes from wind rather than oil, natural gas, or coal. Posted by: fletc3her | Apr 14, 2009 9:02:32 AM Id rather save more money and then to get the new electric sedan from Tesla.

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