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Date palm juice can inhibit corrosion of aluminum alloy used in aerospace applications

Green Car Congress

Date palm juice inhibited corrosion of an aluminum alloy called AA7075, used in aerospace and other applications, in a salt solution, according to a new study by Husnu Gerengi at Duzce University in Turkey. His paper is published in the ACS journal Industrial & Engineering Chemistry. Gerengi decided to check date palm juice.

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The Ultimate Electric Watercraft Experience: Glide Through the Waves with the Electric Powered Motorized Surfboard

Spark Powered

You’ll never have to worry about running out of juice in the middle of an epic surfing session! Environmentally Friendly: By using an electric motor instead of a traditional gasoline engine, the Electric Powered Motorized Surfboard is an eco-friendly alternative to conventional watercraft.

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We drove the 500hp electric Arc Sport and holy heck, this thing rips

Baua Electric

Its cofounders, Mitch Lee and Ryan Cook, are engineers who met while working at Boeing. For one, when wakeboarding behind the Arc Sport, you aren’t constantly choking down fumes and getting loopy from exhaust mere feet from your face in an otherwise beautiful natural lake environment. Which is quite a plus.

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Ford, Jose Cuervo team up to make car parts with bioplastic reinforced with blue agave fibers

Green Car Congress

Success in developing a sustainable composite could reduce vehicle weight and lower energy consumption, while paring the use of petrochemicals and the impact of vehicle production on the environment. Once harvested, the heart of the plant is roasted, before grinding and extracting its juices for distillation. 13 mm wide.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

In 2001, a team of engineers at a then-obscure R&D company called AC Propulsion quietly began a groundbreaking experiment. The researchers estimated that, if applied to the task of generating electricity, all of the engines in the U.S. They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid.

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Tale of Two 2,000-mile EV Rural Road Trips

Clean Fleet Report

Of course, most owners of EVs use their vehicles in a local environment and, those that can, charge their vehicle’s battery overnight at home or during the day at work. Since it was not a Level 2 charger, I knew it would not gain much juice overnight. Consequently, range anxiety and charging locations are of little concern.

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Taking the Steps To Join the EV World

Blink Charging

When you make the decision to purchase an electric vehicle (EV), you are joining a growing group of people who are dedicated to lessening humans’ impact on the environment. When you make the switch from an internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle to an EV, it’s entirely different. There are just a few minor things you need to consider.