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Wireless EV charging roads piloted in the U.S., Europe

Teslarati

Israel-based company Electreon is one such company piloting wireless roads, as detailed in a report from CNBC on Monday. The Swedish government helped finance the vast majority of the $10.5-million million project, which Electreon calls a “pre-commercial demonstration project” of the electrified road concept. In the U.S.,

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ENFICA-FC Fuel Cell Inter-City Aircraft Ready for Flight Testing

Green Car Congress

The Environmentally Friendly Inter-City Aircraft powered by Fuel Cells (ENFICA-FC) project, led by Turin Polytechnic University, is ready for flight-testing its fuel-cell powered, manned inter-city aircraft. University of Pisa (IT) (laboratory tests on the electric system). The Rapid 200-FC in an aircraft braking test. Earlier post.).

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Audi going to the moon; Audi lunar e-quattro rover

Green Car Congress

The US$30-million Google Lunar XPRIZE is a competition to challenge and inspire engineers and entrepreneurs from around the world to develop low‑cost methods of robotic space exploration. The concept of a privately financed mission to the moon is fascinating. Click to enlarge. And innovative ideas need supporters that promote them.

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

Drive Electric

The Climate Change Commission has recommended setting a time limit on light vehicles with internal combustion engines entering, being manufactured, or assembled in Aotearoa as early as 2030. Slovenia, Iceland, the Netherlands, Ireland, India, Denmark, Sweden, Israel, Germany and the United Kingdom all have 2030 deadlines.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

People-Oriented Development Current Status of REDD Financing the Fifth Fuel Peak Phosphorus - Commence Urine Recyling on Space. Current consortium members include Accenture, Current Group, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories and Ventyx. Shai Agassi predicts that Israel will have over 100,000 electric vehicles in use by 2010.

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Hawaii opts for EVs and renewable energy

Revenge of the Electric Car

Here’s the scoop: Engineers drill a hole about 6,000 feet down where the magma has heated the surrounding area to about 400-500 degrees Farenheit. Mr. Agassi has raised $200 million in private financing for his idea. Kammen, a professor in the Energy and Resources Group at the University of California, Berkeley.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Maybe you should ask some engineers at the local power utility before you go shooting your mouth off, decrying how the idea will never fly. ↓ ↑ report 16 Vlad 10:25AM (4/10/2009) I dont think that home-charging is even a question and that it will be universally available soon. Analyse their business models thoroughly!