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Idea For Tesla Energy: Look At Austin’s Whisper Valley For Your Next Solar Neighborhood

CleanTechnica EVs

Tesla owner Mallory Tompsett lives in the Whisper Valley area of Austin and had an idea for Tesla Energy. The idea is for Tesla to partner or collaborates with Whisper Valley to create another solar neighborhood.

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Tesla’s solar neighborhood in Austin could help TX learn if renewables are viable

Teslarati

The project aims to build the first Tesla Solar neighborhood, making a sustainable residential community. The Tesla Solar neighborhood was provisionally named SunHouse at Easton Park. These directives build upon the reforms passed this session to increase power generation capacity & ensure the reliability of the Texas power grid.

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This new style of electric tuk-tuk makes me want to drive a taxi in India

Baua Electric

In Thailand, a tuk-tuk (a fun onomatopoeia that arose from the traditionally loud two-stroke engines powering them). Got some kids you need to shuttle down the neighborhood to a friend’s house? With your own electric rickshaw, you can become the open-air, eco-friendly neighborhood cab driver you’ve always dreamed of!

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Tesla Semi real-world sightings show that a cleaner, quieter future is possible for the trucking sector

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If anything, they emphasize the idea that it is possible to adopt a cleaner, quieter alternative to conventional trucking solutions featuring large, noisy, Class 8 diesel-powered semitrailers today. Some residents also noted that the constant sound from the diesel trucks had become a stressor.

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Former CEO of American Electric Power Dies at 94

Cars That Think

Former CEO of American Electric Power Life senior member, 94; died 4 July. After the war, he joined American Electric Power in Columbus, Ohio, as an assistant engineer. Except for a short period volunteering for the Defense Electric Power Administration during the Korean War, he spent his entire career at AEP. "Pete" White Jr.

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Hey Google! Lets Reinvent Detroit Together Using Our Creative Greenius Before The Opportunivors Scavenge It

Creative Greenius

One of the houses Power House Productions is transforming in Detroit – and none too soon. I went to Detroit last month and found myself in neighborhoods that looked like they had been attacked by enemy forces, had lost their battle and had now surrendered and in most part been abandoned. photo by Galliani (c). Now is the moment.

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Electric vehicle misconceptions still run rampant, survey shows

Teslarati

of respondents indicated that they believed this idea, but they might be surprised to know that not only can you sit in an EV while it’s charging, but you can often use an in-car display to watch a movie or even play a video game! The most common misconception was the belief that it is unsafe to sit in an EV while charging.