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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Installation will be made of thousands of in-home control devices and the necessary systems to fully automate home energy use. Millions of EVs and PHEVs would expand the sale of electricity as an alternative to oil. So while my car is powering the great city during the day how will I have juice to drive home at the end of the day?

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World Earth Day & The Green Reset

My Energi

Step away from them screens for a few hours and get your creative juices flowing! Scout out some furniture in the house or on a marketplace that needs some TLC, give it a sand down, change the handles, try painting it a different colour, or maybe even multi coloured! Upcycle and recycling projects. Switch to renewables.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Newly installed CEO Fritz Henderson argues that pioneering projects like the Volt typically lose money until the technology catches on. GM killed that car because of back room deals with oil companies, and now they expect us to believe that they are just so cutting edge now? Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 It is 12 years later.

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