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Shill for a Withering Lie

Plugs and Cars

No, I'm not referring to John McCain or the other remaining defenders of the Iraq adventure, predicated on so many lies. As Phelan tells this tale , (registration required) midway through their Tundra talk, Ernest Bastien, Toyota Motor Sales vice president for vehicle operations, surprisingly rose to defend GM. '"The

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

A battery electric vehicle (BEV) uses an electric motor instead of an internal combustion engine. These vehicles use large traction battery packs to power the motor. Petrol and diesel vehicles both use internal combustion engines (ICEs). EV MYTH THREE: The world will run out of lithium.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

A battery electric vehicle (BEV) uses an electric motor instead of an internal combustion engine. These vehicles use large traction battery packs to power the motor. Petrol and diesel vehicles both use internal combustion engines (ICEs). EV MYTH THREE: The world will run out of lithium.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

And in a true smart grid, electric cars will not only be able to draw on electricity to run their motors, they will also be able to do the reverse: send electricity stored in their batteries back into the grid when it is needed. I liken electric grid and renewable to the economic and political and military fiasco of the Iraq war.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Why not ake it all the way and spend 1 year of Iraq on retrofitting every home in America with nano solar. 1) XEL (1) XPV Capital (1) YGE (1) YHOO (1) ZENN Motor Company (1) ZNN.V (1) so I charge with bioavailable callories, and sell the exercise instead of rent it. Maybe Im too hippie/spartan for this brave new labor reduced world?

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