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

Green Car Congress

Our job is to find the right place for a green composite like this to help our impact on the planet. Once harvested, the heart of the plant is roasted, before grinding and extracting its juices for distillation. There are about 400 pounds of plastic on a typical car. The growth cycle of the agave plant is a minimum seven-year process.

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Save $500 on Juiced e-bike bundles with extra batteries, Anker 192Wh power station hits $105, more

Baua Electric

Headlining today’s green deals is a promotional opportunity from Juiced Bikes to save $500 when bundling the new 52V G2 battery with a selection of discounted e-bikes. Plus, all of the other best new Green Deals landing this week. Also, check out the new Electrek Tesla Shop for the best deals on Tesla accessories. shipped. .

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More EVs, Faster Charging

Plugs and Cars

The first Level III chargers deployed by Etec will offer free juice. Almost 2000 were delivered to corporate customers in Japan last year. I suspect they'll find plenty of government and corporate buyers at the early higher price point as they strive to project greenness and meet emission targets. Source: Autobloggreen.com ].

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

Cars That Think

It occurred in the wake of the California electricity crisis of 2000 and 2001, when mismanaged deregulation, market manipulation, and environmental catastrophe combined to unhinge the power grid. And EV owners would become entrepreneurs, selling electricity back to the grid. AC Propulsion’s experiment was timely.

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QuietKat Lynx e-bike $1,000 off, Jackery power stations from $359, snow blowers, more

Baua Electric

Plus, all of today’s other best new Green Deals. Head below for other New Green Deals we’ve found today and, of course, Electrek ’s best EV buying and leasing deals. Deals for 1+ Days of Power: Deals for 2+ Days of Power: Explorer 2000 Plus, 2,042Wh capacity: $1,799 (Reg. Juiced’s HyperScrambler 2: $1,999 (Reg.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

I imagine there will be tax incentives to build green generators when were at that stage. In May 2000, Austin Energy planned to reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions by 40% at its Decker and Holly power plants, from 1700 tons per year to less than 1000tpy by 2003. However, I dont welcome this news. excluding coal power in china.

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Udaipur to Himachal : 923 km in an electric car

Plug In India

I wasn't feeling too hungry, so I continued sitting in the car and munching on the greens that I had purchased during the morning ride. Was 2000 hrs by then. So you can get max juice out of the battery. It’s a lovely gated community, with more than 50% of the area green. Was 1900 hrs by the time we left.