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

Green Car Congress

The mixture is then put through injection molding to shape into the desired part. Ford is currently molding simple parts and testing different geometric shapes in the initial research. Ford also plans to mold some first, real automotive parts for durability and performance evaluation. 13 mm wide. 13 mm wide. Resources.

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Stuff We Use: Under Pressure (Washers)

The Truth About Cars

It’s no trouble to wash two or three cars at a time and not run out of juice, even at my notoriously leisurely pace. In fact, the battery can apparently be used as part of a DK2 ecosystem of products which include the likes of woodchippers and log splitters. Good job it rolls easily on its tires.

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Save $300 on Worx’s Landroid robot mower, 1-day sales on Anker 522 Powerhouse and Rexing EV charger extension cable, more

Baua Electric

Anker’s SOLIX 522 Powerhouse Portable Power Station falls to $189 in 1-day Best Buy sale As part of its Deals of the Day , Best Buy is offering the Anker SOLIX 522 Powerhouse Portable Power Station for $189 shipped. 2,419) Juiced JetCurrent Pro Foldable e-bike (pre-order): $2,099 (Reg. It includes a battery and charger.

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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. After earning a Ph.D.

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More EVs, Faster Charging

Plugs and Cars

With the DOE investment in some fast chargers as part of infrastructure development in the five Nissan/Etec Leaf target regions, Level III is happening faster than might have been expected. The first Level III chargers deployed by Etec will offer free juice. Almost 2000 were delivered to corporate customers in Japan last year.

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Aventon e-bikes $300 off with extra batteries starting from $799, ECOFLOW power station sale, Juiced takes $200 off all e-bikes, more

Baua Electric

Then there’s Juiced Bikes taking an additional $200 off ALL its models – including JetCurrent Pro pre-orders – starting from $1,449. 2,699) Juiced JetCurrent Pro Foldable e-bike (pre-order): $2,099 (Reg. Plus, all the other hangover Green Deals that are still alive and well. . 1,799) Aventure.2 2 Step-Through e-bike: $1,599 (Reg.

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You Haven’t Seen Blue Until You’ve Seen San Andres

Baua Electric

Connecting with history The archipelago of San Andres and Providencia is more than 400 miles north of the mainland of Colombia, and closer to 100 miles east of Nicaragua, but thanks to a historical wrinkle that is still being ironed out, it is part of Colombia. In 2000, the U.N. Each cay differs from the next.