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Toyota’s greenwashing AI ‘eco-copilot’ is fake, but the prank makes a real point

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“Toyota” announced a new eco-conscious AI copilot at the DC Auto Show yesterday, which promises to reduce environmental impact by up to 10% – but it turns out the whole thing was a prank, and the prank makes a real point about Toyota’s tendency towards greenwashing.

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27 November 2009 - In First "Plug-in Arizona" Outing to Nogales, AZ, " the "Spirit" Made the News with Nogales International

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He has driven his 2005 Prius, dubbed “Spirit of DC,” to 48 state capitals and five Canadian provinces, and now he’s launching a “Plug-in Arizona Tour,” he said.Spirit is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). Spirit of DC” has two meanings “ “direct current” and “drive carefully,” Asher told the students. Army in Washington, D.C.,

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Manchester team proposing graphene-based ballistic rectifier for waste heat recovery

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Conventional devices with similar conversion efficiencies require cryogenically low temperatures. Rectifying diodes let electrical current flow in only one direction; mainly used for power supply operation, they convert AC to DC current. —Song et al. Greg Auton, who performed most of the experiment.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

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Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are This is a mirror of the map at Googles RechargeIt site (including icons for YouTube videos on both PHEVs and EVs). Please send it to webmaster@calcars.org. Contact mike@. Green Gears, Inc.

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SAE Hybrid Standards Committee: Works In Progress For 2009

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J1711 was first approved in 1999, expiring in 2004, and had relatively little validation with plug-in hybrid vehicles. Section 1 defines the fundamental communication for energy utility companies, while Section 2 covers DC energy transfer, replacing J2293, and Section 3 establishes a communication standard. V2H) systems. Another home.

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Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

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Conversely, high coating thicknesses for the electrodes produce a high energy density. It enables electric cars to be charged with direct current (DC) and alternating current (AC) using the standard Combo 2 connector. The majority of stations currently available on the market support DC charging with 50 kW.

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