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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

“A car must be able to be recharged in Italy in exactly the same way as in Denmark, Germany or France,&# she was quoted saying in an edition of Die Welt to appear Monday. » See also: 9 Electric Cars 100 Years Old or More » Get Gas 2.0 by RSS or sign up by email. Sorry for any confusion. More on Electric Cars: It’s On!

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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

3 David Herron said on March 16th, 2009 at 12:31 am Fast recharge will require huge power levels. To recharge 20 kilowatt-hours of capacity in 5 minutes requires 240 kilowatts of electricity. But besides that, the only electronics potentially benefiting from THIS breakthrough are RCs and household rechargeable batteries.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Solar, Wind and Biofuels Grew 53 Percent in 2008 Green Education = Environmental Religion? The Smart Grid Consortium, established in December 2007 by Xcel Energy, will select a community of approximately 100,000 residents to become a Smart Grid City using V2G. The T-Word Barking up the Wrong Tree: Forests vs the CDM in t.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

There are choices for 110 volt versus 220 volt, slow versus quick charges, and solar options. will become less common over the next 10-years and that a mix of alternative fuel vehicles including electric, biofuel, hydrogen and solar will and is now seeing tremendous market growth. We have oil! Think Bakken and Alberta sands.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The four-door sedan will deliver 40 miles on a charge; a small gasoline engine will recharge the battery as it approaches depletion, extending its range by as much as 200 miles. 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?

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