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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Caroline Reichert, a spokeswoman for the Germany energy company RWE , said leading automotive and energy companies have reached an agreement for a standardized plug for electric cars. Some of the automakers include in that agreement are Volkswagen, BMW, Ford, General Motors, Fiat, Toyota and Mitsubishi. . is a Green Options Media Production.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The easiest conversions are for 2004-2008 Prius (not 2001-2003 Prius) and the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner Hybrid. For Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and other Northern European countries, contact SP Innovation. About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. So far, most start as hybrids.

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A Smart Artificial Pancreas Could Conquer Diabetes

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In January 2008, the U.S. Only three months later, in April of 2008, we began using the controller we'd designed and tested in silico in real people with type 1 diabetes. and across Europe; in 2008 the U.S. Then there are the many, many DIY projects underway. Beta Bionics. Bigfood Biomedical. Diabeloop. DreaMed Diabetes.

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