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Bright Automotives Plug-in IDEA Debuts on Tuesday

Green Car Congress

Bright Automotive will unveil its IDEA plug-in hybrid concept on Tuesday in Washington, DC. Bright will then take the IDEA will to Norway in May 2009 for the Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS24). The IDEA is designed to operate in all-electric mode for the first 30 miles before switching to hybrid mode for a full range of 400 miles.

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Hot Tub Time Machine WayBack Wednesday – Reposted Word-for-Word from June 25 of 2008

Creative Greenius

Wednesday, June 25, 2008. Right now, here in 2008 the cat is on the roof for global warming. And start speaking up and speaking out against patently stupid and dangerous ideas like drilling for more oil domestically or using our abundant coal resources. After the first week goes by the vacationing brother phones to check in.

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TRI and Stanford working to combine vehicle automation with AI algorithms inspired by professional drift drivers

Green Car Congress

Since 2008, our lab has taken inspiration from human race car drivers in designing algorithms that enable automated vehicles to handle the most challenging emergencies. Through this research, we have the opportunity to move these ideas much closer to saving lives on the road.

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Greenius on Patch.com: Finding Free Green to Fund the Green Idea City

Creative Greenius

I’ve been writing about this program since 2008 , just a few months after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the bill.

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Junkyard Find: 1977 Dodge Tradesman 200 Mystery Machine

The Truth About Cars

Working as a wise and respected judge for the 24 Hours of Lemons Supreme Court since 2008, I've seen plenty of Mystery Machine-themed race cars, including some genuine vans. You get the idea. You can get away with a Mystery Machine race wagon, too, as long as the team's costumes measure up. A Sentra Mystery Machine?

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DEED advertising pays off

Electric Auto Association

We shared ideas on how to do that; personally, I read a book about marketing.” Ideas in hand, the chapter turned to fundraising to make them happen. “We So that meant I had a plug-in hybrid in 2008,” he said, explaining that it wasn’t long before folks from Toyota paid him a visit.

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GM harvests energy from Torino engine test benches to power facility’s computers

Green Car Congress

The idea to put the excess energy to better use fell in line with the company’s sustainability goals. Since 2008, it has regenerated more than 26.7 The plant runs 15 test benches, with five more on the way, as engineers design fuel-efficient engines for Chevrolet and Opel. GM’s Pontiac (Mich.)

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