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Why Buy Electric Cars? Iraq Vet Says: For National Security

Green Car Reports

But not all of them have served three tours of military duty, including service in Iraq and Afghanistan. Tim Goodrich was posted to Afghanistan as an avionics technician, supporting the AWACS planes that feed aerial.

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Secretary of the Navy Sets Target for 50% of Total Energy Consumption from Alternative Sources by 2020; Role for Biofuels and EVs

Green Car Congress

The Commandant of the Marine Crops, General Conway said it best during the Marine Corps energy summit a few weeks ago when he described the fully burdened cost of a gallon of gasoline delivered to a piece of equipment in Afghanistan. If you believe the cost of fuel will go higher, as almost everyone does, the savings will only increase.

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Heard At The Show: Snippets from SAE 2009 World Congress

Green Car Congress

Paul Taylor, Chief Economist for the National Automotive Dealers Association, had the following observations: At $4/gallon gas people looked at more economical versions of the same vehicle rather than going down in vehicle size—they continue to buy cars that meet their needs. How much does it cost to save weight?

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My Cycling trip from Agra to Bikaner

Plug In India

Cycled down to Bharatpur town to buy some fruits for the next day’s ride. Enterprising hunters in Afghanistan and Pakistan were the possible cause for a change in migration routes. It’s on the Bharatpur bypass, a stretch dominated by modern day palaces, aka marriage halls. So no free dinner!

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Budget Drones in Ukraine Are Redefining Warfare

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military took hold of the concept, and in its hands, those simple drones morphed into Predators and Reapers , bomber-size machines that flew missions in Iraq and Afghanistan and each cost millions of dollars (if not tens of millions). I don’t buy that drones will transform all of warfare.

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