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E-Waste is a Cybersecurity Problem, Too

Cars That Think

We spoke with Shegerian about e-waste’s effect on the future of our world and our privacy, and the role engineers can play in solutions. John Shegerian: When we got into the industry [in 2002], Al Gore had not yet won his awards for “ An Inconvenient Truth.” The conversation has been edited for length and clarity.

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Are You Plugged In?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Answer: Al Gore is an investor in Fisker through venture-capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Some of the most talked-about electric vehicles are slated to debut later this year and can travel at least 100 miles on a single charge (even if some of them run on an auxiliary gasoline engine when the battery runs low).

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Driving on sunshine

Plug in America

Though he’d previously been too busy to focus on environmental concerns, he went solar in 2013 after seeing Al Gore’s global warming red-alert, “An Inconvenient Truth,” then bought a used Nissan Leaf two years later. He’s still driving that car.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Current consortium members include Accenture, Current Group, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories and Ventyx. Potential benefits include lower utility bills for residents, smarter energy management, better grid reliability, improved energy efficiency, and support for EVs and PHEVs. Smart meters and substations will be integral. SZ (1) 6753.T

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