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Practical Power Beaming Gets Real

Cars That Think

To underscore how safe the system was, the host of the BBC science program “ Bang Goes the Theory ” stuck his face fully into a power beam. These demonstrations were part of a larger NASA and. That choice was, in part, driven by the simple fact that efficient microwave transmitting and receiving equipment was readily available.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

Green Car Congress

April, 2008 : In an article entitled Dangerous Assumptions ( earlier post ), Roger Pielke, Jr., The report concluded that “ damage from climate change, perhaps immense damage, is likely to be part of the Australian reality of the 21 st century and beyond.”

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Sven Thesen, the communication and technology director for Better Place , a start-up that is gaining traction (see this recent New York Times article ) in its effort to create a network for electric cars in various countries, likened the concept of electric cars to cellphones. The best part? Cheers — Al Louard 11.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Even this article keeps showing the old futuristic version model which GM said can’t be done. That… may take some doing on GMs part. April 18, 2009 5:03 pm Link Does NYT’s own part stock in soon to be defunk GM ? April 17, 2009 11:38 am Link Goodbye GM. — Goodbye 2. — Tony 11. — Sean 13.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

April 10, 2009 11:51 am Link The electric car is only part of the story in Portland. Even if you charge your EV with electricity made from coal fired generators you reduce your car’s pollution by half. I also wrote an article about cars and what’s good and not good. — Larry 4. link] — Adam Carter 11.

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