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R2/R3 event impressions – Rivian gets the details right

Baua Electric

The rest of the Electrek crew caught the livestream and kept you up to date in our live watch party and articles you can find on our R2 launch news hub. The stage looked great, good lighting, and the presentation actually started on time (that’s not something we’re used to in the EV world…).

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Biofuels- paving the way for low carbon future in mobility – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Given its key role in the Indian biofuel program, ethanol will be the focus of this article. The current dependence on molasses (derived from sugar production process) and rice, translates into an additional requirement of these food crops, thus presenting a peculiar challenge of prioritizing between fuel and food.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

If too much or too little electricity is present in the power grid, the network can suddenly become unbalanced. In the 1990s, batteries had far less capacity than they do today, and for the small community of EV users, the prospect of running out of juice and becoming stranded was very real.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Shai Agassi presented their new business model at Davos. Clean Fleet Article It would be a financial win-win for all. John Addison publishes the Clean Fleet Report with archives of over 60 articles and reports about electric vehicles, V2G, biofuels, fleet success and more. 2:54 PM Anonymous said. 5:53 PM Anonymous said.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Therefore, until we get quick-charge batteries -- based on new breakthroughs, Ill take a WAG and estimate that we will have real 5-minute quick-charge batteries in perhaps 10 years -- we are likely to get our juice mostly from our home chargers. Drive in, drop the underslung pack, hydraulically uplift a fresh pack, drive out.

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Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

Green Car Congress

This article discusses: (a) why the focus should have been on the transfer of proven renewable energy technology from developed to developing countries; and (b) how this technology transfer can be financed with currently available funds. C to 2 °C above pre-Industrial Revolution levels.