Cars That Think

OCTOBER 1, 2023

On 21 April 1962, the Seattle World’s Fair opened to the public. government committed US $9 million to help build a NASA-themed science exhibit at the Seattle World’s Fair. Traditional orreries were mechanical models of the solar system. Musser created the more affordable desktop model shown at top for the Seattle World’s Fair.

Seattle 130

Seattle United States Universal Chicago 130

Cars That Think

MAY 1, 2024

The use of models to show the movements of the planets and stars goes back centuries, starting with mechanical orreries that used clockwork mechanisms to depict our solar system. A modern upgrade was Clair Omar Musser’s desktop electric orrery , which he designed for the Seattle World’s Fair in 1962. My hometown of Richmond, Va.,

Saturn 122

Saturn Mercury Germany Universal 122

Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

AC Propulsion’s president, Tom Gage, explains the company’s vehicle-to-grid technology at a 2001 conference in Seattle. Like Rippel and Cocconi, Brooks was a Caltech graduate and part of the close-knit community of EV enthusiasts that emerged around the prestigious university. After earning a Ph.D.

Grid 137

Grid Power Powered Vehicles 137

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2013

This assessment provides an evaluation of black-carbon climate forcing that is comprehensive in its inclusion of all known and relevant processes and that is quantitative in providing best estimates and uncertainties of the main forcing terms: direct solar absorption, influence on liquid, mixed-phase, and ice clouds, and deposition on snow and ice.

Climate Change 286

Climate Change Climate Carbon CO2 286

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) estimates that the current power grid could handle many tens of millions of cars plugging in at off-peak hours before wed have any capacity issues [See EPRI article PDF ]. I love the idea of powering my car from solar power. Whats Vehicle-to-Grid and why would I like it? How can I help?

PHEV 37

PHEV Nickel Metal Hydride Prius EPRI 37

Plug In India

JANUARY 15, 2022

He runs a solar EPC business - and has interests in rainwater harvesting and organic farming. Jayram works with Google and has been staying at Seattle for two decades before that. He shifted base to Mysore and became a student of the LLB program of Mysore university. Pallani does 10,000 km a month!

Charging 98

Charging Google India BYD 98