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Heard At The Show: Snippets from SAE 2009 World Congress

Green Car Congress

The operations in Kuwait and Iraq use approximately 431 million gallons of fuel per year. Skalny and TARDEC are leveraging synergies between the auto industry, the commercial truck business and the federal government to improve the DOD’s fleet fuel economy without sacrificing soldier safety. —Bill Cooke.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

As a result, the struggle for oil resources remains a noticeable factor in many areas of political instability, tension and conflict in the world, notably Iraq, Syria, Nigeria, South Sudan, Libya, Venezuela and the South China Sea. The Congolese government has also promised to pilot regulated areas for artisanal miners. THE BOTTOM LINE.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

As a result, the struggle for oil resources remains a noticeable factor in many areas of political instability, tension and conflict in the world, notably Iraq, Syria, Nigeria, South Sudan, Libya, Venezuela and the South China Sea. The Congolese government has also promised to pilot regulated areas for artisanal miners. THE BOTTOM LINE.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Why not ake it all the way and spend 1 year of Iraq on retrofitting every home in America with nano solar. And there are other ways to "charge" My dreams are towards a mobile workout station, aka bike.which saves the added time and expense of a gym with that horrid music and all their smells (chemicals, not the organic sweat).so

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