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This new style of electric tuk-tuk makes me want to drive a taxi in India

Baua Electric

In India, it’s an auto rickshaw. Got some kids you need to shuttle down the neighborhood to a friend’s house? With your own electric rickshaw, you can become the open-air, eco-friendly neighborhood cab driver you’ve always dreamed of! For power, we’ve got a rear axle-mounted 1,000W motor supplied by a 48V battery.

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9 Places to See the Summer Olympics Without Setting Foot in Paris

Baua Electric

Here are some ideas for planning your own alternative Olympic trip. Start at Talensac Market for picnic supplies, especially radishes, local cheeses and strawberries. Then climb up to the Pentes de la Croix-Rousse neighborhood, with its tiny streets, shops and views of Lyon below. Lille Basketball: July 27 to Aug.

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This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

Cars That Think

It’s been 25 years since University of Delaware energy and environmental expert Willett Kempton and Green Mountain College energy economist Steve Letendre outlined what they saw as a “dawning interaction between electric-drive vehicles and the electric supply system.” This is good for the grid. In the UK, experiments are.

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The 25 Best Restaurants in Austin Right Now

Baua Electric

PRIYA KRISHNA 1914 East Sixth Street, Suite C; 512-706-9119; canjeatx.com East Austin | Bakery Hidden in an unassuming building in a residential neighborhood is the concha-meets-funfetti-pastry fever dream that is Comadre Panadería. And plan on at least one order of the buttery Guyanese-style roti per person. But you didn’t think of it.

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Vacation Rentals: How to Shrink Your Carbon Footprint

Baua Electric

Connect your “environmental consciousness with the idea of being a good traveler,” said Beth Santos, the chief executive of Wanderful , a global women’s travel community, and the author of “Wander Woman: How to Reclaim Your Space, Find Your Voice, and Travel the World, Solo.”

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

The potential is enormous because the current grid has sufficient energy capacity to supply every vehicle in the United States if every one of them was a PHEV. These can be supplied by our current energy distribution and dispensing network without changing the infrastructure. To ignore this potential is wasteful and foolish.

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Solar Mobile EV Charging Station along Highway can really help!

Setec Powerr

You have to drive through strange neighborhoods and try to locate chargers in vast parking lots where GPS is known to drop out of service. The idea to use shipping containers for portable EV charging is noticed as a major barrier to EV adoption and infrastructure. It’s quite difficult to fast-charge your car in many U.S.

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