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Bi-fuel evolutions of the LEVC TX taxi and VN5 van; range extender engines run on LPG/biopropane and CNG/biomethane

Green Car Congress

Biomethane and biopropane can both be made from waste feedstocks such as food waste, farm waste and sewage and both are in volume production already. All of these fuels are available today and also offer 30-50% operating cost savings. CNG/biomethane tank installation in the payload area of the VN5.

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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

To ignore this potential is wasteful and foolish. It is wasteful and destructive to be burning this versatile molecule; we must stop. Today’s electric grid was designed by Nicolas Tesla and Thomas Edison with help from Westinghouse and General Electric some 100 years ago. For an extended discussion see Appendix C).

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Install a Mr. Fusion on the back of the cars and everyone starts driving reeeeeal slow and careful. Nuclear waste is a problem much harder to solve than CO2, and dams have quite an impact in the environment. Neutral STINK @ Apr 19th 2009 6:48PM Screw this! Saving lives through nuclear power. :p Is this the Zune HD? In a word, no.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Giving drivers the convenience of charging their vehicles when they are away from home, charge stations have already been with us for some time and are now being installed in at a quickening pace. Most charge points available today take much longer to re-energize batteries than it does to fill a gas-powered cars tank.