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A New Wildfire Watchdog

Cars That Think

The main reason is access to power. Sensors that mount on buildings can just plug into a wall outlet. Could it use batteries instead, at least one per sensor node? A much better way to conserve battery power would be to use none of it at all until the system actually had important data to transmit.

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Honda May Develop Plug-In as Obama Alters U.S. Policy (Update2) - Bloomberg.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

the only companyselling hydrogen-powered cars to U.S. policy shifts to favor battery-powered autos. Still, the company will respond to a push by theObama administration for carmakers to sell plug-ins, he said. “We We are thinking aboutextending that application to plug-in hybrids.” General Motors Corp.,

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Coming Soon – The Electric City

Revenge of the Electric Car

Across the street from City Hall, some drivers are already plugging converted hybrids into a row of charging stations. Across the street from City Hall, some drivers are already plugging converted hybrids into a row of charging stations. Battery-powered motors are more efficient than gasoline engines.