Cars That Think

MAY 21, 2022

To some, the whole notion of wireless power transmission evokes images of Nikola Tesla with high-voltage coils spewing miniature bolts of lightning. Tesla had indeed pursued the idea of somehow using the ground and atmosphere as a conduit for long-distance power transmission, a plan that went nowhere. Lighthouse Dev in 2012.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Electric car supporters are rising to defend General Motors’ development of the Chevy Volt after the Obama Administration’s automotive task force proclaimed that the car was probably too expensive to be commercially successful in the near future. For $50k you can get a Tesla sedan which will get hundreds of miles strictly on electric.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

And in a true smart grid, electric cars will not only be able to draw on electricity to run their motors, they will also be able to do the reverse: send electricity stored in their batteries back into the grid when it is needed. Are we going to burn more oil, natural gas, or (gasp) coal to produce it? Cheers — Al Louard 11.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Treehugger More Videos of the Tesla Model S Electric Car In Action Whats This? Even if you charge your EV with electricity made from coal fired generators you reduce your car’s pollution by half. electric car race with i MiEV in Oregon? Powered by Blogrunner Previous post The Promise of a Better Light Bulb?

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