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Practical Power Beaming Gets Real

Cars That Think

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. But his dream of sending electric power over great distances without wires has persisted. Can the same basic physics be harnessed to replace wires today? Lighthouse Dev in 2012.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

French construction company Bouygues Immobilier is working on an office in Meudon, western Paris, which uses 4,000 square metres of solar panels to meet not only its own energy needs but also to export surplus energy back to the power grid. Oil is the alternative. Alternative is no longer an alternative. — Bada Bing 9.

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