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We Don’t Need a Jetsons Future, Just a Sustainable One

Cars That Think

Where everyone had access to preventative health care that was both personalized and less invasive? What we need is something called cozy futurism, a concept I first encountered while reading a blog post by software engineer Jose Luis Ricón Fernández de la Puente. What about reducing pollution in urban and poor communities?

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Mazda Says Turbocharged Miata Best Left for Tuners

The Truth About Cars

The company allegedly just wanted a more free-revving engine to satisfy the person behind the wheel.& There are cases to be made both for and against the concept that ought to be considered.& .& While the MX-5’s 2.0-liter liter engine now makes 181 ponies, it’s the lighter vehicle by roughly 400 pounds.

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First Look: 2024 Ford Ranger and Ranger Raptor

The Truth About Cars

What we found seemed to be a familiar concept with lots of little improvements that added up to something grander than what’s currently on offer. But some of the materials used on the test models I previewed felt a little cheap. Appetizer followed by entree. But you’ll still be happier in an F-Series if you’re of the portly persuasion.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Sven Thesen, the communication and technology director for Better Place , a start-up that is gaining traction (see this recent New York Times article ) in its effort to create a network for electric cars in various countries, likened the concept of electric cars to cellphones. Fifteen years ago, how many people had a cellphone?”

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Greentech Media | ECOtality CEO: Fast Charging and Why Battery Swapping Is Doomed

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Given the cost of oil and the economic, geopolitical and ecological effects of our continued reliance on petroleum, electric transportation will be cheap. Project Better Place, along with Renault-Nissan and now Daimler , are advancing the concept of swapping out charged batteries for empty batteries.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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