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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

At the time, e-bikes were still rather exotic, at least in the United States, so it seemed worth the expense and effort to build my own. So I poured on the juice and blew past him, thereafter maintaining Tour de France speed. In 2009, I wrote in these pages about my efforts to. Fast forward a dozen years. OK boomer," indeed.

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

At the time, e-bikes were still rather exotic, at least in the United States, so it seemed worth the expense and effort to build my own. So I poured on the juice and blew past him, thereafter maintaining Tour de France speed. In 2009, I wrote in these pages about my efforts to. Fast forward a dozen years. OK boomer," indeed.

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We’re the New Renewables

Cars That Think

JUICE BOX For many years, environmentalists have looked forward to the coming of net-zero-energy buildings. Much effort was devoted to making lighting, heating, and cooling more efficient so buildings consumed less energy. This WindBox turbine, installed on the roof of a building in Rouen, France, is 1.6

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Millions will plug-in their electric vehicles (EV), plug-in hybrids (PHEV) and fuel cell vehicles (FCV) at night when electricity is cheap, then plug-in during the day when energy is expensive and sell those extra electrons at a profit. Utilities could avoid building more dirty peaking power plants. 2:54 PM Anonymous said. SZ (1) 6753.T

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