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Biking Through Southern France, and History

Baua Electric

Traversing Occitanie, the canal gives cyclists of all skill levels access to parts of France that are rich in history, yet sometimes passed over by visitors with (only) Paris on their mind. But how to build a body of water from scratch? It would become the largest construction zone in 17th-century France, after Versailles.

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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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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. Online discussions convinced me, however, that this is the expected behavior when commanding a motor to maintain a fixed amperage in its windings (thus applying constant torque) while under little load.

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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. Online discussions convinced me, however, that this is the expected behavior when commanding a motor to maintain a fixed amperage in its windings (thus applying constant torque) while under little load.

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Udaipur to Himachal : 923 km in an electric car

Plug In India

Our hotel was in an upmarket locality where every second building was a hotel. His favourite destination is the South of France, where he sees art in every scene that he stares at. It was a dark desert highway, and there was cool wind in the hair. So you can get max juice out of the battery. Average wh/km was 110.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Caroline Reichert, an RWE spokeswoman, noted that the idea here is to ensure that "a car can be recharged in Italy in exactly the same way as in Denmark, Germany or France." Neutral Kaitou KID @ Apr 19th 2009 4:45PM not if the electricity is from ultra efficient solar panels, hydroelectric dams or wind. Neutral who? @

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Solar, Wind and Biofuels Grew 53 Percent in 2008 Green Education = Environmental Religion? Smart Grid City will easily support up to 1,000 easily dispatched distributed generation technologies including PHEVs, distributed batteries, solar and wind. Utilities could avoid building more dirty peaking power plants. SZ (1) 6753.T

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