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Ford unveils F-150 Lightning electric pickup; starting at $39,974; arriving in 2022

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It’s quicker than a Raptor, with standard 4x4 and independent rear suspension; a power frunk, enough juice to run your house for three days or power an awesome tailgate; and it will forever improve with over-the-air updates. America’s No. 1 auto brand is going zero emissions with America’s favorite vehicle.

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We’re the New Renewables

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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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Novozymes develops fungus to produce biochemicals

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This is our first biochemical building block and a major milestone towards building a biochemical industry together with partners. In the food and beverage industries, it is added to enhance the sour flavor in products such as jellies, jams, juices and soft drinks. Malic acid occurs naturally in fruits and many vegetables.

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Auto Racing Test Drives Its Own EV Future

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The Cayman e-Performance clearly shows Porsche on the cusp of building all-electric cars that can match the performance of their top production-based 911 GT racers—while using a fraction of the energy, and with zero tailpipe emissions. The all-electric GT4 can already match the Monaco lap times of the brand’s fearsome 911 GT3 Cup racer.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

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I imagine there will be tax incentives to build green generators when were at that stage. Nuclear waste is a problem much harder to solve than CO2, and dams have quite an impact in the environment. Featured stories Feed mophie Juice Pack Air hands-on and impressions How would you change HPs Mini 1000 Mi? Is this the Zune HD?

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The Reality of Fast Charging for Electric Vehicles

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Building Computing Energy Gadgets Investing Smart Grid Transportation Travel ADVERTISEMENT Books that Matter Know Your Eco-Labels Hurray for the Bad Economy! You could leave Los Angeles and drive to Baker, stop and have a meal while the car recharges, and have plenty of juice to make it to your hotel in Vegas. Join Matter Now!

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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V2G helps solve the major problem that demand for electricity is high during the day when everything from industrial plants to air conditioning is running full blast and then excess electricity is wasted at night. Utilities could avoid building more dirty peaking power plants. 2:54 PM Anonymous said. 5:53 PM Anonymous said.

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