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Thermal Energy Storage Is No Longer Just Hot Air

Cars That Think

The whole system, which can hold five to twelve hours’ worth of electricity discharging at full power, costs a half-million pounds. An additional set of shipping containers will double the storage capacity, and so on. So that may create this need for storage…And then there will be a competition between thermal and electric [storage].”

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California Energy Commission awards more than $5.5M for green transportation projects and $1.8M for 20 energy research projects

Green Car Congress

The facility will create biodiesel from renewable waste-based materials such as used cooking oil from restaurants. Buy-down incentives totaling $560,000 were approved for 35 alternative-fuel propane vehicles. The facility is slated to produce nearly 5 million gallons of transportation fuel per year. Tour Engine, Inc. ,

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Electric Vehicles Open-up New Business Opportunities

Get Electric Vehicle

If you could start a franchise for a particular brand of electric vehicle it could be a promising business opportunity for you. Before you start, think of the possible customers and how many people would buy the product from you to make sure that it would be profitable. Online shop for electric vehicle components. EV Workshop.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Can these things add up to make a car that people want to buy? It seems like it still may be cheaper to just buy a well used Lotus Elise and modify it yourself. I also think it will be cheap, which is why I think someone will buy the group. The combined electrical storage efficiency of charger and batteries is 85%.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Home Business Industry Sectors Engineering MY PROFILE SHOP JOBS PROPERTY CLASSIFIEDS From The Sunday Times April 19, 2009 Slow start for charge of the electric cars Ray Hutton Electric cars need a boost. Only when we have an efficient method of electricity storage will the electric car/van/bus become a viable proposition.

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How clean is EV battery manufacturing?

Electric Auto Association

When EV batteries degrade enough to be unsuitable for cars (about 70% capacity remaining), they are re-used for electricity storage. EVs are still more expensive to buy at the outset, but they quickly pay for themselves over time in terms of financial value and reduced carbon emission when compared to ICE vehicles.

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How clean is EV battery manufacturing?

Electric Auto Association

When EV batteries degrade enough to be unsuitable for cars (about 70% capacity remaining), they are re-used for electricity storage. EVs are still more expensive to buy at the outset, but they quickly pay for themselves over time in terms of financial value and reduced carbon emission when compared to ICE vehicles.

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