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Cheap, Easy, and Underutilized Online Communication for Nonprofits

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Volkswagen has provided an update on its Golf blue-e-motion electric vehicle ( earlier post ), now scheduled to arrive on the market in 2014. Top speed is now 135 km/h (84 mpg), versus 140 km/h (87 mph) announced earlier this year. kWh lithium-ion battery pack. kWh lithium-ion battery pack.

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Opinion: Why Buffett Bet A Billion On Solar: Miles Per Acre Per Year

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During the late innings of the ICE-age (as in the Internal Combustion Engine age) it has become clear that feeding gasoline and diesel to the next billion new cars is not going to be easy, or cheap. In China alone, 500 million new vehicles can be expected to jam the roads between now and 2030. New cars in 2015 get 25 mpg.)

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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

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And oil only seems cheap. It’s under the hoods of the 250 million vehicles we drive today. Using existing technology, we can convert many of them into plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles. And magically, as more electricity comes from lower-carbon fuel sources, our cars will get cleaner as they get older!

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Main Page - EAA-PHEV

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

edit ] Basics Here on the main page we should address some of the basics, such as: What is an Electric Vehicle (EV), Hybrid EV (HEV), and Plug-In Hybrid EV (PHEV)? EV - EVs have a rich History , having been more popular than gas vehicle in the early 1900s, These vehicles use electricity as their fuel source.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The World's First Clean Motocross Race On Electric. High-Speed Rail Unlocks Intermodal Potential Texas Excess Ford Expands Hybrid Success to Electric Vehicles ► March (17) Carbon Capture and Storage: To Be or Not To Be? In the future, utilities will pay you to plug-in your vehicle.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

It will be a long, long time before the thrill of driving an all-electric vehicle wears off. I think electric cars are the furture and this unit has some real world experience. I also think it will be cheap, which is why I think someone will buy the group. to decide if we ever get to see these promises fulfilled.