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New $20M XPRIZE tackles conversion of CO2 into products

Green Car Congress

While cleaner energy sources are on the rise, overall energy demand is expected to grow 37% by 2040. Active prizes include the $30M Google Lunar XPRIZE; the $15M Global Learning XPRIZE; the $10M Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE; and the $7M Adult Literacy XPRIZE.

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Driving Green Initiatives: Direct Pay Tax Incentives for Local Governments

Blink Charging

Adding EV charging stations in your city not only meets EV drivers’ growing demand for refueling , but also attracts more people to your city and supports sustainable transportation practices. Payment is easy for drivers using the Blink Mobile App , RFID, Apple Pay, Google Wallet, and major credit cards.

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AI Plays Key Role in EV Charger Deployment and More

Blink Charging

The state of Michigan, for example, is using AI to help transportation planners decide where to put EV charging stations. There are some great new tools to help transportation planners when it comes to deploying EV chargers. But, how is AI helping with EVs in the United States of America (and other countries)? In many ways, actually.

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Autonomous Cars: Everything You Need to Know!

Get Electric Vehicle

They are coming, they are going to take over our roads, Tech and automobile giants such as Google, Apple, Tesla are going to introduce their autonomous cars into the market next year, etc. The transportation system is also being redesigned towards a better more efficient and cleaner tomorrow. Conclusion.

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The Future @ Smart Garage

Revenge of the Electric Car

.&# The list of invitees was pretty impressive with representation from, “auto manufacturers like Nissan and GM, utilities such as PG&E and Duke Energy, IBM, P&G, Wal-Mart and Google, among many others&#. Amory Lovins. When Amory Lovins gets involved, things happen fast. Important Developments.

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Conference confirms plug-in fever

Plugs and Cars

Coming on the heels of the Google/Brookings event in Washington, D.C., All the wind farms and solar panels in the world won’t do anything to lower the outflow of hundreds billions of dollars annually or decrease our pump-fueled funding of Islamic fundamentalism unless we build cars that can use that cleaner electricity.

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Labour's £5,000 sweetener to launch electric car revolution | Environment | The Guardian

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The proposals are part of a £250m strategy, seen by the Guardian, spelling out a revolution in Britains road transport network based on ultra-low carbon vehicles. Something like 35% of all our carbon emissions are caused by domestic transport," he said. "Of The new breed of electric car. The new breed of electric car.