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Inventing Postscript, the Tech That Took the Pain out of Printing

Cars That Think

That goal led ultimately to a page description language called PostScript, today the de facto standard of desktop publishing. proved loath to support a truly standard language. There it is converted into instructions for the printer by the PostScript interpreter, software resident in ROM. in Mountain View, Calif.

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BMW i features i8 Concept Roadster and BMW i3 at Manhattan stop on “Born Electric” World Tour

Green Car Congress

At the Manhattan stop on its year-long “Born Electric” World Tour, BMW i featured the BMW i8 Concept Roadster—shown for the first time in North America—and the BMW i3 Concept. i3 Concept. A single-speed gearbox sends the power to the rear wheels and accelerates the BMW i3 Concept to a top speed of 150 km/h (93 mph).

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First drive: US spec Audi A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid; 83-86 MPGe with 16-17 mile EV range

Green Car Congress

The A3 e-tron can cruise at up to 80 mph in all-electric mode; a spec we confirmed—with enjoyment—last week during a media drive in the San Francisco Bay Area. The hybrid concept of the A3 Sportback e-tron often does not activate the combustion engine until kickdown, even when cold. seconds—comparable to the 7.4

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BMW ActiveE available for leasing in US in Fall 2011

Green Car Congress

The BMW ActiveE ( earlier post ) will be available for lease in the metropolitan markets of Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Sacramento, New York and Boston as well as the state of Connecticut beginning in Fall 2011 for $499 per month for 24 months with a down payment $2,250. BMW ActiveE. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Soot and Spin: Two Plug-in Paradoxes

Plugs and Cars

The catalytic converter that keeps the ICE from being a gross polluter in conventional cars and hybrids however, isn't kept warm by the continual embrace of an ever-churning engine in a hybrid with all-electric range. Third-party and DIY converters can't muck with every system on a car. Cold starts mean more pollution.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

We Promote PHEV Conversion Programs: First CalCars in 2004, then a number of aftermarket companies, have converted over 200 cars — at first most were for fleets, but more and more are going to individual owners. Drivers of converted cars have received high levels of cooperation from dealer service departments so far.

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Audi announces A3 e-tron battery electric vehicle pilot program in US

Green Car Congress

The A3 e-tron BEV pilot program will run in the San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington DC, and Denver markets throughout the year and provide actionable feedback and telematics data to Audi engineering teams in the US and Germany. In April 2011, Audi introduced a four-seat A3 e-tron concept plug-in hybrid vehicle in Shanghai.

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