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Notes from the road: a guest post from Portland

Revenge of the Electric Car

As Portland, OR gears up for yet another screening of Revenge, local EV'er and filmmaker J Bills recounts the scene at the Portland premiere back in November: Here in Portland, we still talk about the last time Chris Paine rolled through town with a movie; an early screening of 2006’s seminal “Who Killed the Electric Car?”

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When AI Unplugs, All Bets Are Off

Cars That Think

AI-generated content—such as a ChatGPT conversation or a DALL-E 2–generated image—can stall out from time to time as overburdened servers struggle to keep up. Spring seemed likely to benefit from the creative, humanlike conversational abilities of modern LLMs. Even so, AI models accessed remotely can of course be slow to respond.

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HeidelbergCement and Joule partnering to explore carbon-neutral fuel application in cement manufacturing

Green Car Congress

Producing one tonne of Portland cement releases approximately one tonne of CO 2 to the atmosphere, according to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). Earlier post.). To produce cement, limestone and other materials are heated in a kiln at 1400°C and then ground to form clinker; clinker is then combined with gypsum to form cement.

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Non-stop car insider 

Electric Auto Association

Kirsch’s primary focus in both organizations has been on educating the public about driving electric. In fact, when contacted for this profile, Kirsch was test driving a Rivian through the mountains of Oregon and Washington in anticipation of the display of the vehicle at ECI’s events in Portland and Eugene. Not all fit the bill.

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US DOE Awards $37 Million for Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy Technology Development

Green Car Congress

The goal is to develop an optimal generator for current energy conversion. Semprus Biosciences (Cambridge, Massachusetts) will develop an innovative, non-toxic surface coating that will prevent the growth of aquatic organisms on marine and hydrokinetic energy devices. DOE Funding: $160,000. Total Project Value: $192,000.

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"Spirit of DC" PHEV All Around America Update. from EVJerry back in DC with the "Spirit" Hanging out at the Beach!

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

Note: the Green Train leave on its six week venture from Portland and is en route to DC. That's it for the moment, except we've got a LOT of logbook work to organize as well as pixs to post. Will be a'waiting to converse further while the "Spirit of DC" takes me to San Diego, CA on Friday. G. _ [Fill in]. Also, Shipping Address.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Near the end of our conversation, I ask Wang about the company name. Ted Kulongoski arrived to test-drive an electric car and urge the company to import through the port of Portland. "The bad news is that hes clearly the brains behind the organization, and the drive. The day after Fortunes visit to BYD, Oregon Gov.

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