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

Cars That Think

It would have been quite different had Warnock and company not been in the right place at the right time to meet the right person. The time was right because of the imminence of three hardware developments: the first low-cost, bit-mapped personal computer, the first low-cost laser printer, and a decline in price of high-density memory chips.

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Is aviation the best application yet for hydrogen fuel cells?

Charged EVs

It was always a personal passion, and I was already working on green transportation, so that was a natural intersection. In those environments, batteries work pretty well. Biological organisms are not great at converting sunlight into energy. Personal vehicles are the worst possible transportation use case for hydrogen.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

As a mariner, I have focused on Health, Safety, & Environment concerns. Personally meeting Sandy Munro to exchange ideas of the future of BEVs. I thrive in a mentoring environment that provides space for me to grow. Let’s meet the candidates. As a Texan, I am aware and not discouraged by a reluctant EV adoption vision.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

As a mariner, I have focused on Health, Safety, & Environment concerns. Personally meeting Sandy Munro to exchange ideas of the future of BEVs. I thrive in a mentoring environment that provides space for me to grow. Let’s meet the candidates. As a Texan, I am aware and not discouraged by a reluctant EV adoption vision.

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Main Page - EAA-PHEV

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

What changes do we make to convert a gasoline-only hybrid to a Plug-In Hybrid? Electric vehicles (EV) or (BEV) are a clean, quiet alternative to conventional automobiles, which are powered by petroleum derivatives that, when burned, emit noxious gases into the environment. Yet they are still far from adoption.

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Solar Powered Greenius Producing Massive South Bay Energy

Creative Greenius

These are local investors who are very well capitalized and are personally known to the staff of the utility and city officials. Convert your Prius to a plug-in hybrid and rock the world. Felix Kramer, CalCars.org, at Plug In 2008 in San Jose / photo by Creative Greenius (c) 2008. The rate of $0.32 NO PURCHASE!

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Creating the Commodore 64: The Engineers’ Story

Cars That Think

The original intent had been a game machine, but at this point the personal-computer market was beginning to look promising. At a meeting of Charpentier, Winterble, and Tramiel, the decision was made to go for a personal computer. It’s a personal challenge. I personally had to play the heavy on a lot of stuff,” he said.

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