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This Startup Builds USVs That Collect Data About Oceans

Cars That Think

The startup offers marine data as a service using its solar-powered Data Xplorer ocean drones, which eliminate the need for traditional crewed vessels. Otherwise, our command-and-control portal can program a vehicle for autonomous activity, such as uploading a route [for] doing a grid survey.”

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Don’t stop the EV music

Electric Auto Association

He was promoting the benefits of EVs and how they compare with ICE (internal combustion engine) vehicles and talking about living off the grid. Solar charging on the agenda Jackie joined her father’s company not long before he became ill. “Jack had been making these videos since 2008,” Howard said. “He Jack Rikard on EVTV.

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Coal Into Cars: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly

Plugs and Cars

Of course as our efforts to green the grid take effect, and that's happening already, plug-in cars yield even greater reductions in GHGs. And ultimately, you can get no cleaner car than an electric car using wind or solar generated electricity. That includes the worst, most coal dependent areas.

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