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Interview With Juice Bar Charger CEO (Part Two)

CleanTechnica EVs

This is part two of my interview with Paul Vosper, CEO and President of Juice Bar, an EV charging manufacturer that is building a national EV charging infrastructure that will sustain the environment for future generations. In part one, Paul shared how he got involved with Juice Bar, how his EV ownership led him to […].

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Osaka Gas launches pilot project in Thailand to supply vehicle natural gas fuel from biogas

Green Car Congress

ABC will use the refined methane gas as fuel in its own natural gas powered vehicles. The project will focus on a verification of a long-time based stable operation and methods to minimize the cost of producing methane gas, as well as determine the effectiveness of the methane produced as a vehicle fuel.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. The company’s president, Tom Gage , dubbed the system “vehicle to grid” or V2G. AC Propulsion’s president, Tom Gage, explains the company’s vehicle-to-grid technology at a 2001 conference in Seattle.

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This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

Cars That Think

Hundreds of charging stations for electric vehicles dot Utrecht’s urban landscape in the Netherlands like little electric mushrooms. Debates over the feasibility and value of such vehicle-to-grid technology go back decades. Debates over the feasibility and value of such vehicle-to-grid technology go back decades.

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Stuff We Use: External Speakers

The Truth About Cars

Before digging into some external or Bluetooth speakers, it’s worth surveying the landscape and mentioning a few vehicle brands which bake this technology right into some of their new models. The most obvious parallel is the unit pitched by Jeep, hiding in a dock behind the back seat of rigs like the burly Gladiator.

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Ford, Jose Cuervo team up to make car parts with bioplastic reinforced with blue agave fibers

Green Car Congress

Ford Motor Company is teaming up with Jose Cuervo to explore the use of the tequila producer’s blue agave plant fiber byproduct to develop more sustainable bioplastics to employ in Ford vehicles. Once harvested, the heart of the plant is roasted, before grinding and extracting its juices for distillation. 13 mm wide.

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Buyer’s Guide: Hybrid vs. Electric: Which is better?

Clean Fleet Report

There are quite a few ways you can spend less when it comes to your vehicle, such as choosing an option like pay-as-you-drive insurance if you’re someone who puts low miles on their car. But what about choosing an entirely new type of vehicle to save money and significantly lower or altogether remove your gas costs? Do you need a plug?

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