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Punching above its weight

Electric Auto Association

Folks here already know what’s going on with the environment and how EVs fit into the big picture.” Lightning formula Erb is a professor emeritus at University of North Carolina Asheville , where he taught mechatronics engineering. Erb in the Porsche 914 EV conversion at EV races in Phoenix in 1998.

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Summer Update

Plug In Partners

Madison, Phoenix, Sacramento, Santa Ana, CA., The list of supporters/partners now includes links to the members’ web sites along with a contact person. As fleet orders increase, city governments around the country also continue to join the coalition. New partners in recent months include: Denton, TX., Keene, N.H., Santa Barbara, CA.,

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Flight Simulator Gave Birth to 3D Video-Game Graphics

Cars That Think

Microsoft Flight Simulator: A History youtube.com A passion for flight Bruce Artwick studied electrical engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, yet he found time to pursue a dream many teenagers think about but few fulfill: He learned to fly. It didn’t depict real airspace or modern airplanes.

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The Solangelist Learns To Install Solar & Loves It

Creative Greenius

Time after time Scott would would offer us the “by the book&# lesson and then add his personal experience lessons with working examples from his on-the-job history. In 1997, he started Carlson Solar in Hemet, while still working part time for the University. Who deserves that more than me? He’s been teaching ever since.

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GM, Segway partner on two-wheel city vehicle | Green Tech - CNET News

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The prototype vehicle, called Project PUMA (Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility), is designed to ease congestion and pollution problems in cities. It is based on the Segway Personal Transporter but holds two people, instead of one, and lets them sit, instead of stand. You could even call it Personal On-demand Driving.

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