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A New Wildfire Watchdog

Cars That Think

Sensors that mount on buildings can just plug into a wall outlet. And then, with transmission complete and the triggering stimulus gone, the system would shut down and return to a sleep or fully powered-off state. The sensor equivalent of a sleeping dog is called an event-driven sensor. The main reason is access to power.

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The Race to Plug-In Hybrids Is On

Green Cars News

A powerful roster of key industry players in the rapidly evolving electric vehicle arena will come together at Infocast’s Opportunities in Grid-Connected Mobility in San Francisco, California. Tags: Hybrid cars hybrids plug-in plug-in hybrid. No on has a lock on this future; everything is up for grabs.

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GM: Let's Hash Out Open Plug-In Car Standards

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

We noted in December that the Society of Automotive Engineers, or SAE, was working to update standards for the interface between plug-in electric cars and the grid, and planned to agree on a set within months. And for this ecosystem to be robust, there must be commonality, especially when owners are plugging into the electrical grid.

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