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Tesla Cybertruck delivers art exhibit parts, Powerwall 3 and Solar Roof

Teslarati

Entwined: Elder Mother is an interactive art installation by industrial artist Charles Gadeken, as housed in Peacock Meadow within San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Tesla drops Powerwall 2 price ahead of next-gen launch Did you experience this bug?

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Event: WAJ Media Day: A Million Dollar Drive

Clean Fleet Report

The event, WAJ Media Day 2021, afforded me a chance to experience some exotic and high-end cars that aren’t normally in the sights of Clean Fleet Report. The event was held in last week in Half Moon Bay, California. The event was held in last week in Half Moon Bay, California. This is just a taste. Base price: $75,000.

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Statue Cruises signs agreement for completion of large hybrid ferry by April 2011

Green Car Congress

The new 1,400-horsepower Hornblower Hybrid will run on a combination of energy generated by Tier 2 diesel engines, hydrogen fuel cells, solar panels and wind turbines. The New York Hornblower Hybrid follows the 2008 launch of the San Francisco Hornblower Hybrid, the United States’ first hybrid ferry. Click to enlarge.

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EIA: major utilities continue to increase spending on US electric distribution systems

Green Car Congress

Poles, wires, and substation transformers are being upgraded with advanced materials and new technology to better withstand extreme weather events, to allow easier frequency and voltage control during system emergencies, and to accommodate greater use of variable renewable generation (customer-sited wind and solar).

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The Lucid Air Dream Edition R’s first in-depth review reveals the car is a stunner

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The harder he drove the car, the better it performed, making it an ideal choice for a scenic joyride through winding and curvy rods, especially with the all-wheel-drive system to help navigate through those corners. Lucid Air pricing revealed ahead of unveiling event. The car sat on Pirelli P Zeros, specifically designed for Lucid.

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The Complex Calculus of Clean Energy and Zero Emissions

Cars That Think

Jesse Jenkins, Princeton University When I entered the field, commercial wind was starting to scale up and the questions were about engineering feasibility. What was the maximum share of wind that we could have in the system without blowing it up—5 percent or 20 percent or 30 percent? What about the pitfalls with energy modeling?

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Ford, Volkswagen, and GM Explore EV-Powered Houses

Cars That Think

For its part General Motors—the power behind Chevrolet and GMC—is now set to work with San Francisco-based Pacific Gas & Electric to test forthcoming GM electric vehicles as on-demand power sources for homes. Even so, world events are putting wind in the sails for backup power. Not so independent.

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