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A Roomba for Rivers

Cars That Think

Sebastian Gollnow/Getty Images Blowin' in the Wind. Nature has crafted the spores so that they can catch a gust of wind and travel as far as a kilometer before landing and putting down roots that will eventually yield a new flower. Mark Stone/University of Washington AI on the Fusion Menu. Hooray for robot labor!

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Mitsubishi Motors running two new MiEV Evolution III electric racers in Pikes Peak Climb

Green Car Congress

Downforce has been increased with a new carbon cowl design and with wind-tunnel optimization of the spoiler and other detail shapes. Held annually in Colorado, the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is an automobile and motorcycle hill climb. The race team will feature the same drivers as last year.

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New Elon Musk essay: Tesla CEO’s current thoughts on technology and humanity

Teslarati

The sun is like a giant fusion generator, from which mankind currently exploits a tiny amount of energy. Of course, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal, and nuclear power are also useful energy supplements. In my view, the future of sustainable energy involves three components. The generation of sustainable energy.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

In California, 20% of our electricity comes from zero CO2 renewables (sun, wind, geothermal), another 20% from zero CO2 hydro, and only 20.1% Sorry, but electrics and electric power plants are so efficient that CO2 emissions are less than gassers even when the electricity comes from coal - and a lot of electricity doesnt come from coal.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Solar, Wind and Biofuels Grew 53 Percent in 2008 Green Education = Environmental Religion? Smart Grid City will easily support up to 1,000 easily dispatched distributed generation technologies including PHEVs, distributed batteries, solar and wind. A Perfect Storm for Water Counting Calories and Counting Carbon: The Role of.

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