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The Solangelist Learns To Install Solar & Loves It

Creative Greenius

We also learned quite a bit about proper site surveying and the optimal conditions for locating the panels, about using Google Earth to find true north as opposed to magnetic north and about a whole bucket full of other handy, highly useful sites on line to help with every step along the way.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

by ChefTom56 April 7, 2009 7:16 AM PDT This is a great concept, except in the winter in most cities and the summer in Phoenix, so this will only be a part-time ride in the most optimistic sense possible. It would, however make the vehicle a huge success. This is a definite Lemming device. Why does it need onstar? Video Web 2.0

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Renault-Nissan Alliance is building fleet charging stations in Portland and Phoenix. market b y the end of 2009. Better Place is building stations in San Francisco, Hawaii, Israel, and Denmark to swap out 1,000 pound batteries in a car wash type set up. The Chevy Volt is going to count on an overnight charge from a standard wall outlet.