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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Installation will be made of thousands of in-home control devices and the necessary systems to fully automate home energy use. Millions of EVs and PHEVs would expand the sale of electricity as an alternative to oil. No more Big OIL - think of the extra money stimulating the economy! Smart meters and substations will be integral.

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World Earth Day & The Green Reset

My Energi

It can dramatically reduce the volume of discarded materials and waste being sent to landfill each year, it also reduces the need for production using new or raw materials which means a reduction in air pollution, water pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and often a conservation of global resources. Switch to renewables.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Newly installed CEO Fritz Henderson argues that pioneering projects like the Volt typically lose money until the technology catches on. GM killed that car because of back room deals with oil companies, and now they expect us to believe that they are just so cutting edge now? Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 It is 12 years later.

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