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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

As part of the solution framework, the Israeli government will provide tax incentives to customers, Renault will supply the electric vehicles, and Project Better Place will construct and operate an Electric Recharge Grid across the entire country. Electric vehicles will be available for customers in 2011. 2:54 PM Anonymous said. SZ (1) 6753.T

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Therefore, until we get quick-charge batteries -- based on new breakthroughs, Ill take a WAG and estimate that we will have real 5-minute quick-charge batteries in perhaps 10 years -- we are likely to get our juice mostly from our home chargers. gallon Speculawyer on DOE announces $41.9

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Traveling Through Time, Exploring the String Theory and Hugging the Giant Sequoias

Creative Greenius

I’ve always said that it’s a curse to be truly intelligent in the USA and nobody in American politics ever fails when they attack the smartest person in the room for having too damn much intelligence and not enough common man “I want to have a beer with that dude&# appeal. Too few people give a shit about that title. .

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Traveling Through Time, Exploring the String Theory and Hugging the Giant Sequoias

Creative Greenius

I’ve always said that it’s a curse to be truly intelligent in the USA and nobody in American politics ever fails when they attack the smartest person in the room for having too damn much intelligence and not enough common man “I want to have a beer with that dude” appeal. Too few people give a shit about that title.

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