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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

Photo-illustration: Max-o-matic; photo source: Herald Examiner Collection/Los Angeles Public Library The engineers at AC Propulsion (ACP) were familiar with the basic precepts of bidirectional EV power. General Motors’ Impact debuted at the 1990 Los Angeles Auto Show. After earning a Ph.D.

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Greenius On The Green Scene - The South Bay Report

Creative Greenius

Today they both drive electric cars powered from the charge generated via their rooftop solar panels. After all, Dency lives in the far more telegenic South Bay and his solar panels have an ocean view… That's Dency with actress Cameron Diaz at rehearsal. It’s worth waiting for, believe me.

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Electrified Blondes in Convertibles For Everyone!

Creative Greenius

She lives in a solar powered house and drives an electric car. Plug them in, charge them up, drive silent, drive clean. You say you’re looking for something a little larger? It’s going to change the world of our Los Angeles and Long Beach ports. You could too. A school teacher owns this car.

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DOE Awards $377 Million in Funding for 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers

Green Car Congress

Solar Energy Conversion in Complex Materials (SECCM). Study complex material structures on the nanoscale to identify key features for their potential use as materials to convert solar energy and heat to electricity. Solar Fuels and Next Generation Photovoltaics. Polymer-Based Materials for Harvesting Solar Energy. $16.

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Charley Boorman: myenergi HQ

My Energi

He has just returned from his latest global adventure through South and Central America up to Los Angeles on his electric motorbike for his new TV show ‘The Long Way Up’. The major differences on the SR / S over the SR / F are the addition of the more relaxed riding position (through re-positioning of the bars and pegs.)

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Power Companies Driving Drunk With Power – If Only PG&E and SCE Didn’t Hate Rooftop Solar So Much We Might Meet Our AB 32 Emission Reductions.

Creative Greenius

It lifts the current “cap&# on rooftop solar from the crappy 2.5% The cap has to do with what percent of rooftop solar customers get to participate in the “net metering&# program that actually gives them credit for the solar power they produce and feed back into the grid. to a BFD level of 5%. No you do not.

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Opinion: The Benefits and Drawbacks of Driving an EV

Clean Fleet Report

If you have a charger on your property that is powered by solar, your cost of driving your vehicle is practically zero. Electricity is also more efficient than gasoline, so you’ll get more kilometers out of each battery charge. The average electric car can travel between 100 and 300 miles on a single charge.