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Feature: Storing Your EV for an Extended Period

Clean Fleet Report

million Americans have purchased a hybrid electric or plug-in electric car in the past two+ decades. Because EVs contain different components than conventional gas-powered cars, they require little maintenance, even when storing them for long periods of time. Before You Store–A Few EVs to Choose. More than 6.8

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Alstom and MOL to explore use of hydrogen technologies for rail transport in Hungary

Green Car Congress

Alstom’s hydrogen technology has also been purchased by SNCF (France) and FNM (Italy). The battery is used to store braking energy, to boost acceleration and for auxiliary supply. The only emission from a hydrogen train is water; it produces no harmful particulate or gaseous emissions.

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IEEE Society Restores Electricity To a Nepali School

Cars That Think

Until recently, the residents of Melamchi, Nepal, cooked meals and heated water for bathing over a wood-burning stove. While in Cairns, she visited a store that sold purses and clothes made by Melamchi villagers. Not surprisingly, the leaders said their priorities were access to reliable electricity and hot water.

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E.ON Power-to-Gas facility begins commercial operations; wind-to-H2

Green Car Congress

The plant uses wind power and Hydrogenics’ electrolysis equipment to transform water into hydrogen, which is then injected into the existing regional natural gas transmission system. one of the first companies to demonstrate that surplus energy can be stored in the gas pipeline system in order to help balance supply against demand.

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Where Your Author Owns a Used BMW Convertible for a Year

The Truth About Cars

It seems only a couple of months ago I reported on my experience traveling from Cincinnati to Nashville to purchase the 2010 BMW Z4, thus satisfying a used convertible car search that lasted for a year and a half. Thumbs up on the road, and being stopped at a fuel station or outside a store to answer a question or two is a new experience.

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TravelCenters of America LLC planning to install 50 on-island DEF dispensers in 2011

Green Car Congress

purified water and 32.5% Installations will utilize new dispenser and POS systems that will make purchasing DEF quicker, more efficient and customer friendly. TA expects to install about 50 on-island DEF dispensers at locations across the country in 2011. DEF is a nontoxic solution of 67.5%

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What is Home energy management system, why it is needed

Baua Electric

A smart meter is a digital device that records and monitors the consumption of electricity, gas, or water in a home or business. Energy Storage Systems Batteries or other storage systems can be integrated into a HEMS to store excess energy during periods of low demand and release it during peak demand times.

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