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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

Green Car Congress

Organized by Shane Chang at Honda Research Institute USA Inc., He calls Stockholm’s neighborhoods a “ string of pearls ” with a balanced use of land for work and housing—and yet Stockholm has relatively high level of car ownership (555 cars/ 1000 inhabitants). TOD is about “ advancing the right kind of a balanced model.

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Solar Powered Greenius Producing Massive South Bay Energy

Creative Greenius

That’s just not another expert Greenius opinion my friends, that’s what is going on in Gainsville, Florida right now after they became the first city in the USA to enact a feed-in tariff law. Previous Prius conversion kits have been limited by Toyota programming to a top speed of 34 mph in all-electric mode.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Green Car Congress

has constructed prototype PHEV trucks for electric utility companies which can deliver energy to power an entire neighborhood during maintenance or repair when there is a power outage [ 4 ]. In addition, the grid could ask for energy back from the batteries of a PHEV if the house or neighborhood need is at a high level for a short time.

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