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CEO Mary Barra & General Motors Make Sure The Greenius Is Rewarded For His Many Years Of EV Advocacy

Creative Greenius

It’s rare when consumer karma actually works out for any buyer of any product made today, but then again, your friendly neighborhood Greenius is not your usual consumer. I started learning about, writing about, and promoting electric cars in 2007. The 2007 EV Parade in Santa Monica with State Senator Fran Pavley.

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CMU demo’ing Autonomous SRX in Washington this week

Green Car Congress

In 2007, Carnegie Mellon’s then state-of-the-art driverless car, BOSS, took home the $2-million grand prize in the DARPA Urban Challenge, which pitted the leading autonomous vehicles in the world against one another in a challenging, urban environment. All sensors are stock-car grade and readily available on the market.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

Green Car Congress

Here are some examples of actions that would be required to achieve the target of at least 35 mpg specified by EISA 2007: [Note: NHTSA has released CAFE standards for MY 2011, but is engaging in further consideration and analysis prior to issuing rules for subsequent model years. Earlier post.)]. Still, Prof.

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This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

Cars That Think

This initiative is taking place in an environment where everyday citizens want to travel without causing emissions and are increasingly aware of the value of renewables and energy security. “We In 2007, Berg landed a contract to install rooftop solar at a local school, with the idea to set up a microgrid. We Drive Solar.

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The View From Here Today

Creative Greenius

Our neighborhood is called the “Hollywood Riviera&# because of its beautiful hillside homes with idyllic ocean views framed by palm trees. Meanwhile our long term drought, now its its third year with no end in sight, means less available water to fight the fires with. Credit: Genaro Molina / (c) Los Angeles Times.

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Inside The Green Task Force

Creative Greenius

And the work they’re doing brings California’s leading edge fight against global warming right into my neighborhood and into my home. With ICLEI software , reports are being generated for 1990, 2005, and 2007 city energy use, as well as using data and ICLEI reports to determine an emissions reduction goal for each city.

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Solar Powered Greenius Producing Massive South Bay Energy

Creative Greenius

First of all he’s already gone where I want to go by installing solar, back in 2007. A key difference is that SB 279 is available to all local agencies in addition to cities and counties. But he and EcoMotion have accomplished far more than that in the solar field and on a wide variety of green projects and missions.

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