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Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy and EV Modern Life

Setec Powerr

First, the world’s motor vehicle manufacturers are as capable as the fossil fuel companies of translating their economic power into political clout. These vehicles are technologically superior to vehicles powered by internal combustion engines. And auto manufacturers are investing many billions of dollars in electric vehicles.

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Lessons from a year with solar power

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For example the LEAF has a 24 KWh battery pack, and a full pack is good for around 100 miles. Very basic maths gives the LEAF a power usage of close to 4 miles per KWh. Power companies also use KWh as the base charge unit for billing consumers. Battery Pack: PylonTech Battery Storage . 100miles / 24 KWh).

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Volkswagen Group shows 3 hydrogen fuel cell concepts at LA Show: Audi A7 Sportback h-tron; Golf Sportwagen HyMotion; Passat HyMotion

Green Car Congress

Put another way, the fuel cell technology is being developed so as to work as components in the MQB (transverse) kit, the development of which is led by the Volkswagen brand, and the MLB (longitudinal) kit being driven by Audi. mi) by a battery with a capacity of 8.8 Earlier post.). liters (1.0 US gal) of gasoline.

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Xerox Parc’s Engineers on How They Invented the Future—and How Xerox Lost It

Cars That Think

The ideas developed at PARC found their way into a number of commercial products, companies, and publications, shown here as leafy branches. a small mainframe computer company that Taylor had tried to convince Xerox to buy as a way of starring up PARC. At nearly the same time the Apple I became available, also in kit form.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. Batteries not ready.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

But GM says it wont get the money until the Obama administration is satisfied the company is financially viable. GM killed that car because of back room deals with oil companies, and now they expect us to believe that they are just so cutting edge now? Gotta love a company that blows nearly 2 billion a year on PR and advertising!

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