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Wireless Heater Made From a Leaf Skeleton Is Fully Biodegradable

Cars That Think

Among them: Our society generates massive amounts of waste that is going to remain in landfills for a long time. The denuded leaf skeleton is then dipped into silver nanowires, also purchasable off the shelf. And phones with bidirectional charging could make these heaters easy to use wherever you happen to be.

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Lessons from a year with solar power

EV Info

Having an EV you learn about the basics of electric power, charge rates and kilowatt-hours or KWh. . Power companies also use KWh as the base charge unit for billing consumers. This is when most consumers have very little use for Electricity unless you have a car to charge or a battery to fill. 100miles / 24 KWh).

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RadRover 6 Plus e-bike at $999 with free extra battery offers, Anker SOLIX mega sale, Hiboy EX7 e-bike launch, more

Baua Electric

Rad Power’s RadRover 6 Plus tops out at a 20 MPH speed and travels up to 45 miles on a single charge due to the combination of its 750W brushless geared hub motor working alongside the semi-integrated 672Wh battery and supported by its five levels of pedal assistance. It’s able to recharge from 0 to 80% in up to 1.4

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Low Ranked Ethan @ Apr 19th 2009 5:27PM Kilgore - Plugs are 24 volts in the UK, 12 in the US, your car will charge much faster with this, seeing as it is hundreds of volts more. The benefit of a higher voltage connector has nothing to do with the speed at which the battery will charge it has to do with the conductor size.

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World Earth Day & The Green Reset

My Energi

That’s why we’re launching #TheGreenReset – a national initiative challenging householders worldwide to swap their wasteful ways for environmentally friendly alternatives. Step away from them screens for a few hours and get your creative juices flowing! Reduce food miles & minimise waste. Upcycle and recycling projects.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The three leading new options to re-supply our autos with energy are charging at home, battery swap stations and fast charge stations. The method that should seem most natural is charging at home. If cost is an important consideration, than charging your EV at home is a no-brainer as it cuts out any profit-hungry middlemen.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The four-door sedan will deliver 40 miles on a charge; a small gasoline engine will recharge the battery as it approaches depletion, extending its range by as much as 200 miles. Posted by: canderson | Apr 13, 2009 5:02:50 PM The EV1 gave drivers 80 miles on a charge. Ill never purchase one again, no matter what the mpgs.

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