Green Car Congress
JUNE 14, 2010
In a pre-response to that speech, having successfully advocated for plug-in hybrids like the forthcoming Chevy Volt, we propose that the President follow that speech up with a “realistic and conservative” roadmap to halve our oil use in 10 years. Oil is holding us all hostage, economically and physically. Finally, it’s time to begin.
Cars That Think
JANUARY 18, 2023
When we turn up the heat in our homes and workplaces, we must balance our personal need for warmth with the global impact of burning fossil fuels like oil, gas, coal, and biomass. The hot air is circulated through a network of pipes inside a sand-filled heat storage vessel. There is nothing special here!” Eronen says, laughing.
Cars That Think
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Here’s the basic recipe: Blend cement with larger amounts of sand and other aggregates. Currently that means burning coal, coke, fuel oil, or natural gas, often along with waste plastics and tires. Why cement production emits so much carbon Though the terms “cement” and “concrete” are often conflated, they are not the same thing.
Cars That Think
DECEMBER 26, 2024
To further reduce energy consumption and enable the system to run on intermittent renewable energy sources, Captura engineered the electrodialysis to run for shorter periods of time, such as during periods of the day when electricity is cheap, or when the sun is shining. This can be done by adding alkaline material to oceans or beaches.
Baua Electric
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Around the six Gulf states, together with oil majors Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, electrical vehicles account for simply 0.4% While it’s still relatively cheap to run a gas-guzzler in many places — petrol costs between $2.18 of the passenger-vehicle marketplace. File photo: Branding on an Xpeng P7 electric vehicle (EV).
Baua Electric
MAY 26, 2024
In the morning, my bed was filled with sand. Never cheap, Nantucket has become a vertiginously expensive destination. After orientation, we had canned beef stew and instant mashed potatoes for dinner, then drank beer and smoked joints on the porch of our dorm. The rampant sex began once the staff had sized each other up.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
Millions will plug-in their electric vehicles (EV), plug-in hybrids (PHEV) and fuel cell vehicles (FCV) at night when electricity is cheap, then plug-in during the day when energy is expensive and sell those extra electrons at a profit. Millions of EVs and PHEVs would expand the sale of electricity as an alternative to oil. Email Neal.
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