Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

And it’s not a fantasy; it’s been developed, tested, and deployed commercially. The cofounders of Mainspring Energy , of which I am one, spent 14 years developing this technology, and in 2020 we began rolling it out commercially. Now we had to build a version that could generate electricity and run for years at a reasonable cost.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2009

billion in cost-share from the award winners, will result directly in the creation tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs in the US battery and auto industries. Expansion of manufacturing for existing electric drive power electronics components for both passenger and commercial vehicles. Industry officials expect that this $2.4

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2011

Crew Chief was developed by Ford Motor Company in response to commercial customer demand for a system that would allow fleet managers to monitor the location of the trucks in their fleets. The average vehicle crash costs an employer $16,500, according to the US Department of Labor. It also is being tested on Escape and Fusion.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 27, 2023

Although many of these gatherings have escaped the attention of historians, our view is that these events should be recognized more fully as moments where experts could glimpse possible futures and judge for themselves what was most likely to happen. Users in large organizations—including the U.S. “You

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Green Cars News

JULY 26, 2009

Here is an outline of its plans through to the 2012 model year: Introduction of electric and hybrid vehicles: Ford hopes to introduce an electric Transit Connect Commercial Van in 2010; along with an electric Focus in 2011 and the next generation of full hybrid models by 2012. So how does Ford plan to make itself green?

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 27, 2021

But a few protoplanets may have escaped either of these fates. It is one of the world’s largest providers of commercial geosynchronous communication satellites, produced at a division located in Palo Alto, Calif. Second, using Earth-orbiting systems on the Dawn mission resulted in large cost overruns during the development phase.

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Cars That Think

JULY 2, 2023

make a low-cost “appliance”-type computer that would be as easy to use as a toaster. Initially, the Macintosh was not intended for business users, but as the design progressed and it became apparent that the Macintosh would cost more than expected, Apple shifted its marketing plan to target business users.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

We are suggesting that the variation in power and energy from renewable sources can be managed much more easily and economically with the batteries in PHEVs when they are plugged into the grid with a low power connection. The designs can be greatly improved to be more cost-effective. One PHEV company, Efficient Drivetrains Inc.,

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 24, 2009

This vehicle-to-grid communication technology is an important step in the journey toward the widespread commercialization of electric vehicles.”. All 21 of Ford’s fleet of plug-in hybrid Escapes eventually will be equipped with the vehicle-to-grid communications technology.

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My Energi

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

There is nothing like that feeling of escaping the never-ending beeping of phones, and instead experiencing the feeling of salt on your skin and the movement of the waves. Connect to nature, see how your physical and mental health reacts to the environment and start your journey into paddle boarding with these eco-conscious pros.

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My Energi

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

There is nothing like that feeling of escaping the never-ending beeping of phones, and instead experiencing the feeling of salt on your skin and the movement of the waves. Connect to nature, see how your physical and mental health reacts to the environment and start your journey into paddle boarding with these eco-conscious pros.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The costs and benefits of cars extend far beyond an individual driver to society as a whole. Studies estimate utilities might compensate car owners with $2,000-3,000 a year to "borrow" their storage capacity -- thereby helping to offset the incremental costs of plug-in hybrids. By then, theyll probably cost well under $1,000.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

This is from "Commercializing Plug-In Hybrids" (pdf), the current CalCars 24-slide presentation about PHEVs available along with other documents at CalCars Downloads. Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012. First Escape PHEV delivered to SCE Nov 2007; 20 in 2008-2009. First Escape PHEV delivered to SCE Nov 2007; 20 in 2008-2009.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

GM and Segway say the vehicle could allow people to travel around cities more quickly, safely, quietly and cleanly, and at a lower total cost. GM didnt say how much the machines would cost, but research chief Larry Burns said owners would spend one-third to one-fourth of the cost of a traditional vehicle. Grip 79 comments 5.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 4, 2022

The ideas developed at PARC found their way into a number of commercial products, companies, and publications, shown here as leafy branches. A high-speed network that connects computers, printers, and other peripherals in an office or building. Local area network. Object-oriented programming. But Xerox resisted.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Now, connect those vehicles in an Internet-like web and you can greatly enhance the ability of people to move through cities, find places to park and connect to their social and business networks," Larry Burns, GMs vice president of R&D and strategic planning, said in a statement. LOL Replace a car with a smaller car?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Review of Forestry Carbon Standards 2008 Ford Partners to Commercialize Electric Vehicles A New "Green" Deal.Direction for the economic re. Individuals and businesses lose months and connect fees when they add solar and other forms of renewable energy to the grid. Renewables That Even Coal-Based Utilities Can Love.

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