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Feature: Wind-Powered Cars: Are They Possible?

Clean Fleet Report

At the moment, the most viable mode of sustainable transportation is an electric vehicle (EV). However, some automakers are exploring different forms of green energy—specifically, wind. Are wind-powered cars a possibility, or are they something that’s likely to stay in the realm of science fiction?

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ABB and Solar Impulse in technology alliance for round-the-world flight powered by the sun

Green Car Congress

ABB and Solar Impulse have formed a technology alliance under which ABB will support Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg in their attempt to fly around the world in a solar-powered airplane in 2015. The 12,000 solar cells built into the wing provide four 10 hp electric motors with renewable energy. Earlier post.).

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MEDIA RELEASE: Plug’n Drive Appoints Tracy Walden as Vice President of Communications

Plug N Drive

Walden brings a wealth of expertise and a deep commitment to sustainability and environmental education that will further strengthen Plug’n Drive’s leading position in Canada as a trusted source of information about electric vehicles, charging stations and the electricity sector.

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Plug’n Drive launches electric vehicle (EV) education and test drive tour across Canada to increase public EV awareness and knowledge

Plug N Drive

Visitors will get an up-close look at how electric vehicles are shaping the future of sustainable transportation. With over 83 percent of Canada’s electricity coming from non-emitting sources (e.g., hydro, nuclear, wind, solar), the transition to electric vehicles will greatly reduce Canada’s climate-changing emissions.

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Must Read 40+ Electric Vehicle Interview Questions & Answers

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Energy Independence and Renewable Energy Integration : Electric vehicles offer the potential for energy independence by utilizing renewable energy sources for charging. Quiet and Smooth Operation: Electric motors are significantly quieter and provide smoother acceleration compared to internal combustion engines.

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Tesla loses another director – Rohan Ma, energy/autobidder lead

Baua Electric

It’s also a solution to the oft-repeated “intermittency” problem of solar and wind. The company’s direction seems to have changed sharply in recent years, with Musk seeming to lose interest in electric cars and environmental protection and instead doubling down on big, likely unreachable promises for the near future.

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Dem VP pick Walz is ‘climate champion,’ unlike Musk-backed GOP EV haters

Baua Electric

However, the CEO of the nation’s largest EV company, whose personal and corporate mission is supposedly to ensure a transition to sustainable transport, is still backing a ticket that routinely lies about EVs and would subsidize polluting gas vehicles. Charge your electric vehicle at home using rooftop solar panels.

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