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Allison Transmission launches eGen Flex, new zero-emission-capable electric hybrid system

Green Car Congress

The inverter is now water ethylene glycol (WEG) cooled, which eliminates oil lines, decreasing installation complexity, reducing maintenance expense, and increasing uptime. eGen Flex and eGen Flex Max will be offered in CertPlus model configurations for sale in California Air Resources Board (CARB)-adopting states.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles safer than gas-powered cars?

Drive Electric

Water is no problem when it comes to EVs. Due to battery insulation, EVs can safely drive through water and hold no electric shock when wet. What happens if water does get into the battery. If water gets inside the battery shell , there is still little to worry about. THE BOTTOM LINE. THE BOTTOM LINE.

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Hot Tub Time Machine WayBack Wednesday – Reposted Word-for-Word from June 25 of 2008

Creative Greenius

Here’s the version I remember hearing in New Jersey: A man goes on vacation and his brother agrees to housesit for him — feeding the cat, picking up the newspapers and mail, watering the plants, etc. So far GM, Toyota, Nissan, VW, Mitsubishi, have all announced plug in vehicles they will have for sale in 2010.

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kWh Billing and New EV Charging Tax Policies: What You Need to Know

Blink Charging

or geothermal resources for sale for heat, light or power, or for the furnishing of telephone service, sewerage facilities or water. or geothermal resources for sale for heat, light or power, or for the furnishing of telephone service, sewerage facilities or water.

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The Cat Is Still On The Roof – And The Roof! The Roof! The Roof Is On Fire!

Creative Greenius

More importantly we are obligated to help change the course of the certain hell and high water that is coming for anyone under 30 years old. You’ll also be finished forever with things like oil changes, tune ups, new air filters and the other maintenance that isn’t necessary with electric cars. “What!? That’s 18 months away.

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Capstone Turbine To Unveil Prototype Microturbine Range-Extended Electric Supercar at LA Auto Show

Green Car Congress

No oil or other lubricants are needed, so maintenance is extremely low and the need to dispose of hazardous materials is eliminated. A patented combustion system achieves extremely low exhaust emissions that do not require expensive exhaust after treatment to meet stringent California Air Resources Board and EPA 2010 requirements.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Last year Oregon had also aggressively negotiated with the Chinese carmaker, BYD , to manufacture its line of plug-in hybrids in the state for sale in the U.S.) And with EV maintenance you are less exposed to being ripped off buy the ICE car repairman. So why has Oregon become a hotbed of activity for electric vehicles all of a sudden?

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