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Problems With Electric Cars

Pavel Gurnik asked: Upon looking at Toyota praises and other electric cars I thought I would give a shot at explaining the problem behind electric cars. One of my major concerns if I owned an E car would be the maintenance behind it. I mean literally could you go under the hood and change the oil? The transmission oil? Oil …

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Electric Car Conversions – Basic Arguments

Dan Lanpher asked: Now that the price of oil is unreasonably high, people are starting to really look into alternative fuels, myself included. Alternative methods of electricity generation such as wind, solar, tidal and wave energy are all well and good and can do a great job generating electricity for fixed resources. But what about a good mobile source of …

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Car Engine – Hybrid Car Enzine

Margaret Atwood asked: The hybrid car engine holds the recipe to its being an environment-friendly vehicle. They are a combination of a swap gossip engine and an stimulating motor to facilitate assists a car as it accelerates, slows down and even what time it stops. Throughout all these basic trial, the hybrid car engine show business a major role so …

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The New Concept Vehicle – Electric Cars

Jay K Jones asked: Online buying and selling is very easy but only when you know the right step involved in effective buying of the same. Keeping this thing in mind we have listed all the steps which need to be followed in order to enjoy effective buying that too on the platform of convenience. Those steps are, * Searching …

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The Biggest Challenges For Biofuels

Found a good paper today at UC Berkeley site that talks about development of biofuels to help spur the move away from fossil fuels and other polluting sources of energy. We are big fans of biofuel development but we do have concerns about the research being co opted by big energy concerns. Nevertheless I wanted to bring a sample of …

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Ten Of The Electric Cars That Were Actually Built

You have heard about all the alternative power methods for vehicles, but a lot of the electric cars discussed are never really produced at all. Many times the cost of production is too high or they just don’t get the attention they need to make it on the market. No matter what the reason, these vehicles are sometimes never seen …

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Hybrid Cars Advantages and Disadvantages

Hilal Abdelwali asked: Hybrid cars are considered as the car of the future. It is able to effectively conserve fuel and at the same time, it only produces low levels of toxic fumes. Because of these benefits, hybrid cars are now growing in popularity every single day. Many people are now considering getting rid of their conventional cars and purchase …

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Alternative Energy Updates –

wind powered turban Watch this video showing the giant foot wind turban blades being masde and transported If you re driving anywhere between Iowa and upstate New York this week honk if you like wind One of the giant blades nearly half a football field in length that powers GE s -megawatt line of wind turbines is making a cross-country …

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5 Predictions About Electric Cars

Deepthi Alvares asked: Times keep changing and we have a new epoch of new cars unfolding; we have witnessed this evolution. Green cars are right now the talk of the town and everyone is trying to adapt to the change. But, will the green electric cars take complete control of the future? Electric vehicles started squeezing into the industry way …

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Energy News Updates –

Solaroad Technologies Group LLC Solaroad Technologies Group LLC headquartered in Baltimore Maryland has rolled out a series of solar devices it says can revolutionize solar energy production as we know it making solar power far more competitive with carbon-based energy sources oil coal and gas All devices are in final prototypes ready for UL approval with full planning for manufacturing …

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Carbon Storage Partnership Could Mean Big Things For Carbon Reduction

Mantra Energy Alternatives Inc. and Kemira Oyj Announce Partnership; Marking a New Era for Global Carbon Sequestration and Profitable Organic Byproducts for Heavy Industry Mantra Venture Group Ltd. (“Mantra”) (OTCBB: MVTG) (FRANKFURT: 5MV) announces it has negotiated, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Mantra Energy Alternatives Inc. (“ME”) a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with Finland-based Kemira Oyj (“Kemira”), one of the world’s …

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Electric Cars, What’s So Special?

Tommy Womack asked: What’s so special about electric cars, and why do you care? There is a new wave of living unfolding on planet earth. Challenges that seem to overwhelm current solutions are drawing on vision and imagination. In some ways we are returning, returning to a simpler life, meeting some needs by reducing them. In other ways we are …

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Energy News Updates –

2 There are many core components in a pellet stove including the burn pot warmth exchanger and the feed auger and auger motor When consumers are choosing a pellet stove the auger as well as auger motor are a very over looked workings Though the power of the auger motor as well as drive system impact directly on how well …

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SHARP® TO SUPPLY SOLAR PANELS FOR 1.8 MW CITY OF BREA SOLAR POWER PROJECT

BREA, CA, February 7, 2011 – The largest municipal solar power project in Orange County is currently under construction in the City of Brea. The project, located at the city’s Community Center, Civic and Cultural Center and Reservoir City Pump Yard, consists of 7,854 solar modules from Sharp. When completed, the City of Brea’s solar power project will provide the …

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Energy Saving Transportation Sources Funded

NYSERDA funds 17 energy-saving transportation ideas from Long Island to Rochester $4.6 million to help curb greenhouse gas emissions, create jobs and decrease reliance on fossil fuels. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) today announced the award of $4.6 million to help 17 New York State companies develop and commercialize innovative new transportation technologies that will …

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Upkeep of Hybrid Cars

Edward Tan asked: All equipment you come across require a certain level of upkeep and maintenance. The same goes for the hybrid cars as well. The basic upkeep is the same and you are required to regularly change the oil, replace its filters and rotate the tires. Apart from these tasks, you will need to do some extra maintenance for …

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Alternative Energy Updates –

natural gas fuel cell residential Fuel cells and fuel cell technology has been a big buzz now for the last couple years with lots of talk and plans for cars that run on them and so on But it has seemed to be very much a thing of the future and not of today in terms of consumer use of …

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Alt E Updates –

pellet mill second hand Today pellet manufacture is becoming more widespread This obviously includes large scale construction faculties yet it also includes small scale production as well as even pellet mills operated at peoples homes Small portable pellet mills are becoming more common Many people are interested in a small portable pellet mill to make not only their own energy …

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Electric Cars Are Drawing Investors But Not Buyers

Steve Stillwater asked: Electric cars have been in the news recently, with Tesla Motors raising large amounts of money from investors and General Motors banking on the Chevy Volt to renew its prospects for becoming a viable company again. GM is planning to roll out the Chevy Volt next year (OK, the Volt is not an all-electric car, but it …

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Alternative Energy Updates –

2 One of the biggest household expenses is the electricity bills The amount you pay for power is next to the bank home mortgage Many home owners are looking into using solar energy to supplement their home energy needs A complete system installed by a professional contractor can be quite expensive Be prepared to invest upwards of for a home …

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