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Zap and Lotus to Create Most Advanced Electric Car

Jenny Mclane asked: The quest to develop an automobile which will reduce and possibly eliminate the dependence of the entire human race on petroleum fuel for automotive fuel has led to a partnership between companies. These working partnerships allow companies to have bigger funding and share expertise. One such partnership is that between ZAP and Lotus Engineering. The partnership is …

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Solar Energy Facts

solar energy' alt='solar energy' /> Bryan Wong asked: Most power plants in the United States and all over world are using fossil fuels to operate and generate electricity. They have been used as an energy source as long as man has learned to generate power. These traditional fuel sources have been around for ages and when man started using this …

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Are Electric Cars A Part Of Your Future?

Heather Colman asked: It seems that not so long ago, electric cars were a very distant possibility. However, in today’s world, electric cars are becoming extremely popular and may very well be a large part of our not so distant future. Electric cars have been produced, tried, and tested by many manufacturers and consumers are excited about the prospect. Let …

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Solaroad Technologies Group, LLC. Announces ElectraWallTM, The Solution to the Worlds Energy Crisis.

Towson, Maryland, August 22, 2008- The ElectraWall TM (Status: US Patent Pending) Autonomous Power System is a light harvesting electrical generator and accumulator providing on-demand power. The system is designed to demonstrate the methodology and application of a low cost, zero carbon footprint, renewable, green, Prime Energy Source. The ElectraWallTM System is designed to provide a realistic hardware platform which …

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Usar energía solar para accionar su hogar

El sol es de donde toda la energía en la tierra viene. La energía solar se ha utilizado para los millares de años para calentar hogares y el agua, pero se ha convertido solamente recientemente confiablemente a la electricidad para accionar su hogar. Los paneles solares toman la energía de los soles y convierten energía solar en la electricidad que …

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Hey! Where Is My Electric Car?

Michael Dappert asked: Man invents 100 mpg carburetor! Disapperats down black hole! Electric Cars Work! There just aren’t any. Big automakers are looking out for your future! Which of the above statements is false? Are any of them false? Well maybe number one is false. For years there have been stories of inventors that came up with a carbuerator that …

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A Practical Electric Car

Gator asked: We all know that hybrid cars still need gasoline to be completely dependable. Electric cars on the other hand, suffer from short range and require significant amounts of time to recharge their batteries. So what’s the answer? It’s really quite simple, a “modulized” electric car. Picture yourself driving across the country in an electric car. After 200 miles …

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Electric Cars: are They in your Future?

Floyd Dorrance asked: Hybrid Electric Car: A Promising Future for the Environment When you think about “hybrid car”, what do you think of first? Which aspects of “hybrid car” are important, which are essential, and which ones can you take or leave? You be the judge. A hybrid-electric vehicle, or HEV, combines an electrical energy storage system with an occupied …

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The History of Electric Cars

Thomas Jones asked: We’ve all seen the commercials talking about how technology was all going to be about flying cars and cold fusion. In reality, though, we have our very own science-fiction-turned-fact in looking at hybrid vehicles which are taking over. They truly are efficient and are money-saving at some levels, but most consumers assume that the concept of electric …

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energía térmica solar * (energía solar pasiva)

Excepto $100.000 y el ambiente con energía térmica solar La calefacción y el refrescarse explica mucha de la electricidad usada a través del mundo hoy. ¿Si usted fuera capaz de cortar su cuenta de la electricidad por un tercero o aún más, usted no saltaría en la ocasión de ahorrarse cientos dólares o más un mes? Usted puede ser que …

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energía solar del viento

Muchas ventajas a usar energía solar del viento Hoy, un grande muchos número de americanos está encontrando posible vivir de la rejilla debido a la oleada en la producción de las turbinas smallsized del viento así como el advenimiento de módulos photovoltaic. A medida que el precio de la energía continúa levantándose y debido a más conocimiento de nuestro ambiente, …

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Trouble In Mass. For ZAP EV Owners

This from Wired Mag: You might want to think twice about buying a car from troubled ZAP. If you can actually manage to get a product from them, and if it actually lives up to its advertising, there’s still a chance you might not even be able to register it legally where you live. According to the Quincy, Massachusetts’ Patriot …

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The Cost Of Solar Energy

solar energy' alt='solar energy' /> Atila Alacan asked: Solar energy is a natural source of energy that comes directly from the sun. When solar energy hits the earth it spreads over the earth’s surface and provides warmth evenly. If you could capture the sun’s rays into a particular area for a long period of time it would provide enough warmth …

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Electric Cars in Demand

carazoo.com asked:   The environmental hazards have created awareness among the people and to save the earth every one is contributing in some or the other way. A metro like Delhi has taken the initiative of saving nature.  More people are opting for eco-friendly cars now. Alternative fuels like CNG and LPG has changed basic transportation in the Capital and …

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Zero To Sixty In Under Four Seconds In An Electric Car

Gregg Hall asked: I bet you had to read that headline twice! I know, I couldn’t believe it myself. One of the biggest deterrents to buying an electric car for me has always been performance. Now we finally have someone with a vision for revolutionizing the industry that is doing what no one else has done to date, introduce an …

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Learn Pros And Cons About The All Electric Car

Rico Tavares asked: While electric cars are a relatively new automotive technology, they are although fast becoming popular worldwide. A conventional car is very different from an electric car. An all electric car is a type of vehicle that uses a mixture of various technologies such as internal combustion engines, gasoline, electric motors, and batteries to run. All Electric Cars …

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Zap Releases X Crossover Electric Car Concept Drawings

Correy Putton asked: ZAP, an electric car pioneer, earlier unveiled the concept drawings of its X Crossover SUV on its website. The images are also highlighted in the April 2007 issue of Popular Science in the article titled ‘Who killed the gas guzzler?’ where you can also find an interview with Steve Schneider, the ZAP CEO. The ZAP-X compact crossover …

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Gm to Unveil All-electric Car by 2010

Glady Reign asked: General Motors Corp has set a target for production of an all-electric car in 2010. The information was divulged by Bob Lutz, GM’s product chief and Vice Chairman. Lutz said the major uncertainty facing the Chevrolet Volt, a concept vehicle GM unveiled in January, was whether lithium-ion batteries can be developed to power it economically and safely. …

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Solar Power On The Go

Bryan Wong asked: In the early days of solar power there were huge installations necessary to make use of this energy source. The solar panels that were needed were larger than the average full grown man. This made the collection of solar power a bit of a challenge. Therefore making use of solar power was not suitable of everyone. It …

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INTEL CAPITAL EXPANDS CLEANTECH PORTFOLIO

BY LEADING € 85 MILLION INVESTMENT ROUND IN SULFURCELL Intel Capital Invests in German thin-film solar module developer MUNICH, Germany and SANTA CLARA, Calif., – July 9, 2008 – As an important part of its cleantech investing, Intel Capital, Intel’s global investment organization, has invested € 24 million in Sulfurcell, a leading German developer and manufacturer of thin-film, electricity-generating solar …

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