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EV Fleet Makes Skies Clearer in Sunny California

Ari Luis — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 00:03:43 +0000

It’s not exactly Top Gun, but the top brass at Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo, California are aces in my book. After the University of Delaware proved the concept that electric cars can be used as mobile storage for the grid last month, the air force base rolled out a vehicle-to-grid fleet […]

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Toyota Prius Proves Its Worth In Power Outage

Benji Jerew — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 15:30:39 +0000

When the power goes out in the winter, most people break out cards, candles, flashlights, and extra blankets. How many people think to fire up the Toyota Prius? For the last couple of months, in North America, the winter has been particularly brutal, with associated snowfall, ice, and power outages. Further north you go, […]

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HumanCar: The $15,500 Human/Electric Hybrid Vehicle Accepting Reservations

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:40:09 +0000

As it was initially designed, the HumanCar is a 2 to 4 seats vehicle that is powered by moving your body back and forth and not by pedaling. The movement charges a battery than runs an electric motor.

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EarthSure's Wind & Solar Powered Electric Car: Would It Work?

Mike Sandru — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:59:36 +0000

EarthSure, an innovator in alternative energy sources and renewable energy company is planning to develop a zero-emission electric vehicle powered by solar and wind energy. Called AirRay, the new car will be equipped with four wind turbines and a solar roof. All of these to generate necessary electricity to keep the batteries charged up.

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V2G (vehicle-to-grid): an Electric Car Payback System

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:23:50 +0000

The scientists from the University of Delaware created an electric car prototype that runs on electricity alone. The great fact is that it also can, theoretically, earn money for its owner by storing electricity and providing it for utilities when needed.

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How Chris powered his house on his Prius

Ovidiu Sandru — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:19:02 +0000

WHEN Hurricane Frances ripped through Gainesville, Fla., in 2004, Christopher Swinney, an anesthesiologist, was without electricity for a week. A few weeks ago, Dr. Swinney lost power again, but this time he was ready. He plugged his Toyota Prius into the backup uninterruptible power supply unit in his house and soon the refrigerator was humming […]

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