Petrol-based vehicles have been the backbone of motoring for many decades. When we think of cars, we think of petrol-based cars by default. Yet, everything must come to an end. With more modern alternatives, it seems the days of the purely petrol-based car are at their end. Whilst petrol, as a fuel source, is […]
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Smart City San Diego and San Diego Zoo announced that they will construct a project that directly charges electric vehicles in the zoo parking lot. This is not just an ordinary electric car charger. What sets it apart from many others is the fact that it uses solar panels to directly charge electric car
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The good folks over at Mitsubishi i are sponsoring a cool giveaway for Planetsave readers. You have a chance to win: a $200 Whole Foods Gift Certificate, some Flip & Tumble Reusable Bags, and a Pure Balance Water Bottle.
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Although it has taken more than twenty years, Oklahoma City is making progress in its attempts to offer its citizens a variety of ways to get around town. It has been almost seventy years since the last streetcar was in operation, and automobiles have naturally become the dominant method of transportation in the area. However,
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Ford recently rolled out the Ford Focus Electric to little fanfare or media buzz. But Ford has actually given us something pretty big to talk about. It has partnered with SunPower, one of the largest solar companies in the United States, to offer purchasers of the electric car a great deal. Buy a Ford
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I was taking one last look around GE’s cool annual reports data visualization on Monday and a really interesting and inspiring thing popped out at me — more and more “power” is being put in the hands of individuals (or households) when it comes to energy. Aside from renewable energy (such as decentralized solar) popping
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According to Ford, the EPA declared the 2012 Ford Focus Electric the most fuel-efficient 5-passenger vehicle in America, due to the fact that it achieves 110 MPGe equivalent during city driving, and 105-MPGe combined (partially city and partially highway) driving. It achieves 99 MPGe on the highway. MPGe, in case you’re wondering, means Miles
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Some top green news from around from the past day or so: Global Warming Heartland associate taught ‘biased’ climate course at Ottawa university An associate of the Heartland Institute, the thinktank devoted to discrediting climate change, taught a course at a top Canadian university that contained more than 140 false, biased and misleading claims about
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I want to start covering clean energy news much more here on Planetsave, but as they say, “so much to do, so little time.” Also, since we cover that extensively on sister site CleanTechnica, I just sort of assume you all can easily pop over there and subscribe to that page for news on this
Top green living stories of the past couple days:
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How would you like to get a soda, a bag of chips, and charge your electric vehicle at the same time? Well, in Japan, you may soon be able to. Soon, vending machines in Japan will not only have your favorite refreshments and snacks, but will also be able to charge your car.
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If you missed out on the $7,500 tax credit for your new Electric Vehicle, it’s probably because your neighbor that just bought a Hummer got the tax credit instead. Are you wondering why the guy that just rode by on his new bicycle is smiling, maybe he’s the one who got your tax credit? I know
Yes, first of all, by stabilize we don’t mean keep it exactly the same — that is impossible. We mean not pumping it so full of CO2 that we see unprecedented warming and ‘natural’ disasters and perhaps even an unlivable climate at some point. Anyway, this post is a share of an in-depth post by
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