We have talked about the green and awesome Tesla Roadster a lot in the past. This is easily the coolest of the EVs for me since looks like a sports car, had loads of performance, and promises a long driving range with no stops at the pump. Tesla has announced that its Roadster fleet has hit a major milestone.
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I have long said that one of the keys to making our gadgets more usable and vehicles that use batteries like EVs and plug-in hybrids more interesting to buyers is not only a battery with a higher capacity for energy storage, but also a battery that can be recharged quickly. That Nissan Leaf might not drive but 50 miles on a charge, but if I can recharge that car in only a few minutes suddenly that range is a lot more livable.
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Pepsi outs green bottle made from plant material
Everyone is trying to go green today and reduce the amount of trash and plastic that we put into the environment with harsh chemicals and materials that won't break down on their own. Pepsi has announced that it is set to begin testing on a new green bottle for its soft drinks that is made entirely of plant material.
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Plumen 001 CFL Bulb Wins Design of the Year Award
The Plumen 001 lightbulb, which has been described as the "world's first designer energy saving light bulb", has won the Design of the Year Award at the 2011 Brit Insurance Design Awards today. This super-stylish bulb was selected from over 90 shortlisted products on display at the Design Museum in London. So why did the CFL lightbulb win the day?
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GE announces new green 4.1-113 offshore wind turbine
GE has announced a new wind turbine that will be used to generate power from harnessing the wind that flows heavily offshore. The new turbine is dubbed 4.1-113 wind turbine and it will see its first install in Gothenburg Harbor in the second half of 2011. The new wind turbine is a 4MW class turbine that is made to be reliable and survive harsh conditions.
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Google Maps adds locations of EV charge stations
If you own and drive an EV, knowing where the closest charging station for your car is could be the difference in being stranded and making it to your final destination. The problem is that in many areas knowing where those EV charge stations are can be a big challenge. Google has a new Google Maps service that will help find those charge stations.
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Hydrophilic H2O Shower Radio is designed for the shower
If you can’t wake up in the morning without a nice hot shower and some tunes, a new radio will let you combine those two necessities in one device that won't fry when it gets wet. The gadget is called the H2O Shower Powered Radio and the thing is more than just a waterproof radio. It gets all the power it needs to operate directly from the water flow in your shower.
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FPL opens world’s first hybrid solar energy center in Florida
Florida Power & Light Company has announced that it has created the world's first hybrid solar energy center. The plant is called the FPL Martin Next Generation Solar Facility. The plant sits on 500 acres in Western Martin County in Florida and has a field of over 190,000 solar thermal mirrors.
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TI Automotive demonstrates new plastic fuel tank for green hybrids
Green cars are very popular on the market today with fuel prices soaring and the hefty rebates the government is offering on electric and hybrid vehicles. One of the keys to getting hybrids that have better fuel economy is to reduce the weight of the vehicle as much as possible. The less weight the vehicle has to cart around, the less fuel it needs.
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Bloom Energy Server – Tiny Box Can Power Entire Home
Bloom Energy makes Solid Oxide Fuel Cells that are able to power an entire home, and fit in the palm of your hand. These fuel cells have been used by Google and eBay to provide part of the power used on their campuses. The company's CEO, KR Sridhar, originally created technology that was meant to produce oxygen so that people could live on Mars. When NASA scrapped that project, he reversed the technology so that it pulled in Oxygen instead of pushing it out.
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Yill is a green rolling office with its own power
If you are the busy filed worker sort that needs to be able to work wherever you might be power is probably your biggest issue. Your computer and other gear need power to operate and many devices last only a few hours on a charge before you need to plug in.
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GSLO volt solar charger for iPhone enters mass production
We have talked a lot about the GSLO Volt solar charging battery case for the iPhone 4 over the last few months. Earlier this month I mentioned that the company had filed a patent application to protect the technology in the charger as it readied the things for market.
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