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The Power of Electric

Posted by CharlesC on Apr-17-2009

Produced for Google’s RechargeIT.org call for videos on “Why I Want to Drive a Plug-In”. Starring Stefano Paris as TURBO Guy, Gary Winterboer as EV Guy, and Alexandra Paul as the very attractive woman. Go Electric and Feel the Power! www.stefanoparis.com

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Concept: What if you could plug renewable solar energy into the wall just like a blender or a toaster? Instead of using power, a solar appliance actually generates it! Click the video to see how. Overview: The Jellyfish Solar Appliance is comprised of a micro-inverter attached to the back of standard solar panel that can be plugged directly into an existing electrical socket and automatically generates power whenever the sun is shining. The Jellyfish can be mounted directly onto a rooftop or …

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VOLVO RECHARGE CONCEPT CAR

Posted by CharlesC on Apr-15-2009

Volvo Cars has been performing driving tests with its plug-in hybrid concept car, the Volvo C30 ReCharge Concept, which was first presented in autumn 2007. Used in the most effective way, this concept car cuts emissions of CO2 by about 65% compared with other hybrid cars available on the market today. Volvo Car Corporation is also launching a joint broad-based research venture, together with electricity provider Vattenfall, Saab Automobile, ETC AB and the Swedish state, to develop technology …

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the first motor for 110V lighting power ever made

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RAV4-EV Secrets: Plugs into solar, instant Volt

Posted by CharlesC on Apr-13-2009

RAV4-EV can be plugged into the wall, or into a rooftop solar system, can be fast-charged, can be controlled by the owner. A fast charger could have been installed by Toyota to plug into the wail. Add a small engine-generator, and it’s an instant plug-in serial hybrid with 120 miles of all-electric range, 3 times what the proposed Volt would have (if GM were serious). Proves that GM could make such a car right now, is stalling and lying. AMAZING, people see the EV and solar power, and want …

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Plug-in Hybrids Power the Grid

Posted by CharlesC on Apr-11-2009

Peak Moment 107: Professor Andy Frank, Director of the UC Davis Hybrid Vehicle Research Center has a plan to power more than just our cars. In his vision, plug-in hybrid vehicles can be used as mobile batteries, contributing solar power to the grid, and helping to “load balance” the demand. Roofs built over our parking lots contain solar panels that charge the cars’ batteries in daytime. At home, the same batteries can help power a house, or feed energy back to the grid. The result: fewer …

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Featured in Fast Company magazine: www.fastcompany.com Jellyfish Wind Power Concept: What if you could plug renewable wind energy into the wall just like a blender or a toaster? Instead of using power, a wind appliance actually generates it! For more details visit: www.clariantechnologies.com Smart-Grid Enabled: With onboard Wi-Fi/WiMAX the Jellyfish is also smart-grid enabled. Today, wind and solar-powered homes are operated as autonomous points within the local electrical grid. However …

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