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Spanish wind farms with a theoretical maximum capacity of almost 18GW generated 11.5GW, providing about 53% of Spain’s total electricity needs. The output was a new record in a country that has the world’s third largest array of wind turbines.

 
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"Ironically, GM is now the most interested" of all the car companies with plug-in projects, she said. And she noted that the Volt team has recently chatted with a number of EV1 drivers and let them drive the 2011 Chevrolet Volt.

 

That isn't irony, that is ignorance.

Here:

http://www.teslamotors.com/

Now delivering all electric cars to buyers who want them (and can afford them).

0-60 in 3.9 seconds, 244 mile range

That is on the shelf right now, made in America.

Cost = 101,500 new and 135,000 used.

http://www.businessinsider.com/used-tesla-roadster-for-sale-just-1350000-2009-4

Next from that "car company" is the more affordable sedan model, all electric, plug in, due to hit the shelves in 2011 (you can submit a good faith deposit for one now).

Cost = 49,900 new.

  • - 300 mile range
  • - 45 minute QuickCharge
  • - 0-60 mph in 5.6 seconds
  • - Seats 7 people
  • - More cargo space than sedans
  • - 2X as efficient as hybrids
  • - 17 inch infotainment touchscreen
    • The quick charge of 45 minutes can be even qucker if (or when) battery packs are quick-change (think battery powered power tools).

    How about the following car company:

    http://www.aptera.com/

    Reserve one today?

    https://www.aptera.com/reserve.php



    Welcome to Efficiency Independence.

    Aptera 2e
    Standard Features
    • Driver and passenger airbags
    • Energy absorbing and impact deflecting passenger Safety Cell
    • Efficiency Electric Powerplant
    • 'All-Vision' System
    • LED interior and exterior lighting for maximum energy efficiency
    • Solar Assisted Climate Control
    • RFID(Radio Frequency ID) Key Fob
    Optional Features
    • GPS navigation, CD/MP3/DVD player
    Now all you have to do is:

    1. Select the Aptera model:

    2e
    Available in 2009, this all-electric model will give you over 100 miles per charge (300mpg). The 2e is can be charged by a standard outlet (110v) in under 8 hours.

    2h
    Available in 2010, this plug-in electric hybrid will achieve an astounding 300 mpg. It can be charged by a standard outlet (110v) or filled up at your local gas station.

    2. A deposit of $500

    A fully refundable $500 deposit that is held in an escrow account guarantees your reservation, and will be applied to the final purchase price of your new Aptera. You can ask for a full refund of your deposit at anytime, no questions asked.

    And, that's it! Along with your reservation, we'll also sign you up for our newsletter (let us know if you'd like to unsubscribe) which will keep you up on our company's latest news.

     

     

     

     

     
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    		 http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1039531_mitsubishi-best-buy-test-miev-u-s-electric-car-due-in-2011
    Mitsubishi, Best Buy Test MiEV; U.S. Electric Car Due In 2011
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    		 http://www.windtamerturbines.com/

    WindTamer™ Wind Turbines finally make "small wind" power practical.  The turbines patented design allows them to harness wind at a wider range of wind speeds and at efficiency levels far superior to conventional small wind turbines with no danger to wildlife and no noise pollution.

     
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    		 http://green.autoblog.com/2009/12/14/hydrogen-storage-breakthrough-could-come-from-russian-space-prog/

    Hydrogen storage breakthrough could come from Russian space program

     

     
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    		 http://www.triplepundit.com/2009/12/worlds-largest-wind-farm-in-us/

    World’s Largest Wind Farm to Be Built in the US
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    		 http://www.rdmag.com/News/2009/12/General-Science-Rock-Breathing-Bacteria-Could-Generate-Electricity/?wnnvz=1737,2310587

    “It will also have important biotechnological impacts. There is potential for these rock-breathing bacteria to be used to clean-up environments contaminated with toxic organic pollutants such as oil or radioactive metals such as uranium. Use of these bacteria in microbial fuel-cells powered by sewerage or cow manure is also being explored.”

     
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    		 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121531373

    "It seems pretty clear that technologically one can put solar panels in space and beam power back to earth," he says. "The question is whether Solaren can do it cost effectively?"

     
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    # 6: LITHIUM-ION CELLS

    It was the very first production car to use lithium-ion cells*, which pack roughly twice the energy into a given mass as do the nickel-metal-hydride batteries used in almost every hybrid car for the last dozen years. More energy = more power = more driving fun. Case closed.
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    		 http://green.autoblog.com/2009/12/30/france-changes-vehicle-scrappage-plan-rules-gives-tesla-buyers/

    France changes vehicle scrappage plan rules, gives Tesla buyers an effective 20 discount

     
    There are two other models that qualify for a special maximum bonus: a subsidy worth 20 percent of the value of the car. These are the Tesla Roadster and the Reva, which both fall into the "less than 60 g/km" category.

    Reva?

    http://www.revaglobal.com/

    I did not see the U.S.A. (limited) on the list of countries offered on that web page for Reva - so I clicked on the UK button.

    [size=The NXR offers both Normal and Fast Charge options. While Normal Charge is ideal for overnight charging, the optional external Fast Charge station gives you 40 km (25 miles) in just 15 minutes.]







    Prices will be announced in each country shortly

     

     

     
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    		 Theory says that such energy conversion can never exceed a specific value called the Carnot Limit, based on a 19th-century formula for determining the maximum efficiency that any device can achieve in converting heat into work. But current commercial thermoelectric devices only achieve about one-tenth of that limit, Hagelstein says. In experiments involving a different new technology, thermal diodes, Hagelstein worked with Yan Kucherov, now a consultant for the Naval Research Laboratory, and coworkers to demonstrate efficiency as high as 40 percent of the Carnot Limit. Moreover, the calculations show that this new kind of system could ultimately reach as much as 90 percent of that ceiling.
     

    Turning heat to electricity

     

    http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2009/thermoelectric.html
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    A new generation of biofuels is being developed using organisms such as algae

     
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    		 Chrysler Will Display Electric Fiat 500 In Detroit



     

    Does an electric Fiat 500 stand a chance? Chrysler canceled its short-lived ENVI program after just a few months, and made more realistic projections about how much of its fleet will be electrified in the new few years. Are they serious about an electric 500 now, or still putting on a show for their Washington overlords?

     
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    		 http://articles.latimes.com/2009/dec/18/business/la-fi-neil18-2009dec18


    Audi e-tron: Taking the e-train
    Judging by a spectacularly cool and powerful prototype, today's gallant pioneers of the electric sports car will be left in the dust
     

    In the next couple of years, globe-striding automakers such as Nissan-Renault, Mercedes-Benz, VW Group, GM and Ford will begin cranking out tens of thousands of electric cars. Not just small electric city cars and mid-size family sedans (like GM's Volt and Nissan's Leaf) but powerful, dead-sexy sports cars.

     
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    		 Pasadena's ESolar lands 2,000-megawatt deal in China
    http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-solar9-2010jan09,0,5577310.story

    ESolar Inc. of Pasadena signed an agreement Friday to build a series of solar thermal power plants in China with a total capacity of 2,000 megawatts, in one of the largest renewable energy deals of its kind.

    Coming four months after an Arizona company, First Solar, secured a contract to build an equally large photovoltaic power plant in China, the ESolar deal signals China's emergence as a major market for renewable energy.

    "They're moving very fast, much faster than the state and U.S. governments are moving," said Bill Gross, ESolar's chairman and the founder of Idealab.

     
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    		 http://kiplinger.com/tools/slideshows/slideshow_pop.html?nm=electric-cars

    With gas prices above $3 a gallon and possibly headed to $4 by summer, it’s no wonder that automakers are starting to think seriously about producing more alternative-fuel vehicles.

    Gas-sipping hybrids have been getting most of the attention. But the next wave of green vehicles will be electric: either pure EVs (for electric vehicles) or so-called plug-in hybrids, which carry a gas engine for longer trips. These cars were a big topic of conversation at the annual New York Auto Show in March.

     
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