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Posted byby John Tarantino
July 24, 2013

New Swiss Bus System Charges Batteries in Seconds

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Fast charging for EV’s mean a lot for people. In fact, the issue of battery charging time may perhaps be one of the key reasons why adoption of EV’s are…

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Posted byby John Tarantino
July 18, 2013

Research Suggest Cattail as Insulating Material

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The cattail, or the Typha, is a plant that is has been long known to human civilization for thousands of years. The plant has served several uses throughout the ages,…

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Posted byby John Tarantino
July 3, 2013

The Disappearing Package Project

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A box of soap that dissolves in the shower? A pod of detergent you can toss in the washing machine? While big brand names are trying to make their product packaging…

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Posted byby John Tarantino
July 2, 2013

The New Electric Vehicle Race

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Back in 2009, auto blog Gas 2.0 published a fun little rivalry between former mayors of San Francisco and Portland who each declared that their city would be the EV…

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Posted byby James Daugherty
June 25, 2012

3 Days with a 2012 Chevy Volt

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I have an awesome job; I get to work with some really great companies and do some cool things. Recently Chevrolet along with the social media analytics gurus at Klout asked if…

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Posted byby John Tarantino
May 7, 2012

The Most Efficient Cars

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Many of us depend on the personal auto on a daily basis in order to get from one place to another. The personal auto plays a major role in our…

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Posted byby John Tarantino
October 21, 2011

Mitsubishi MiEV Tours Portland, Ore

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Mitsubishi just happened to be touring in my neighborhood, the Pearl District in Portland, Oregon after eating lunch when I was asked to test drive the MiEV. I declined to…

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Posted byby John Tarantino
October 1, 2010

According to the official Nissan Leaf website, Nissan has secured 20,000 reservations for the all electric zero emissions vehicle and is no longer accepting anymore. It calls the initial reservations…