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To counter criticism that electric cars “run on coal” because the electricity used to charge their batteries is generated by coal-burning power stations, Better Place will buy green energy from solar and wind generators.

It will then sell drivers “clean” pay-as-you-go miles — £150 for 1,000 miles, say, £300 for 3,000 miles, and a few hundred pounds a month for unlimited driving.

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Imagine a response to oil dependence and climate change that offers people around the world a new and improved version of the car, premised on redesigning infrastructure top to bottom with green technology in a way that recharges ailing national economies. Applying both an entrepreneurial spirit and a systems engineering approach, Shai Agassi has devised just such a visionary plan for cracking these vexing global challenges.

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Shai Agassi Delivers Lecture at Harvard Kennedy School

Shai Agassi delivers lecture, “The Future of Transportation: Ending our Addiction on Oil,” at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum. Cosponsored by Harvard’s Institute of Politics, the Center for Public Leadership and the HKS Israel Caucus, the event drew more than 400 attendees, who came to learn more about Agassi’s work to create a massive infrastructure for electric cars.

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A couple years ago TreeHugger highlighted the efforts of the island of El Hierro (one of the smaller of the Canary Islands, with a population of about 10,000) to make the switch over to generating all of its power from renewable energy sources. For an update on this interesting project, the BBC is running a short video clip which is worth checking out.

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All the current interest in hybrids and other vehicles with some sort of alternative powertrain is kind of amusing to me. Oh, don't get me wrong. I'm all for pursuing other ways to power cars. (Click here to visit Jay's Green Garage!) But I smile because I've owned three alternative energy cars for years. The newest was built in 1925; the oldest, 1909. Each one is a rolling manifestation of a brilliant idea. Sadly, they were all way ahead of their time and all three makes failed.

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Akeena Solar, maker of photovoltaic panels and racking systems, and Enphase Energy, maker of microinverters, have joined up to make integrated systems even more integrated. Taking out steps in the installation process, taking out steps in the troubleshooting process and giving you AC power faster - all in the hopes of making solar upwards of 25% cheaper.

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Blight offers a brilliant twist on staid venetian blinds. Rather than serving simply to block the sun’s rays, the design re-envisions blinds as sun-soaking solar panels that store energy during the day and illuminate your interiors at night.

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Vela Creations is a documentation of our experiences and projects living off the grid. We are a young couple striving to fulfill our lifestyles through sustainable means. Our hope is that our experiences will serve as guidence to those interested in the technologies and methods illustrated on this site.

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Yamaha Electric Motorcycle
What we know so far is that Yamaha is targeting 2010 for the launch of an electric motorcycle with a range of 100 km (60 miles) on a single charge, with li-ion batteries. No word on price of details on performance yet.

Honda Electric Motorcycle
Honda is targeting 2011 for launch of an electric motorcycle that can do 50 km (31 miles) on a charge. That might not seem much, but the Japan Post Service is thinking of switching to electric bikes, and Honda wants to supply them. We suppose that the range fits with their needs. Nothing yet on price, or performance details.

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a British automotive design, development and certification consultancy, has done what many TreeHugger readers have been suggesting in the comments of many posts about plug-in hybrid cars: Removable battery packs that can be swapped for full batteries that

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China currently leads the world in installed generating capacity with the largest hydro-electric capacity and fifth largest wind capacity. Currently it generates about 7.5% of its electricity renewably and plans to double this by 2020. For point of compar

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These turbines, which are defined as 100 kilowatts in capacity and below... are used by individuals to lower their electric bills, become independent of their electric grid, and to avoid the unpredictability of traditional energy prices.

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Solar-electric systems and wind turbines face not only the enormous problem of scale but the fact that the components require substantial amounts of energy to manufacture and the probability that they can't be manufactured at all without the underlying su

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Once manufactured, the cost to buyers could be brought down to $2 per watt, which is roughly half the current cost of solar panels.

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The era of cheap oil may be over and a growing number of analysts predict production is about to peak before significantly falling behind demand.

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The SeaGen turbine will be the world’s largest ever tidal current device by a significant margin. It will generate clean electricity for approximately 1000 homes.

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Fear not, my friends, there is another way: make small, simple, easy habit changes that all add up to a more environmentally friendly lifestyle. You don’t need to incorporate them all at once. Do them one at a time,

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The Bio-solar home ’s energy is generated entirely through solar panelling. A sufficient water supply is maintained collectively via rain, dew and condensation from a cooling system which can also be recycled and used to replenish the garden.

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This online course focuses on how-to build energy efficient, sustainable solar homes. During this six-week course, everyone from the serious owner-builder to the professional contractor will learn up-to-date strategies for sustainable new home constructio

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The result: enough clean, green electricity to power some 100,000 homes without producing a particle of pollution or a wisp of planet-warming gases.

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