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Vehicle to Grid - How Electric Vehicles Interact With a Smart Power Electricity Network
Posted by admin in General News on December 21st, 2009
Vehicle to Grid - How Electric Vehicles Interact With a Smart Power Electricity Network
By Richard G Watson
What is Vehicle to Grid
Also called Vehicle 2 Grid or V2G, Vehicle to Grid is the process of connecting your electric car into the transmission electricity network. If you have an electric vehicle then you will definitely want to consider setting up V2G through a simple metering system and contract with your local electricity supplier. Read the rest of this entry »
Are Electric Bikes the Answer to High Gas Prices?
Posted by admin in General News on December 2nd, 2009
Are Electric Bikes the Answer to High Gas Prices?
By Delbert Laird
Picture the following scenario: You just arrived home from a hectic work day. At this point, all you really want to do is eat dinner and relax. Only one problem: you don’t have a particular item that you need to make the dinner. Suddenly, you’re dreading a drive to and from the store, and the time, traffic, and gas expenses that go with it.
Now consider this alternative: instead of hopping into the car and driving congested city streets to the market for just one or two items, you zip there quickly along sidewalks and other paths on which cars are prohibited, propelled by the quiet electric motor of your electric bicycle. With the money you’re saving on gas, you decide to pick up a bottle of wine to go with that dinner. It’s OK - the small trailer you’ve hitched to your electric bike lets you carry home your groceries easily and safely. Read the rest of this entry »
Going Green is Not As Hard As You Might Think
Posted by admin in General News on November 29th, 2009
Going Green is Not As Hard As You Might Think
By Anita Burnett
Going Green is not something that happens overnight. It’s a laid out plan on how each and every one of us must think green whenever we can.
Gone are the days when you left it up to the other guy. You and I are the other guy. Start Simple. That’s the Plan. Included are some small steps that you can take that don’t cost anything (other than effort).
The key to going green is to take it slow. Most people have given some amount of thought to living a more environmentally friendly lifestyle, but frequently become overwhelmed as where to start so they delay taking that first step.
Success is obtained by forming a plan that can be executed over time. Try to make one or two changes ever 30 - 60 days so you allow it to become habit before taking on the next steps. For anything to become a “habit” you must repeat the step for up to six weeks. Then it becomes natural, and you do it without thought.
It’s like learning to turn out the lights when you leave a room or turn off the TV that no one is watching. Read the rest of this entry »
What Is Better For The Environment Then The Electric Car? An Electric Motorcycle
Posted by admin in General News on November 24th, 2009
By Frank Strider
We are all aware of the fact that the earth is warming up and people all over this planet are trying their best to preserve some of the resources nature has given us. At the same time we are doing the best we can to reduce the damage we have done to the earth.
You do not have to be a believer in global warming or a scientist not even think of your own conspiracy to see that it’s important we don’t use up all of earths resource as if they would never dry out. Emitting Carbon dioxin causes damage to our ozone layer which can’t be repaired. This simple fact is one of the most used reason by people to choose a vehicle that is fuel-efficient the next time they by a new car. And there are people who know that you can get much more miles from a gallon of gasoline when you buy a motorcycle.
Although riding a motorcycle really does save a lot of gasoline and thus helps a lot in preserving the resources of this earth, there is an even better thing to do. Why not buy an electric motorcycle? That would be a fantastic choice if you want a method of transport that you can rely on, that saves you money and also saves the resources of this planet.
Advantages
Yes the initial costs of an electric motorcycle is often higher than a motorcycle that runs on gasoline but they have a lot of good things going for them that really makes it worth the initial investment. The longer you ride on one of them the more money you save, because fuel costs alone is far cheaper then with a gasoline motor, it is about one-tenth of cost.
They are also (almost) silent and extremely friendly for our environment because of the fact that no gas is emitted at all. No dust particles that get in to the air. And as they use electricity you will not be seeing a gas station again you just need to plug it in at home to charge the batteries. Read the rest of this entry »
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