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EnGoPlanet Street Lights Dazzle In Las Vegas
LED streetlights aren’t anything new, but one company has taken that idea to a whole new level. Autoblog shared a report on an exciting new modular streetlight solution that stands at the convergence...
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Plugless (Evatran) Opens Sales For Developer Demo Systems
Evatran has begun taking orders for Plugless demo systems. These would be used by those looking to integrate such systems with their various electric vehicle or robotics technologies, according to an...
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10 More Cleantech City Solutions (#21–30)
Following up on the first 20 cleantech city solutions that I promoted here and here, below are 10 more cleantech solutions that cities can implement to more quickly propel humanity into a sustainable...
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Continental Reveals New Wireless EV Charging System
Continental is showing new wireless technology that guides a car autonomously into the correct position for maximum efficiency. Continental Reveals New Wireless EV Charging System was originally...
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Google Tries Wireless EV Charging from PluglessPower
Google is testing wireless recharging of electric cars at its headquarters in Mountain View, from Virginia-based Evatran, which has developed the memorably named PluglessPower - maybe they'll drop the...
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All-Electric (Racing) Cars without Batteries?
New technical specifications for Formula 1 racing require vehicles in the pit to operate in electric only mode. Drayson Racing Technologies and HaloIPT are working together to offer completely electric...
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BYD E6 and the EV Range Solution
BYD Co Ltd is on schedule to enter the growing EV market with the E6 crossover in Q2 of 2012. E6 represents the big battery solution to EV range. Other solutions...
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Unlimited Range EV? Power from Tires!
Tesla planned wireless energy transfer. Now researchers are working to develop a system of wireless energy transfer that uses tires as a receiver.
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London: Home of 1st Electric Vehicle Wireless Charging Trial
Pushing the introduction of electric cars was always going to require easier methods of charging, and a new trial initiated by Qualcomm Incorporated will make London the home of the first Wireless...
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Wireless Charging for Infiniti’s Compact EV
We’ve written about wireless charging for electric vehicles a few times. While it’s not in broad use yet, it seems like it may be a popular option for future electric cars. The latest car to announce...
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Hertz Tests Wireless EV Charging in the U.S.
Electric cars need to be charged – they run on rechargeable batteries. But taking a long cord and plugging it into an actual outlet seems so… so… 20th-century. Enter
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Clean Car News (5 Stories)
Here’s some top clean car news from the past few days or so: Intencity from Sbarro: “Eccentric mega-builder Franco Sbarro wants to bring the experience of driving a Formula 1 racecar to public roads....
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Electric Roadway Charges Electric Vehicles
Previously on CleanTechnica, Breath on the Wind covered the fascinating and exciting potential of wireless electric vehicle charging. In particular, he examined the wireless EV technology being...
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Electric Airplanes Could Fly Forever on Laser Beams
Lockheed Martin has been collaborating with a Seattle-based company called LaserMotive to “refuel” electric aircraft in flight using laser beams that charge batteries wirelessly, and the latest round...
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Infiniti LE Electric Car with Wireless Charging — Coming 2014
Yes, please. Check out this awesome new car coming from Nissan/Infiniti, an electric car with wireless charging (most definitely) that is supposed to be out in 2014: Infiniti LE Electric Car Coming...
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Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging — Will it Work?
It’s intended to take the hassle out of electric vehicle charging, and, according to its designers, Qualcomm, is a simple but effective alternative to cumbersome plug-in charging stations. Wireless...
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Google and LA Department of Water & Power Gain Wireless EV Charging
Plugless Power is the wireless electric vehicle charging system developed by Evatran and currently being trialled at a variety of locations in the US, including two new installations at the Los...
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British City Replacing Diesel Buses with Wirelessly Charging Electric Buses
The British city of Milton Keynes is replacing the diesel buses on its Nº7 route with eight electric buses that will use wireless charging. A five-year collaboration agreement committing to replacing...
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EV Charging Stations to Grow to 11 Million by 2020, Pike Research Forecasts
Market research forecasts are almost never correct, but decent ones do give a good sense for how things are likely to change in various industries. I’ve found that Pike Research does a pretty good job...
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Smart Highway that Charges Your Car (+ Much More)
There are a lot of cool smart highway designs going around, but Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde and Heijmans Infrastructure just made me want to jump in the electric car and hit the road. This smart...
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