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  Why Don't All Parking Lots Have Solar Panels Over Them?

  CNET - Andrew Blok

  Solar power and a covered parking spot seems like a great combination, but here's why many places are holding back.

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  3 days ago

  This 17-Year-Old Designed a Motor That Could Potentially Transform the Electric Car Industry

  smithsonianmag.com - Margaret Osborne

  Robert Sansone is a natural born engineer. From animatronic hands to high-speed running boots and a go-kart that can reach speeds of more than 70 …

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  Plug-In Hybrid Cars Gain Ground in Race With Electric Rivals

  The New York Times - Lawrence Ulrich

  In late 2010, General Motors sought to seize the high ground from Toyota’s successful Prius hybrid with the Volt plug-in hybrid — a car that could drive short distances on only electricity and fire up a gasoline engine for long trips. But the Volt and other cars like it struggled to win over drivers …

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  U.S. Senate Democratic electric vehicle tax credit plan faces questions

  Reuters - By David Shepardson

  WASHINGTON, July 28 (Reuters) - Automakers and U.S. lawmakers on Thursday were closely reviewing details of a proposed expansion of the electric vehicle tax credit that could help retool factories to build green vehicles and cut greenhouse gas emissions. Under a deal announced by Senator Chuck …

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  Scientists New Energy Breakthrough That’s 10X Better Than Wind & Solar!

  greentech-news.org - sandra

  Wind EnergyThe world has come around to see we need to produce energy as responsibly as possible. However, there is one major hurdle that we face …

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  Promising new catalysts for hydrogen fuel cells

  phys.org - Tanner Stening

  Hydrogen fuel cells hold a lot of promise as sustainable and eco-friendly energy sources to power transportation by land, air and sea. But …