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20 June 2008

My Faves for Thursday, June 19, 2008

Automakers keep throwing dates like 2010, 2011, and 2012 to represent landmark years for innovative green vehicles that will grace showrooms from sea to shining sea. Based on what I’ve seen, read, and driven around in, I’m going to be sorely disappointed should those estimates be off. I’m literally saving now so that I will have something then to alleviate the stress of watching oil prices climb higher and higher. The next decade will be the “era of electrification” for transportation. I can’t tell you how thrilled I will be to hook up my car up to some solar panels and be presented with a beautiful little closed loop of clean energy. Bring it.

[tags: electric, solar, batteries, automotive]

Quoted: At the Geneva Motor Show Think premiered its five-door Ox electric concept. The Ox is a five-seat monocab design that has a space frame structure that can be used for a variety of different body styles.

[tags: batteries, electric, automotive, EnergyTechnologies]

TH!NK

Quoted: Sustainable Mobility
We want to change the way people think about cars. By changing our mindset, we can change the world for the better. However, we want to make this change an easy one. Think combines new technology and Scandinavian design to give you practical and modern vehicles - emission free and three times as energy efficient as the cars used today.

[tags: automotive, electric, batteries, EnergyTechnologies]

QUICC, a full electric utility van, developed for inner city distribution with a topspeed of 120 km p/h and a range of 150 km

[tags: automotive, electric, EnergyTechnologies]

Quoted: A Dutch startup has found a promising niche: fleets of battery-powered light commercial vehicles for short-range city deliveries.

[tags: electric, automotive, batteries, EnergyTechnologies]

Quoted: Backed by U.S. venture capital, Norwegian company Think is betting its Ox concept vehicle can prove the electric car's time has finally arrived.

[tags: automotive, electric, EnergyTechnologies, batteries]

Quoted: CNET's comprehensive Firefox 3 coverage includes downloads, news, unbiased reviews, user ratings, and specs on the latest Firefox browser, extensions, add-ons, and plugins.

[tags: firefox]

[tags: firefox, video]

Quoted: In the fantasy baseball game known as the Veepstakes, Kathleen Sebelius appears to be the complete package. She's a popular Democratic governor in a red state. She stood up to out-of-state insurers to keep health care premiums down. She delivered the Democ

Quoted: Globaltv.com offers unique and exclusive information on news and entertainment, Full episodes for select priority programs including Survivor, House, 24 and the breakout hit Heroes are available for viewing online. Schedules, blogs, episodic synopsis, photo galleries, contests, games and behind the scenes content are some of the features on Globaltv.com.

[tags: pd]

The brain fitness boom might seem counterintuitive in an age when technology has eased memory stress: cell phones store numbers, GPS systems give directions, Web sites store passwords and e-mail programs automatically recall used addresses.

Quoted: Chester Santos has been training his brain for seven years.

[tags: software, health, games]

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