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Fare Dodging Is an Organized Rebellion in Stockholm, and It’s Winning – NYTimes.com
“For over a decade, Mr. Tengblad has belonged to a group known as Planka.nu rough translation: “free-ride.now”, an organization with only two prerequisites for admission: Members must pay a monthly fee of about $15 and, as part of a continuous demonstration against the fare, promise to evade payment every time they ride. If travelers keep […]
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Saving Fuel: UPS Saves Fuel and Reduces Emissions the “Right” Way by Avoiding Left Turns – UPS Pressroom
UPS learned through time studies that avoiding left-hand turns saves time, conserves fuel, lowers emissions and increases safety. UPS managers used to plan routes by hand on maps while driving to destinations. They then experimented with the routes, eliminating left-hand turns to see if it led to increased efficiency. It worked. For the past several […]
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N. Carolina May Ban Tesla Sales To Prevent “Unfair Competition” – Slashdot
” it’s easy to understand why some car dealers might feel a little threatened: Tesla’s Model S outsold the Mercedes S-Class, BMW 7 Series, and Audi A8 last quarter without any help from them. If its business model were to catch on, consumers might find that they don’t need the middle-men as much as they […]
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Underground New York Public Library
via undergroundnewyorkpubliclibrary.com “The Underground New York Public Library is a visual library featuring the Reading-Riders of the NYC subways.”
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Filling up an electric car battery like a gas engine ??? Cleantech News and Analysis
via gigaom.com “A battery is made up of an anode on one side and a cathode on the other, with an electrolyte in between. For a zinc battery, zinc ions travel from the anode to the cathode through the electrolyte, creating a chemical reaction that …
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Northwestern University Researchers Create Breakthrough Batteries That Could Give EVs 500 Mile Range, 10 Minute Charge Time | Inhabitat – Green Design Will Save the World
via inhabitat.com “Researchers led by professor Harold Kung at Northwestern University have just developed a breakthrough battery technology that could allow electric cars to run 10 times longer and recharge 10 times quicker. The new lithium ion b…