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Author: Jay McDonough

Stories from the GreenTV newsroom with full coverage and featured images.

May 12, 2022

It’s Electric! Raise $$$ & Fail

“Raising Big Money Then Falling” says Randy Essex, USA Today and it makes one wonder. Buy an EV from a start-up, established company or combo of both with all-electric vehicles?Randy writes ” Rivian’s initial public offering last year raised $11.9 billion. The share price hit a peak of $172.01 on Nov. 16. At the end of the year, that was down to $103.69. The stock has tumbled further since then, closing the first quarter at $50.24, costing Amazon $7.6 billion in the quarter and Ford $5.5 billion

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May 11, 2022

It’s Electric! EV Emergency Vehicle

In an emergency, every second counts and most vehicles cannot get in, down and out in time. Enter Barbara Lebar and Manta Aircraft for one of many Greener solutions!According to a bit of research, the mission here is to “offer innovative, ready-to-build aircraft for Urban/Regional Air Mobility, which combines the advantages of the vertical (or very short) take-off and landing capability with the speed and long range features of winged aircraft, the silent electric propulsion and the endurance en

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May 9, 2022

It’s Electric! 1952 F to E – Motorcycle

Nearly any year, make or mode of transportation can be converted from old, unreliable and stinky to clean, Green machines by nearly everyone in our series of ICE to EV’s on GreenTV!The styling, look and feel of a classic simply cannot be replaced by newly built models yet what bothers most of us is the leaks, smoke and breakdowns.Stay tuned as we bring you converted ICE machines on land, water and air along with the how to do, what is needed and where to obtain the components needed to Green you

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May 8, 2022

Earth Day EV Out of Juice

The ending could have been bad. Instead, it launched a new industry designed to create jobs, reduce range anxiety and transition to clean, Green transportation. Many thanks to the Jaqueline Lacy, car girl, inventor, Mother and partner.What became of a bad situation created the first EWT (Electric Wrecker Truck) like pictured above in the first State in the nation. These USA made and converted EV HD Trucks and will help EV and ICE drivers everywhere in the USA.And now, a Delaware Public Benefit C

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May 4, 2022

EV Greenwashing: Another World’s First

World’s first this, that and now the claim to world’s first Electric motorcycle with built in solar panels and dubbed the “Tesla of motorcycles. By who? When a Green start-up recently wrote the story, our team drove right into the claims of solar helping to charge this little two-wheeler. And we didn’t find much to back the claim to the world’s first title. This is not to deny the company or it’s write-up credit. We’re just looking for facts.And in my case, Greenwashing claims nearly killed me i

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May 3, 2022

It’s Electric! Oh My Deere

Jaqueline Lacy is a muscle girl with a Hemi heart. Yet when it came to her old John Deere, rather than replace it, she thought, why not make it electric? Genius Roy Bertalotto answered her call!Recycle, re-purpose and the planet benefits. And so do some people with minds open enough to see that an old John Deere tractor that has provided decades of great service should not go to the old Deere waste stream.And behind the conversion and video from Roy Bertalotto!The details! Sponsor: EVDonations.c

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May 2, 2022

GreenTV.com Video by Betsy Rosenberg:

By: Betsy Rosenberg Our aim is to be a communication bridge bringing the most important issues, best solutions, brightest “solutionaries” and most compelling stories directly to an increasingly curious and concerned public.As our climate, oceans, forests, biodiversity, and other critical ecosystems become compromised, the need to educate and engage a much larger portion of the population is a necessity. If we must cut our emissions in half by 2030, less than eight years away, (based on the lates

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May 2, 2022

It’s Electric! Pontoon’s Float Your Boat

Covering land, water and air electric vehicles can be a challenge and that challenge is affordability. General Motors and Pure Watercraft have an answer.These are just some of the advantages of using planet-friendly marine machines:
Silent Propulsion:
Electric motors aren’t inherently silent. But they can be. That’s why we’ve spent years developing a proprietary gear set and motor control design to ensure our systems run quietly and with less vibration, all without sacrificing performance.
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May 1, 2022

So what is the mission of GreenTV?

By: Betsy Rosenberg Our aim is to be a communication bridge bringing the most important issues, best solutions, brightest “solutionaries” and most compelling stories directly to an increasingly curious and concerned public.As our climate, oceans, forests, biodiversity, and other critical ecosystems become compromised, the need to educate and engage a much larger portion of the population is a necessity. If we must cut our emissions in half by 2030, less than eight years away, (based on the lates

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April 30, 2022

It’s Electric! Military Marine Machines

Electric and water do mix! Propulsion systems selection is an important part of naval ship design. These systems have to satisfy speed and ship-service power requirements. Increasing fuel costs are moving such decisions towards more fuel-efficient solutions. Go US Navy!And these systems may not be all-electric yet incorporate the latest and what is landing in the water. Unlike commercial ships, naval ships operate at a variety of speeds and electric loads, making fuel consumption optimization ch

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April 29, 2022

It’s Electric! Extra Long-Range

Forget range anxiety, our classic Renault has you charged! And it’s right behind you! And so is your office and hotel room. As the video shows, the original GreenTV EV RV could, and still can exceed 1,000 mile-range.If you would like a van or any vehicle converted to electric, reach out and we will match someone to your area and needs. And the modern version: And the original minivan converted to electric for (then) Vice-President Joe Biden

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April 22, 2022

Walter Cronkite at CBS News once set high standard for eco journalism

Title card for CBS NEWS SPECIAL aired on Earth Day 1970.Photo Courtesy CBS News By Alfred Robert Hogan The late Walter Cronkite (1916-2009), arguably the most accomplished and best-known television news broadcaster ever, was an early pioneering journalist in seriously covering the eco beat. He often narrated and anchored programs and segments examining the various worsening problems involving our environment. “Walter Cronkite was an ardent environmentalist. Under his leadership in the 1960s an

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