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January 26, 2022

Boost Your Climate Vocabulary Confidence

By Alfred Robert Hogan As former US schoolteacher Etta Place archly explained to famed bank and train robbers Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, who had fled the Wild West into Spanish-language Bolivia circa 1898, yet remained shaky in their grasp of that second language: “Your line of work requires a specialized vocabulary.” And so it goes with we climate activists, who need to both readily understand and be able to easily convey aspects of the No. 1 climate crisis we face in our daily convers

January 26, 2022

Hemp for EV Batteries!

Henry Ford’s Model T used hemp bio-plastic and was powered by hemp biofuel. Clayton Turner’s research found that hemp batteries performed better than lithium-ion. As the video shows, hemp has deep roots and possibilities in the Green movement. Credits to Karen Justinson Rhodes and Lady Lacy! (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire — Better clothing, better food, better gadgets…is there anything hemp can’t do? Today, Hemp, Inc. (OTC PINK: HEMP), one of the global leaders that has been on the foref

January 25, 2022

How to Reduce the Eco Impacts of Cell Phones

Photo from Re:Mobile New ZealandThe inside of a typical current cell smartphone.By Alfred Robert Hogan Cell telephones have become commonplace in the Global North, with for example perhaps 75 percent of people in the USA owing at least one, typically now advanced smartphones. Globally, as many as 5 billion people now own a cell phone. Even the futuristic STAR TREK Enterprise Captain James T. Kirk, Science Officer Mr. Spock, and their starship colleagues, who were to use handheld flip-style “comm

January 23, 2022

WishCycling EV’s Video!

Wishcycling is hoping that things added to a recycling bin will find another life as new products. Wishcycling has been my dream for BMW’s Denise Melville Head of Sustainability is making dreams reality! Design for Recycling, as practiced by the BMW Group, brings the question of recycling forward to the very earliest stages of vehicle development. There are a number of key considerations involved in the implementation of a recycling-oriented design process. Mixed or un-reprocessable plastic mate

January 21, 2022

English EV!

Before you get too excited, the video shows these are hand-built, one-off collector cars. Before you get disappointed, know many like Dr. Veronika Wright Obersteiner can help convert the Morgan you may already have, or a Jeep and who knows what next!Video one is a classic conversion:Video two is the all new (and yes, it can be ordered in all-electric)!

January 17, 2022

Wolf Moon – Wolf EV Truck Launch!

Joshua Boyt shares this video of the Wolf EV Truck launch by getting a spot in the famed Petersen Museum and upcoming interview with TV host Betsy Rosenberg!Enjoy the full Wolf moon, the video and stay tuned for more!

January 15, 2022

History of EVs—Part Two of Two: Clean, Quiet Cars Slowly Yet Surely Catch On Again–With Bumps

Screen-shot photo courtesy CBS NewsThis electric racing car speeds along a track in 1969.By Alfred Robert Hogan During the middle decades of the 20th century, electric cars remained oddly relegated to being novelty items. However, occasional pieces highlighted their potential. On the NBC Radio News monthly hour SECOND SUNDAY episode in March 1966 called “Year 2000,” anchor Chet Huntley said, “We can project the electronic revolution…experts tell us we will cluster more and more into cities, driv

January 15, 2022

Partnership is Electric!

Gregory Coles is a self-taught EV genius and we are now partners in this excellent story by Melissa Steele at Delaware own Cape Gazette! https://www.capegazette.com/article/automotive-partnership-electric/233074Jon Lake, left, and Greg Coles, center, inspect their all-electric Mercedes-Benz before unloading it in Rehoboth Beach. Charlie Garlow, right, is part of the welcoming crew. MELISSA STEELE PHOTO
Greg Coles, left, and Jon Lake have formed a partnership and business called Auto Archives to

January 14, 2022

Greened F350 Helps Stranded EV’s!

Imagine taking a great truck and making it better. Better yet, make it so it can help stranded EV’s like Jacqueline Lacy, the Muscle Car Girl turning Green with cool tech. She and her son Daniel are doing the latest project here.The video above is a bit promotional yet signs all point towards new modes of transportation and with that, the need for assistance and/or emergency help. Out of juice, flat tire or in an accident, the new breed of Greened “wreckers” are here and awaiting to serve and sa

January 13, 2022

It’s Electric – Serious EV Designers!

Travel with Electrek and the GreenTV team to a galaxy near and now. Your future has arrived and the video is worth seeing for forward-thinkers working in real-time!Have you wanted your thoughts about how your dream vehicle should be built, what options and end results?Design your dream machine now! with Auto Archives, established year 1929, Yorklyn, Delaware USA!

January 10, 2022

$25M Rolls-Royce EV Knock-Off!

An original Rolls-Royce Boat Tail can set you back $25+ Million which is why this Dad built an all-electric reproduction for he and his son to enjoy. The video lesson is, if you want it, build it yourself, enlist the help of the professionals or pay the premium. The original:The knock-off is child’s play!

January 9, 2022

Increase Car Values with EV Conversions!

Begin 2022 with the promise of taking regular vehicles, converting them to electric, increasing value, lowering life cycle cost and increasing fun by lots. The video shows one more step closer to your dream Green machine!And stay tune as Betsy Rosenberg, Gregory Coles, Lady Lacy and more bring you the latest and greatest in Greening your rides and world!Phot credit Inside EV’S