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[TerraPass Footprint] says Dan Bryant, a Houston-based competitor whose accomplishments include driving a Toyota Prius on an 844-mile trip around Texas last year on a single tank of gas. The driver slowly accelerates to about 60% of full throttle —

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[The Auto Monster Cars Blog] Eco-Drivers save on fuel and cut emissions but drive others on the ...: Even without futuristic technologies, drivers can achieve eye-popping fuel economy in their current cars with nothing fancier than their brains and some lighter feet. The idea is to maintain momentum much as on a leisurely bicycle ride: accelerating only gradually, coasting whenever possible and constantly adjusting speed to minimize the need to stop.

[PriusChat - Toyota Prius Forums, News, and Accessories] 2010 Prius Preview: A Hypermiler's perspective | PriusChat: The technical documentation tended to spin the heftier engine as purely targeting increased fuel efficiency, but I couldn't help but notice that the zero-to-sixty time dropped below 10 seconds. Now, beyond obvious improvements to the .

[CleanMPG.com - News Feed] CleanMPG Previews the 2010 Toyota Prius-III - CleanMPG Forums: Finally, I want to extend a huge thank you to Ming-Jou Chen for setting the long lead preview up and having all of us out, Bill Kwong for taking care of all my questions with Japanese engineer responses to each and every one over the last month, Akihiko Otsuka for leading the team that designed and is currently building Prius-III’s for the world as I type, and Masahiko Maeda for offering answers to some very detailed questions about MG1 and MG2 interactions. Included in this list would be my driving partner Ed Kim who was immersed in Hypermiling 101 whether he liked it or not and kept an even keel while having to endure the pain.

[Watts Up With That?] Only 34% of USA Voters Now Blame Humans for Global Warming « Watts ...: Because if it evaporates to a certain point - they have lanes now where ships can go that couldn’t ever sail through before. And if it gets to a point where it evaporates too much, there’s a lot of tundra that’s being held down by that ice cap.”

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[Speed:Sport:Life] Speed:Sport:Life » Speed:Sport:Life First Drive: 2010 Toyota Prius: Though I can't say I'm a huge fan of the Prius in the sense that I would probably never own one, I do have to respect what they've managed to do in just a few short years with the Prius branding. This is about the only hybrid on the market that delivers everything it claims to, though Ford and Honda are rapidly closing that gap.

[New Era Scouting] New Era Scouting » Archive » Saturday Spotlight: Big man on campus: Initially McCoy had no problem stepping out from Vince Young’s massive shadow, but a season ago he struggled mightily, throwing 18 picks to go with his 22 touchdowns. He must return to his freshman form for the Longhorns to compete for a national title this year.

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[哲子戲 Philosophist’s Camp] The semiconductor industry under new management | 哲子戲 ...: Although America has lost much of the “back end” of chipmaking””the packing and testing””to Asia, it still is the home of many leading-edge fabs, notably those run by Intel. Intel’s finances, thanks to its dominance, are still healthy, but the big European chip firms such as STMicroelectronics (revenues of $9.8 billion in 2008), Infineon Technologies ($6 billion) and NXP Semiconductors ($5.4 billion) are struggling.

[greenbuildingsNYC] Hirschkron/Camacho Apartment & Terrace by Manifold Architecture ...: was actually inspired to take and pass the LEED AP examination after the renovation was complete (she is also the owner of Sustainable NYC, a store that offers a variety of green products from space at Avenue A and East 9th Street). In addition, black bamboo frames a private terrace to provide the couple with an additional layer of seclusion as MAS installed a glass door sliding system to blur the boundaries of indoor and outdoor spaces;

[Enterprise 2.0 Blog] Enterprise 2.0 Blog » Blog Archive » There is No Such Thing as ...: Rao writes a blog on business and innovation at www.ribbonfarm.com, and is a Web technology researcher at Xerox. The views expressed in this blog are his personal ones and do not represent the views of his employer.

[TerraPass blog] Batteries not included| TerraPass: Fight global warming, reduce ...: By David Bryant on January 21, 2009 4:37 AM. The previous post mentions VRB which are a type of flow battery. http://www.mpoweruk.com/flow.htm This is currently available technology with high potential for load leveling in a variety .... started making Hydrogen with the spare power in times of high production then using it through two fuel cells when there was a shortage, this worked , we have a store of H2 equivalent to 3.8 MWhrs of power if converted back to eletricity. ...

[Daniel Pipes Weblog] Israeli Jets vs. Iranian Nukes :: Daniel Pipes: In all, Raas-Long find that the relentless modernization of Israel's air force gives it "the capability to destroy even well-hardened targets in Iran with some degree of confidence." Comparing an Iranian operation to Israel's 1981 attack on Iraq's Osirak nuclear reactor, which was a complete success, they find this one "would appear to be no more risky" than the earlier one.

[Greenversations] Greenversations Question of the Week: Have you tried hypermiling ...: lane (extremely difficult in California, home of the road raging, cellphone talking while doing 30 over the speed limit driver), pay close attention to my hybrid’s autostop feature to make sure it engages every time I am breaking for a stop (such as at a light) and have not turned my air-conditioner on for a very long time.

[The Grapevine Newspaper] The Grapevine Newspaper » Blog Archive » March 11, 2009: Bryant, established a factory on the northeast corner of Sixth and Quince streets by August 1 and began production of pearl buttons using shells from China, Panama and the Red Sea. ...

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