Articles tagged “Electricity”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

25 Easy Daily Greening Decisions- Room by Room By Laurel House IN Home & Garden Apr 27 2011 Maybe one green change alone can’t make this world a greener place, but thousands, millions of ones will. One drop in a bucket hardly makes a splash. But millions of individual drops make an ocean. + READ MORE

Making Conservation as Common as McDonald's By Jeff Kart IN Food & Health Apr 25 2011 McDonalds is going LEED gold in California, and exploring more green construction across the U.S. But they have a long way to go. + READ MORE

The Coolest Places To Take A Dip By Julia Austin IN Travel & Outdoors Mar 24 2011 Even someone terrified of the ocean (like myself!) can appreciate the therapeutic properties of water. The sound of waves can clear your mind, raindrops on a tin roof induce that perfect sensation of laziness, and there is a reason many therapists buy those little artificial fountains for their offices. + READ MORE

Top 10 Electric Car Frequently Asked Questions By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Nov 4 2010 The electric car is sure to figure prominently in any conversation about green vehicles. But the subject raises lots of questions. Are electric cars more environmentally friendly than traditional gas-powered vehicles or alternatives like cars that run on hydrogen? And why are electric cars so expensive? We're going to answer these questions, and more, right now. + READ MORE

AC Motors: kW vs. Horsepower By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Nov 2 2010 For about as long as cars have been around, the thing to say when a powerful car rolls by has been: "How much horsepower are you running?" But now that we're moving to an age of electric vehicles, that may change to "How many kilowatts does that baby have?" + READ MORE

Rapid Charging for Electric Car Batteries By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Nov 1 2010 If you've looked into electric car ownership at all, you've probably seen the estimated charging times: about 8 hours at a 220-volt outlet, which is a workday or overnight. Not so bad, right? Until that day you need to drive a little extra…can rapid charging bail you out? + READ MORE

Electric Car Government Programs By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Oct 30 2010 Growing things need help and encouragement; it's why you cover your tomato plants when frost is forecast and why you make sure your kids eat right and do well in school. The same principles apply to industry. New industries need help to grow. In order to help the electric car industry, the U.S. government has created a number of new programs. + READ MORE

How Does Horsepower Figure Into Electric Cars? By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Oct 29 2010 Just like a gasoline-powered internal combustion engine, an electric car's motor generates power that drives the wheels to put things in motion. Unlike a gasoline engine, electric vehicles (EVs) deliver power a little differently. So does that mean "horsepower" can still be used to describe electric cars? + READ MORE

Can the Power Grid Charge Millions of Electric Cars? By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Oct 28 2010 On the heels of range anxiety arises a new fear: grid anxiety. This is the worry that if everybody gets rid of their gasoline-powered cars and charges up their shiny new electric cars in garages across the land, the grid won't be able to handle it, and there'll be a huge blackout. Would that really happen? + READ MORE

What is Range Anxiety? By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Oct 28 2010 These days, we have no shortage of things in our lives that cause worry and stress. Although electric cars will mean many great things for our planet, like zero emissions and a reduced dependence on fossil fuels, the truth is they're about to give you one more thing to worry about: range anxiety. + READ MORE

Will Electric Cars Lower Nitrous Oxide Emissions? By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Oct 27 2010 Nitrous oxide, the same stuff we call laughing gas, is 300 times more efficient than carbon dioxide when it comes to holding in solar energy like a blanket. And since the 1970s nitrous oxide has played an increasingly significant role in nudging the mercury higher. Electric vehicles seem like an ideal solution to the nitrous oxide problem. Are they? + READ MORE

Who Created the First Electric Car? By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Oct 20 2010 The automobile is one of those inventions that can be credited to many different inventors. The first "horseless carriages," as these vehicles were known as in the 18th and 19th centuries, were propelled by steam, which was the high-tech propulsion method of its day. However, the idea of making a carriage that was driven by electricity originated with a Scottish inventor named Robert Anderson + READ MORE

How Far Off is Wireless Electric Car Charging? By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Oct 19 2010 Wireless electric charging, via a method known as electromagnetic induction, is all around us -- do you have a rechargeable electric toothbrush? While it's pretty neat in your toothbrush, it'd be really neat with an electric car. So, when is it going to happen? + READ MORE

How to Run an Electric Car on Green Electricity By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Oct 19 2010 Electric cars, unlike cars that use internal combustion engines, emit no polluting gases or particles from the tailpipe. But that doesn't mean that using (and charging) an electric car isn't responsible for greenhouse gas emissions, unless you can charge it up with green electricity. Here's how. + READ MORE

Will Electric Car Charging Stations Be Standardized? By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Oct 18 2010 One of the major obstacles to people buying electric cars on a large scale is figuring out how to replenish the cars' batteries away from home. Lots of methods have been developed, but electric cars still face a real quandary: Finding a standard way for all the different models to charge their batteries up when they're on the go. + READ MORE

Will Solar Electric Cars Ever Become Affordable? By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Oct 12 2010 More and more, we're seeing cars that run on something other than gasoline. Electric cars like the Tesla Roadster and Nissan LEAF are gaining tremendous buzz among eco-minded drivers and carmakers are even experimenting with hydrogen fuel cell power. But when will we get to see cars powered by sunlight? + READ MORE

How Much Does It Cost to Charge an Electric Car? By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Oct 11 2010 Electric cars that run only on power stored in their batteries -- no gasoline required -- are going to hit the mass market in the United States over the next few years, thanks to the handful of manufacturers rolling them out. Sure, you don't have to fill them up with gas, but what is it going to cost to keep the batteries charged? + READ MORE

Will Electric Car Repairs Be More Costly? By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Oct 8 2010 When your car is in the shop, it's not only a drag on your lifestyle -- it's also a drag on your budget. Even if you've found a way to decrease your car use, routine maintenance costs can still add up. And while you may have cut your total car ownership costs by buying a hybrid, you might be thinking about getting into an electric car. But, will electric car repairs actually cost you more? The answer isn't clear. + READ MORE

How Long Does it Take To Charge an Electric Car? By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Oct 8 2010 Coming soon to a garage near you: Electric vehicles! But how long will an EV will have to be plugged into the wall before it's ready for its next silent neighborhood mission? + READ MORE

Are Electric Cars Cheaper to Run? By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Oct 7 2010 So you've done everything you can think of: Checked your tire pressure, carpooled, telecommuted -- or maybe you even drive a hybrid. But you can't shake that nagging feeling that you're car is still polluting the atmosphere more than you'd like. The best solution for emissions remorse is to do away with your car's tailpipe altogether. While electric cars will cost more up front than their gasoline-powered compatriots, in the long run, they may be cheaper to operate. + READ MORE