Eco-Thinker

When an electric car producing company successfully introduces an electric vehicle to the market, painstakingly hurdling over the barriers of monopolistic financial interests such as oil and steel as two majors in this case, we should all take notice and know that one day soon humanity will absolutely witness the end of oil dependence. At least for the use of fuel.

I received a noteworthy video from a Dr. Mercola newsletter displaying a couple of Jack LaLanne videos. Most of the younger generation probably recognize him as an infomercial personality who sells a variety of underrated health products.
In these clips,from his program called “The Jack LaLanne Show”, he is explaining the importance of reducing ones refined sugar intake. As Dr. Mercola states “Jack LaLanne — A Man WAY Ahead of His Time!” — so true.

Well, this station may not be adding vehicle-to-grid connections for electric cars or offering alternative fuels, but it is doing its part by implementing many green features compared to a typical gas station.

Think urban living makes living greener more difficult? Well, it does. But, here is an inspiring story about a community in NY that transformed a vacant lot into a recycling hub and compost garden.

Graeme Atty, an inventor from Australia, has designed a simple and affordable solution to supplying your home’s energy needs. Just five of these simple looking turbines can power an average home. Since the initial cost is around $700 each, a few thousand dollars for a power station is quite the bargain. The oversupply can be sent back to the grid for a potential profit in certain areas.

A daughter’s asthma inspires a family to design and build an energy efficient, low allergy home.
Found this inspiring story over at Keetsa.com.
Gladwyn deSouza’s family wanted an energy efficient home with allergy free building materials.
Architect David Arkin was consulted and is here explaining some of the many things that were done to the new house; such as recycled glass counters, flame proof cellulose insulation, and solar panels.

RechargeIT.org or Google.org Project was launched to expedite public awareness and commercialization of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and all-electric vehicles with vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capabilities that allows the cars’ owners to sell power back to the grid during peak load hours. To fund development, adoption and commercialization, Google.org has awarded $1 million in grants already and announced plans for a $10 million request for proposals (RFP) this summer.

Ok, I know I am going EV crazy here on the posts, but there has been an abnormally refreshing amount of coverage on electric cars, batteries, and electric drive systems as of late.

A lead sales representative from Phoenix Motorcars tells us about the Nanosafe lithium nano titanate battery that powers the Phoenix SUV.