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BMW iX5 Hydrogen

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BMW iX5 Hydrogen
The German brand BMW has been working on hydrogen fuel cell technology since 2000 and firmly believes these zero-emission vehicles will play a crucial role in combating global climate change, alongside battery-electric vehicles (a possibly perfect combo).

The first BMW iX5 Hydrogen electric vehicles are now on the roads. In the course of the year, the pilot fleet will be used worldwide by various target groups for trial and demonstration purposes. This will give the development team valuable practical knowledge about the vehicle and the everyday use of pioneering, hydrogen fuel cell technology.

The hydrogen fuel cell system developed and produced by BMW is further evidence of the leading development expertise the BMW Group has in the area of electric drive technologies. The BMW Group is systematically advancing the development of hydrogen fuel cell technology as a future option for the locally emissions-free individual mobility of the future.

China’s ALL NEW $10,000 Car SHOCKS The Entire EV Industry!

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Chinese electric-car maker BYD launched the Seagull, a ridiculously cheap hatchback. It costs roughly $11,000 to start and offers up to 251 miles of range, according to BYD. It can charge from 30% to 80% in 30 minutes.

The average price for an electric car in China is already significantly lower than in the rest of the world, around $35,000 compared with $60,000 in Europe and $70,000 in the United States.

The Seagull will only be available in China at the moment and it doesn’t look like BYD has any plans to bring its EVs to the U.S. BYD showed off several of its latest models at Auto Shanghai 2023. Stateside, our best option is the Chevy Bolt EV, which unfortunately is on its way out.

Electric vehicle giant BYD is banking on new driver-assist technology to smooth out car rides. BYD, backed by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway , announced Monday a new technological system for stabilizing car rides through rugged terrain, sharp turns and even shallow water.

Game Changer – Toyota’s New Solid State Battery Just Changed the Game

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Top 10 Electric SUV Will Challenge Tesla Model Y

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Electric vehicles are fast becoming the future people are looking towards thanks to Tesla.

According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance forecasts the sales of passenger electric vehicles will reach 10 million in 2025 and 56 million by 2040 exceeding the number of their gasoline counterparts with a 57 percent share meanwhile due to falling battery prices it’s estimated the prices of EVs and internal combustion vehicles will intersect by the middle of 202 to make these predictions a reality.

 

Here are the Top 10 SUVs that will challenge the Tesla Model Model Y in 2020

01: Volkswagen I.D. Crozz
02: Skoda Vision iV
03: Audi Q4 E-Tron
04: DS 3 Crossback E-Tense
05: Hyundai Kona EV
06: Kia e-Niro
07: Toyota C-HR EV
08: Nio ES6
09: Xpeng G3
10: Ford Electric SUV

Tesla along with experienced car manufacturers and startups is enriching their collection with zero emission fully electric vehicles and setting new standards in the automotive industry using autonomous technology sustainable materials and smart connectivity.

Tesla Model Y which was unveiled a few months ago is the company’s fifth passenger evie that will be available to buy in three options in 2020 and four options in 2021. The company is on the point of building a Giga factory in Shanghai to make the model wise price cheaper in China which has taken the lead on electric vehicles in all segments today.

Power from the Sun: Understanding Solar-Powered Cars

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choose to use Solar PowerLife on earth is fueled by the light and heat from the sun. Approximately, 3850 Zettajoules (ZJ) per year is the total amount of solar energy available to the earth. The suns energy travels to the earth by way of electromagnetic radiation like radio waves but the frequency range is different. Some of this energy is absorbed as it comes thru the atmosphere. Heat and light are the primary forms of solar energy.
Solar energy has many advantages over conventional energy. The energy from the sun is free the only expense is from recovering the energy. The cost of recovering the suns energy is recovered faster than with conventional energy. The recovering units don’t have to be connected to natural gas or power grids, they stand alone. The supply of solar energy is limitless. It has no emission gases to harm the earth’s atmosphere.

 

Solar Energy Risks To Health

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Solar Energy Risks To HealthSolar energy is a potential source of free electricity and water heating. It offers the power to enjoy electrical power in remote areas of the world. It seems to offer health and safety along with power, but does it?

If you are planning to install solar, you might want to do it soon as the tax credits for solar are being phased out over the next few years.

Solar energy health risks are seldom mentioned. That may be partially due to the limited use of this source of energy. It may also be due to the lack of research in this area. Some have begun to study solar energy health risks, however, and if one researches long enough, a few estimates are available.

Thermal Solar Energy Health Risks

Solar energy health risks are inherent to the design and installation of most thermal energy systems. These are the systems designed to heat water and air for household use.

Solar water heaters complete three basic operations before delivering hot water to your faucet or your heating unit:

1. collect sunlight and convert it into heat energy.
2. circulate fluids that transfer the heat energy to a storage unit
3. store the hot water until you need it

The solar energy health risks with such a system usually occur in the storage units. Some units allow for the growth of allergenic molds and fungi.

If proper materials are used for the storage unit, however, these solar energy systems present few, if any, health risks. Their advantages are that they are far safer than most fossil fuels or nuclear power – they have no emissions and do not pollute the air.

PV Panel Solar Energy Health Risks

The solar energy health risks associated with photovoltaic (PV) panels occurs before the panels are put into use on the consumer’s home. PV panels are the panels used to collect solar energy from sunlight and convert it into usable electricity.

The manufacture of PV panels requires the use of toxic materials. Silicon dioxide is mined from sand or quartzite and reduced with heat to pure silicon. Materials released during refining are the main health risks. Several steps in forming the photovoltaic cells utilize toxic materials. These are sprayed on the cells, and can readily be inhaled.

It is estimated that solar energy health risks associated with producing PV panels per unit energy may be between 11 and 21 deaths per quadrillion joules of energy produced.

Solar energy health risks from PV panels are very slight once the panels are produced and installed on the consumer’s home. This type of solar energy is known for reliability and low maintenance. The home owner seldom needs to be involved in any repairs, and thereby cuts solar energy health risks.

Passive Solar Energy Health Risks

Passive solar energy provides safety and health. A new building that maximizes this technology can reduce energy costs by nearly one half. How?

1. Warming indoor air in a house through vertical, slanted windows facing the sun. The windows capture maximum solar energy from the sunlight.

2. Collecting solar energy in adobe or stone walls and floors, and then releasing it into the air as the temperature falls.

3. Collecting solar energy in a sun space, much like a greenhouse built on the sunny side of the home. This heat is sent into the home with proper ventilation.

4. Holding water in black roof tanks until needed, cutting the working time of the home’s hot water heater.

5. Using clerestories – rows of windows near roof peaks that catch sunlight and bounce it through the building. The sunlight reduces the need for electric lights.

In Summary

Solar energy technologies present few, if any, health risks for the end user. Their use can reduce the health risks presented by other energy sources, providing cleaner, safer, more cost effective energy.

Ways to use Natural Gas and Solar Power for Heat

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Solar PowerThere are people who have natural gas in their homes and natural gas can be less expensive then electric service… especially when the power goes out. I know many people who use their natural gas stove to heat their homes. When the power goes out or when the power is shut off  for safety reasons such as natural wild fires that can get out of control, it is good to have natural gas to serve those who need to cook their meals and keep warm.

There have been laws enacted that prevent people from making choices about the way they choose to live.

Does it make sense for our homes and businesses to be all electric? Absolutely not! But that’s where many communities in America are headed. In Berkeley California, the City Council has voted to ban natural gas in all new low-rise residential buildings. This bad idea is spreading to other parts of the country. If it accelerates, the all electric contagion will have serious negative consequences for us all.

We have become accustomed to turning a dial or pushing a button in order to have heat. These ways are nice but they may be inconvenient as well. Heating homes, schools or businesses with gas as well as solar energy is not only easy but cost effective as well.  Natural gas and solar energy can work together in our homes to give us the benefits and cost savings that we deserve to maintain our standard of living.

Take care that your solar installation is done properly

Solar Panels can be defective or installed incorrectly causing fire damage to your home.

Family’s £400,000 home wrecked by fire caused by faulty SOLAR panels

 

Firefighters: Solar panels are risky during fires

For those that choose solar
There are several ways that we can capture the sun’s heat even in winter times. In order to capture the sun’s heat you need a solar source. This source can be something that will attract the sun rays but trap the heat from it when it enters the source. A good example is a sunroom. These rooms are attached to a home or a building and are constructed of glass panels from the floor to the ceiling. It is usually facing the morning sun in order to get the full affect of the heat. When the sun shines into the room the glass allows the sunrays heat the furniture and everything in the room. These areas become the source that holds the heat in so that it will not escape back out of the glass. This type of heating is natural and can be very efficient if it is constructed correctly.


Other forms of solar power heat are:

Thermal mass that absorbs and holds in the heat. It traps and holds heat while the sun is shining and disperses the heat when the sun goes down.

Trombe Wall is a natural solar heating and ventilation system that uses air channels to hold the heat between a glass object and a thermal mass that is facing the sun. The sunlight gets trapped and stored inside this wall and is then circulated though vents and the top and the bottom of the wall. The wall radiates the heat.

Transpired collector is also a wall that is used facing the sun. The wall absorbs the sunlight and heats the air when it enters into the ventilation system.

Solar Cooling is a great way to ventilate a building. It absorbs the solar heat and cools it making ice with a solar powered steam engine that is attached to a cooling device.

Solar Chimney is also a solar ventilation system. It is made of a thermal mass that is hollow inside. The chimney will warm the air inside the chimney and causing the heat to rise. The rise allows the air to circulate and vent properly.

There are several ways that we can provide heating and cooling to our homes, businesses, buildings or other structures that need to be heated. The ways listed above are by using all natural material that will pay off in the long run when you have heat using the sun and not an artificial heating source that may be produced by non-renewable resources. We all need heat no matter what. We need to find out what ways we can save the heat from the day to keep our house warm at night. Not only does it work for heating but also cooling as well.

Natural gas and solar energy can both be used within our homes to help reduce the cost of energy and to maintain the safety of our family when energy prices go up.

Best Electric Cars 2019 (and the ones to avoid) – Top 10s | What Car?

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Best Electric Cars 2019 (and the ones to avoid) – Top 10s | What Ca

People are switching to electric cars to save money on car maintenance.  Plug-in electric vehicles (also known as electric cars or EVs) can save you money, with much lower fuel costs on average than conventional gasoline vehicles. In addition, some utilities offer even cheaper rates at night, which can further reduce your electricity costs. First, look at how much money you’ll save on gas with an electric vehicle. The average cost of electricity in the US is 12 cents per kWh. Therefore, the average person driving the average EV 15,000 miles per year pays about $540.00 per year to charge it. Across the country, charging your car is cheaper than filling up the tank. On average, you’ll save $800 a year in fuel costs, though this can vary by city.

 

How does an Electric Car work ? | Tesla Model S

Electric Cars can also reduce the emissions that contribute to climate change and smog, improving public health and reducing ecological damage. By choosing to drive an Electric Car you can help to reduce harmful air pollution from exhaust emissions. An Electric Car has zero exhaust emissions. Renewable energy: If you use renewable energy to recharge your EV, you can reduce your greenhouse gas emissions even further.

Solar Power – Fun Facts

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Solar PowerFun facts about solar power are popular at any age. People want serious information about solar power, but sometimes, even the serious can be expressed in fun facts.

Fun facts on solar power include things such as the fact that, in a single hour, enough sunlight reaches the earth’s surface to meet the entire world’s energy needs for a full year. Imagine! That information comes from the American Solar Energy Society.

Here are some more fun facts on solar power.

12 Fun Facts on Solar Power

* As early as 1921, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded for experiments with solar power and photovoltaics. It was awarded to Albert Einstein.

* When silicon is taken from just one ton of sand, and used in photovoltaic solar power panels, that silicon can produce as much electricity as 500,000 tons of burning coal.

* In the U.S., there are more than 10,000 homes that get their energy entirely from solar power.

* Nearly 200 years ago, a British astronomer by the name of John Herschel cooked food with solar power during an journey to Africa.

* California opened its first large solar power plant in 1982.

* Solar power can cut water bills by more than 50 percent each year in a home where a solar model replaces the electric water heater.

* The price of photovoltaic (PV) solar power panels has dropped 200 percent over the last 30 years, according to the Department of Energy. Owners now pay between 10 and 40 cents per kilowatt-hour.

* A study by the U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE) showed that solar power conditions were close to perfect (99 percent) in San Francisco on June 14th, 2000. On that day, 100,000 customers in that area lost power. Solar power could have provided all they needed.

* Another USDOE study showed that the roofs of California’s city and county buildings, if covered with solar PV panels, could generate 200 megawatts of clean electricity! Cover California’s school roofs with solar power panels, and you add 1,500 megawatts more to the state’s peak power supply.
* In California, covering every available commercial and industrial roof with solar power panels could generate all of the electricity needed in that state during the daytime.

* Germany is making the best use of solar power, even though its climate includes many cloudy days.

* It takes only about 8 minutes for solar energy to travel from the sun to the earth.

Suggestion for school teachers: Have a contest to see which group of students can unearth the most fun facts on solar power.