16 really cool looking solar arrays

Dvice.com celebrated Earth Day 2010 by posting pictures of some really cool looking solar arrays currently in operation. You’ll need to go to their site to check out all 16 pictures and descriptions, but here’s a couple pictures to whet your appetite. So check out 16 spectular solar arrays you MUST see! Solar Station Related posts: Cool Earth Solar’s big balloons Next Gen Hybrid Designs from Toyota and Honda on Display in Geneva ABC News highlights 7 solar sensations

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GM to build hybrid motors in Baltimore and adding 200 jobs

General Motors this week said that it would start to make its next generation electric motors at its transmission plant in Baltimore, MD. GM is investing $246 million into the plant to make the new motors, which will add about 200 jobs to the payroll, and make it the first US electric motor manufacturing plant Related posts: General Motors to Build Hybrids in China in 2008 Kia Motors Showing Off New Hybrid Rio Green Motors and Toyota at Tokyo

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Toyota’s Creates a Solar Powered Car

One of the most popular Hybrid cars on the market is the Toyota Prius. It is both compact and economical, with a starting price of just $22,400. This price puts the Prius within the realms of possibility for the everyday, although environmentally-conscious, individual. The third generation of Toyota Prius, the 2010 model, has EPA ratings of 51 mpg city, and 49 mpg highway. That’s pretty good even for a hybrid, and it’s a step up from earlier Toyota Prius models. But now, a new pricing structure is lined up for this hybrid. The Toyota Prius I, II, III, IV, and V are reportedly already available. The lowest-prices model is the Toyota Prius I, which should run for around $21,000, while the Prius V starts at $27,670. It gets better though. A solar roof package is available for the Toyota Prius II, III, and IV Models – but not for the V. The solar roof costs between $3,600 and $4,500. It uses solar panels to supplement the vehicle’s power and to get even better mileage. This package also includes a solar-powered ventilation system, a navigation system, a power tilt/slide moon roof, and remote-control AC (for those of us who just can’t be bothered to lean forward and turn the knob?) With the combination of hybrid technology and solar power, a whole new range of fuel efficiency may be well within grasp. The solar powered version is said to make mileages of up to 70 miles per gallon possible, under the right circumstances. If you live in or often drive through a sunny climate, a solar-powered roof might go a long ways in reducing your gas bill and carbon emissions. Under some (somewhat theoretical) circumstances, the driver of a solar-powered Toyota Prius might never need to buy gas at all. But minimally, a driver of a solar powered Prius who uses the vehicle’s “eco” settings and follows basic speed guidelines can expect to stop for gasoline far less often – so infrequently, in fact, that he should take care not to forget to stop for gas at all. About the author: Megan Barlow helps others learn how they can live greener and more environmentally friendly lives. To learn more, visit her blog, Green Gadget Blog . Source Article: Toyota Goes Solar Read more on Toyota’s Creates a Solar Powered Car… Energy Tags: solar power , wind power

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New Toyota hybrid, Honda CR-Z hybrid at Detroit Auto Show

toyota FT-CH Today was Day 1 of 2010 Detroit Auto Show, and Toyota took the wraps off of their new “dedicated hybrid” concept car. The Toyota FT-CH concept car may end up eventually wearing the Prius badge – it’s 22 inches shorter than the Prius, and is expected to get higher gas mileage and be Related posts: Lots of green at the upcoming 2010 Detroit Auto Show Next Gen Hybrid Designs from Toyota and Honda on Display in Geneva Hybrid news from the Detroit North American Auto Show

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Toyota Goes Solar

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Solar Charging Stations by Toyota

It seemed like it would only be a matter of time before Toyota would jump into the market of using renewable energy to charge a car and they have done so in a big way. The solar charging station by Toyota will be put on display at the Tokyo Motor Show 2009. While Posted in: Electric Cars , Solar Power , Transportation

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Toyota plans U.S. sales of plug-in Prius by 2012

At a recent conference in Los Angeles, the Toyota group vice president for its U.S. sales unit, Irv Miller, said that Toyota plans to come to market with its plug-in Prius in 2012. Road testing is about to begin in the U.S. with 150 plug-in Priuses using lithium-ion battery packs. While Toyota has

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Toyota seeing huge demand for its 2010 Prius

So far, Japanese demand for the new Toyota 2010 Prius, the 3rd generation of the Prius hybrid, is greatly exceeding Toyota’s expectations. Toyota had set a sales goal of 100,000 cars in Japan by December – right now it looks like they’re going to meet that goal this summer. With so much initial demand,

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Hybrid price wars – great news for hybrid buyers!

It looks like Toyota is aggressively going after the new Honda Insight, which is great news for hybrid buyers. The new Insight, which has been a great seller so far in Japan, was being billed as a Prius killer by Honda, and so Toyota is reacting to the challenge. The new, third

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The New York Times road tests the next generation 2010 Prius

2010 Toyota Prius The NY Times got its hands on the not yet available new generation Prius and hit 69 mpg. Of course, they were driving the Prius in a way you probably wouldn’t want to to on public roads (i.e. slow with lots of coasting), but the new 2010 Prius does have an EPA

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