Nissan Leaf second generation

Robert Llewellyn reviews the second generation Nissan Leaf in Norway.

A couple of things to note:

At the 0:30 mark, Robert is parking the test Leaf. Count the number of other parked Leafs & iMieves in that shot.

Norway has 98% renewable electricity!¹ Big news for the renewable energy doubters.
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Why residential solar dominates in Australia

http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2014/4/4/solar-energy/why-residential-solar-dominates?utm_source=exact&utm_medium=email&utm_content=649135&utm_campaign=cs_daily&modapt= / chart Australia solar PV market concentrated residential rooftops business Green Energy Markets SunWiz SolarBusinessServices solar business services residential systems capacity installed Green Energy Markets residential rooftops markets Europe USA America US China installations business premises mounted ground utility scale utility-scale power stations installed mega Watt MW ground mount utility-scale installations business rooftops homes analysis analyses solar PV output match demand peaks industrial zones offset offsetting network capacity better overall value government subsidies residential installations market policy support upfront rebate small-scale renewable energy certificates STC key factor residential sector structure electricity tariffs households small businesses set rate per kilowatt-hour STC rebate financing cost kWh retail electricity rates industrial plants households kiloWatt kilo Watt bill /

Quicksand Mat — sand free at the beach (video)

Sand falls on it, falls through & doesn't come back up.

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2014/04/01/keep-that-pesky-sand-at-bay-with-this-mat/

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Keep everything wrapped around your finger with The Ring

Credit: Logbar Inc./Kickstarter/TechHive

New take on wearable tech: The Ring, is a Kickstarter project.

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Flux Capacitor phone charger for your car (video)

Credit: Think Geek

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Forget LED lights, LG is already making OLED lights

Credit: LG/Digital Trends

OLED lights aren't just another type of bulb: they're flat & so create a huge range of new possibilites.

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Audi A3 e-tron option: carbon-free recharging (video)

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1091110_audi-a3-e-tron-option-carbon-free-recharging-in-germany

One of the more interesting parts of the item linked above is comments, such as:

"Is LichtBlick going to run dedicated electric lines from the hydroelectric power stations to the Audi E-Tron owners' homes?"

Such a comment fails to recognise that an e-tron owner (or anyone else) can contract with an electricity provider to invest in & generate green power by a buying choice in the market. The electric power provider is contracting to feed green electricity to the grid equal to the customer's consumption. It doesn't matter who uses a particular electron.

Something similar is almost certainly available in your area without the assistance of Audi. Your electric power provider can probably do it for you.

For my own part, solar PV on my roof generates almost as much power as my EV consumes. Power I generate is fed into the grid, so I don't consume "my own electrons". However, I am increasing the amount of green energy in the grid, so the effect is the same, irrespective of who consumes "my" electrons. In addition, I purchase green power to cover my other consumption. / plug-in electric car carbon footprint electricity charge recharge generated sustainable renewable sources burning liquid fuels generate carbon emissions Audi A3 e-tron plug-in hybrid Berlin German buyers 2015 Audi A3 e-tron plug-in hybrid drive electrically carbon footprint grid electricity carbon tailpipe emissions generating electricity charge recharge sustainable renewable sources solar wind hydro thermal geo-thermal geo thermal buyers LichtBlick SE independent energy providers plug-in hybrid hydroelectric power stations Austria Germany Switzerland kilowatt-hour kWH geothermal power plant certified electricity rainforest Ecuador carbon footprint parts assembly EV electric vehicles tailpipe emissions carbon-neutral energy charge recharge /