Wind Energy Growth + Electric Cars Growth = Better Planet ?
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Jan 26, 2010 | 0 Comments
A few interesting stories:
- Wind Energy in the US grows by 39% : Key stat: "The nation’s wind turbines generate enough electricity to power the equivalent of 9.7 million homes, according to the report." This is very heartening news i.e. 10% of electricity from US homes could come from Wind.
- China continues to invest in clean energy and is the world's largest wind energy producer
- Electric Car launches from major car manufacturers including GM's Volt , Hyundai's i10 , Nissan's Leaf , BYD's Electric Car and many more
- Of course, the key in an all these electric cars is the batter itself and with key players making major improvements. Here is an initial list of electric car battery manufacturers . But this doesnt include efforts from Tesla's own battery initiatives in San Jose , Sony getting into the act (read the last few lines) & Andy Grove pushing Intel to make electric car batteries!
All in all, I am hopeful that most of the energy for cars, in the "medium future" would ultimately come from Wind or some other renewable energy!
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