Perhaps the largest impediment to the adoption of electric vehicles is owners’ worry about the battery, i.e. what happens when it reaches the end of its life and needs to be replaced. When you think about it, there are no analogies anywhere in a consumer’s life: the purchase of a roughly $10,000 item that becomes worthless over a period of a few years.

Fortunately, the EV industry is acutely aware of this frailty, and is working hard to alleviate the related concern.  Here’s a breakthrough that Nissan just began offering for its LEAF drivers who have reached the end of the standard vehicle/battery warranty: a plan that, for $100 per month, enables the customer to transfer all that risk and expense back to Nissan.

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Given the recent bankruptcy of battery-swapping innovator Project Better Place, it may appear unlikely that battery-swapping has any chance of success – even in the long-term.  Yet I’m not sure that’s true – especially in regions with small footprints and huge imperatives to get rid of gasoline (like Israel).

Here’s Tesla CEO Elon Musk at his best, demo’ing the “Tesla Station” which offers drivers a choice: a fast-charge that is free (and always will be) or a battery-swap, for people who want to get back on the road quickly (93 seconds – much faster than filling their gas tank).

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Eco-friendly is quickly becoming the talk of the town and some countries are really taking the green initiative seriously.

Whether it’s by way of reduced emissions, alternative energy, or large scale recycling campaigns, countries all over the world are going green and saving the planet as a result.

Here are the top five greenest countries in the world according to the Environmental Performance Index (EPI), which rates the standards of countries in terms of environmental policies:

1. Switzerland, EPI 76. 7 (more…)

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Even though fossil fuels are used to generate power in most homes in Australia, environment friendly people still prefer clean, renewable sources of energy like sun. Be it home or business, the demand of solar energy is gripping very fast.

On the basis of financial aspects, commercial solar these days, makes huge sense for large as small scale business. So, are you also an environment fanatic? Do heavy electricity bills bother you? If yes, then installing a solar power system from a reliable company should be your first call. (more…)

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Social media has a lot more uses than just posting cute pics of you and your besties on a fun night out.

The impact it can have on the green energy push is pretty huge, and many companies are using their social media forums to do this. Because social media can reach so many, it’s a perfect venue for anything in the social realm, green energy being one of these.

So how can companies, organizations and individuals use social media to promote green energy? (more…)

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Gone are the days when people were totally dependent upon the electricity from the power grids and even then remained upset with frequent black outs and heavy power bills. But now it is the era of sustainable energy, a type that is readily available at your service at any point of your life.

Energies of such types include sun, wind and water etc out which sun is considered to be the most promising option. (more…)

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The winter chills are setting in and your house is freezing (Really?  It’s summer in the northern hemisphere, where far more than 90% of the world’s population lives. -ed.) You want to install a heater but you’re not sure which one to buy; which one is the most affordable outright, vs. which one has the lowest ongoing costs? Which heater is the right size for my current home (“my?” You switched from the 2nd to the 1st person?  Why? – ed.), but also offers the option of extension if I decide to add more rooms? And perhaps most importantly, which heater is the safest system to heat my room? These are some questions you may ask yourself as the colder months approach and you become desperate for a heating solution. (more…)

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There used to be time when people had no option other than using the incandescent lamps for lighting purposes. Although they gave brilliant illumination effects but were bit expensive and incurred huge power costs.  But now time has changed and so do the various lighting solutions. Now it is possible to enjoy that same conventional lighting at fewer prices with energy saving light bulbs.

The great thing about such installations is that on replacing your traditional bulbs with them you will save up to $ 50 annually.  Isn’t it amazing? Also you can decorate your home and work place interiors in a unique fashion with different lighting styles and fabulous color schemes. (more…)

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If you haven’t jumped on the green bandwagon yet, it’s time to start.

Small changes can really add up and make a huge difference in our environment. Benefits of going green go further than just protecting the environment, though. Going green saves you money, it’s good for your health and it’s even good for the economy as a whole.

Let’s look at ways in which you can make your office more green and start reaping some of the benefits: (more…)

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Medical practices have an opportunity to make a big difference in the environment by going green.

Not only will going green save the environment, it can also save medical practices a lot of money.

Benefits of Going Green

Hospitals are the second largest producers of waste, right after the food industry, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Hospitals and doctor’s (doctors’? – ed.) offices throw away everything from latex gloves to operating tools. (more…)

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