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The heart of a bicycle. The soul of a scooter. Ultra Motors A2B!

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Designed for urban or suburban commutes, this Light Electric Vehicle offers lightweight aluminum construction with full suspension. Add in its comfortable,oversized seat and you have a powerful ride that’s easy to handle. When you don’t feel like pedaling, the A2B offers unassisted power on demand for up to 20 miles at a cruising speed of 20mph.

[From Welcome to Ultra Motor]

Could this be my new commuter bike? Hello, 0 trips to the gas station!

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June 11th, 2008 at 5:46 am

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Sunrgi :: Solar Energy Systems

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An amazing break through in solar technology. If SUNRGI can really pull of 5 cent per kWh they will have an amazing market ahead of them. The next step is to see how cheap they can produce their solar panels for and when they can be made available for residential application. I would love to put a couple of these on my house.

Using SUNRGI’s proprietary technology it is possible to produce large amounts of electricity from solar radiation at a whole sale price of US $0.05 / kWh

“Solar power at 5 cents per kWh would be a world-changing breakthrough. It would make solar generation of electricity as affordable as generation from coal, natural gas or other non-renewable sources, without requiring any subsidy.”
Craig Goodman, President / National Energy Marketers Association

[From Sunrgi :: Solar Energy Systems]

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May 8th, 2008 at 1:06 pm

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