Monday, April 27, 2009

electric cars and beer- how can you not read this post?


Sierra Nevada Brewing company has installed electric vehicle charging stations at its Chico CA facility for employees and visitor to use to charge the electric vehicles on campus. Thus combining two of my favorite things, beer and electric cars.. Although usually, I drink beer and discuss electric cars so it could be said that I'm practicing my version of sustainability by keeping the buzz going 
(about the electric cars of course).

SweetWater, your move.

For a cool and  compelling electric car concept click here or here to read about " Better Place".  This company has changed the paradigm by standardizing on the battery sizes of electric cars they produce and buy funding  'swap  stations' on a smart grid, so that you swap your used battery and replace it with a fully charged one.  Thus not having to wait around for the battery to charge.

Lets just hope the 'swap' stations will allow me to swap/ recycle my empty bottles of Sierra Nevada for full ones! (for my passengers of course, not me)

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Twittering bad for you?


I don't even have time to contemplate whether  I care that  this story is right or wrong. Scientists at the National Academy of Sciences have published a report indicating  that subjects who used Twitter showed less compassion and admiration than non Tweeters.