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  1. Fuel Cells

    by Ed Ring on November 22, 2000

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    There is nothing simple about fuel cells.
    Oh, the concept is simple. A fuel cell is a battery that you can refuel. Period. End of story. They make electric current. They should have been called Fuel Batteries.
    Fuel cells are batteries that can be fueled by gasoline, methane, ethanol, or hydrogen, to [...]



  2. Viewing the World Through ESRI Eyes

    by Ed Ring on November 17, 2000

    To visit ESRI you fly into Ontario International Airport, in the heart of Southern California’s great “Inland Empire,” that endless stretch of huge cities that follow the Santa Monica Freeway into the desert. Once on the ground, I rented a Geo Metro and navigated East on the 10 Freeway, driving cautiously amidst the SUVs and [...]



  3. Green Diesels

    by Ed Ring on November 4, 2000

    Toyota Prius

    Much excitement has been generated by the latest generation of Hybrid cars. The Toyota Prius, for example, is a hybrid four-seater that gets 50 MPG and costs only $20,450. We’ve been waiting for hybrids for a long time, and the Prius, with that kind of cost-performance, is a car to be taken [...]