Posted on September 25, 2009 by jordenf
Have you ever been at the grocery store only to come out and find some idiot has parked his or her car so close to you that you can’t even open the door to put your groceries in? Or had someone parallel park so tight to your bumper that you have to inch your [...]
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Posted on September 22, 2009 by jordenf
On September 2nd I wrote about the Nissan Leaf, the first zero-emission vehicle that will be mass produced. Great news for the eco-warriors out there as another step has been taken to clean up the roads a little bit… However, this is bad news for blind people.
You see these new hybrid and electric vehicles don’t [...]
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Posted on September 2, 2009 by jordenf
In mid July I had mentioned that Nissan was working on the first ever Zero-Emission-Vehicle or ZEV that would include wireless charging. Well that car has been released. This first version of course will require you to plug it in to a charging station, but it’s still exciting because it is the first fully electric [...]
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Posted on August 18, 2009 by jordenf
So you like to think of yourself as a ambassador of the environment. You eat organic, recycle and compost, take transit, shop local, and you don’t club baby seals. You brag to all your friends about how you only use herbs grown in your own garden and how you bike to get any other [...]
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Posted on August 6, 2009 by jordenf
With the heat wave that hit Vancouver last week it hurt to get into my car. The seats would be too hot to sit on, I couldn’t even touch the steering wheel, I’ve been branded by the seat belt buckle and I think my iPod dock melted.
Well architect Neville Mars has figured out a pretty [...]
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