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By Michał Bacia How your day-to-day decisions affect the climate is hard to access and measure. How your day-to-day decisions impact your finances is significant, direct, and can be measured precisely. Our focus will now be on money, your money. If you are connected to the grid, each month you pay a bill for the consumed energy. The prices might

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The US Department of Commerce has decided to back off its previously rather harsh “anti-dumping” duties for solar products made in Taiwan, according to recent reports. Humorously, the readjustment is supposedly because the previous levels were due to a “ministerial error” and this is simply a “correction.” Not sure that I buy that, but OK. The adjustments vary amongst the

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Cumulative worldwide sales of electric motorcycles and electric scooters during the years of 2014 through 2023 will top 55 million units, according to a new report from Navigant Research. The report – Electric Motorcycles and Scooters — provides an overview of expected trends in the e-motorcycles, e-scooters, and related battery technology markets. While the majority of these markets are currently

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Considering renting a Tesla Model S next time you’re in the UK? Well, you might want to reconsider, based on the current going rate. Or maybe just deal with the high price and say that you’re doing it to reduce your carbon emissions, right? The price? $580 a day. With that nice plump sum, though, you do get 200 miles

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Tesla Fever has extended far and wide, winning over critics and everyday enthusiasts alike. The company is rapidly expanding its efforts both in its home market and abroad, but for some of its wealthy fans, that move isn’t happening quite fast enough.Dmitry Grishin is one such enthusiast. The 35-year-old multi-millionaire founder of Russia’s Mail.ru is a big fan of Elon

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The 2015 Nissan Rogue is now in showrooms nationally and its MSRP still begins at the lowest point in the segment. The Nissan Rogue is now in its second-generation and has been setting sales records for months. Now, the 2015 model is entering showrooms around the country and Nissan has announced manufacturer’s suggested retail pricing (MSRP) for the Rogue. As

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Lexus will produce a limited number of custom cars and crossovers in distinct white and black colors just in time for Christmas. Lexus this week announced its new Crafted Line of model trims. The line will mean a special white exterior color with interiors of black and red. In addition, the cars will come with custom Tumi soft luggage and

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This 2009 Subaru WRX STI owner convinces his skeptical wife that this vehicle is the best in any conditions. How did he do it? Chris Good and his wife Maria live near Aspen Colorado where snowfall is measured in feet not inches. Chris is an owner of a stock 2009 Subaru WRX STI and it’s the first Subaru he’s ever

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2015 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV takes on 2014 Australasian Safari with Team Mitsubishi Ralliart Australia. Will it hold up? The 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV is entering another grueling global rally race, this time in the outback of Australia. This will likely be the plug-in hybrids toughest challenge yet. This Australian rally entry marks the third international off-road rally outing for an

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The 2014 Lexus LX570 is arguably the most impressive luxury SUV to ever come out of Japan, but like all luxury models it wears the stigma of not really offering any true “utility” – so I spent the week using the LX570 in the same way that I do my half ton truck and the Lexus SUV was beyond impressive

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