Control the climate at your desk, save energy
Ever wish you could micromanage the heating and cooling of your workplace down to the area around your desk? Turns out, not only would it make you more comfortable, but it would also save energy.
If you’ve ever worked in a large office building, you know that the AC can pump so much that you’re freezing in the middle of summer. In my last workplace, many
Five fun sports cars with surprisingly high mpg
My Miata: A sunny day, a bright red MX-5 with a
retractable hardtop. Heaven! (Photo: Jim Motavalli )
Can a “green” car also be fun? Definitely so. Consider the word “hybrid” does not add any magic properties. Cars that get 30 mpg are created equal, hybrid or not.
Here’s my top five list of green (or greenish) cars that are also affordable and fun to drive. Being a
Can you charge an electric car with an iPhone? (Yes)
The electric Smart car in New York: an iPhone app
gives you a state-of-charge reading.
(Smart USA photo)
One of the cool things about electric cars is that they neatly sync with the technology that we carry around in our pockets.
I remember thinking it inconceivable that such a thing as a cell phone could exist, and also that we’d never have practical plug-in vehicles. Now we have both,
