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Sale of cars and trucks in USA
Sales of 16 million cars + trucks per year (in the USA) is considered healthy sales
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Scientists Reach Hydrogen Storage Milestone
Hydrogen cars may be feasible sooner thanks to a team at the Univ of Crete in Greece. Scientists have developed a hydrogen storage model that can store up to 41 grams of hydrogen per liter— almost matching the US Department of Energy’s target of 45 g per l. The structure comprises graphene sheets only one atom thick connected by columns of carbon nanotubes. Hydrogen is stored in gaps between nanotubes & graphene sheets. - Read More
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AltCar 2008: TrioBike, the pedal-powered SUV for three
the Prometheus electric motorcycle and the TrioBike (above) were car alternatives. In fact, the TrioBike is really a next-generation SUV. I mean, that designation just means sports utility vehicle, right? It doesn't have to identify oversized gas-guzzling grocery getter. And what's more sports utility than pedaling your kids around? - Read More
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Magnetic Air Cars Could Be Ready by 2010
The San Jose-based company claims that it is working on the world’s first fuel-less car. The Magnetic Air Car uses three on-board substations to harness compressed air. The resulting airflow is channeled, modulated, and converted to torque that propels the car. According to company representative Paul Donovan, the car uses a silicon salt battery that has 30% more mass power than a lead acid storage battery and can charge completely within an hour. - Read More
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Tata Motors: MDI's Air Car "requires nearly two years of work"
Tata Motors' Debasis Ray, who heads the company's corporate communications said: "The Air Car still requires nearly two years of work, to refine its technology." (Sep 2008) - Read More
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Magnetic Air Cars Seeks Funds For Air-Powered Car
The company called Magnetic Air Cars Inc says it is working on a prototype car that will not use any gas, fuel, or external recharging device, only air to propel the vehicle. They say they plan to have the Air Car ready by 2010 “or sooner.” Magnetic Air Car’s exec in charge of business development, Stephen Harr, explained to us that the car will use a “Silicon Energy Storage Battery.” - Read More
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Need a tech that causes 80% reduction in CO2
"We will ship a billion cars on this planet in the next 15 years or so. Unless a low-carbon technology gets into 80 percent of those 1 billion cars and over time causes an 80 percent reduction of carbon per mile driven, it's not going to be a solution. Everything else is just a toy," - Vinod Khosla, Sep 2008 - Read More
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Topics : Pollutions
BMW follows Mercedes in Announcing Hybrid Sedav
Following on the recent announcement by Mercedes-Benz of its mild hybrid sedan with lithium-ion batteries, BMW announced its own mild hybrid sedan with lithium ion batteries. - Read More
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Mazda Working on Eco-friendly Tech for its Cars
Mazda is working hard on eco-friendly tech, such as stop/start. The automaker claims that its implementation of the technology can start the engine is half as much time as its competitors and reduces fuel consumption by nine percent - Read More
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Mazda2 from Mazda - a lighter car with more fuel efficiency
Japanese automaker Mazda has created a new process that cuts the use of petroleum-based resin by 20 to 30 percent and reduces the overall weight of each part. These weight-saving measures make the new Mazda2 a trendsetter for fuel efficiency and low CO2 emissions. It delivers some of the B-segment's lowest fuel consumption (the standard power 1.3-litre petrol uses just 5.4 litres per 100 km combined) while producing just 129 g/km of CO2. - Read More
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