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Two-passenger stackable electric City Car by MIT

Posted in Environment, Technology on November 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

The “last mile” problem could be a real annoyance to many a commuter. To overcome this MIT has come up with this innovative and green solution. Known as the City Car, it is an electric vehicle powered by lithium-ion batteries. Some of the salient features of the vehicle are:
1) Electric-powered
2) A sharing service. It will [...]

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Solar Powered Plane

Posted in Environment, Technology on November 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

The prototype for a solar-powered aircraft has been unveiled by two Swiss adventurers and they hope it would fly around the globe in 2011. The project has been aptly christened Solar Impulse. The solar cells have been integrated into the wings, which will collect sunlight and it will be converted into energy. This energy will [...]

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Toyota RIN: Truly Amazing Vehicle

Posted in Environment, Technology on October 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

The Toyota RIN was unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show with the motto of providing the healthy driving. The car is truly an amazing piece of engineering with ergonomic seats, oxygen-level conditioner, a humidifier, color-changing steering wheel controls, and as the full story here says “it’s compact and green! Literally and figuratively…”.
via: Inhabitat

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