Designer Ondrej Jirec’s college project has been receiving accolades from the EV fanatics’ world over. The Maserati Tramontane is a concept vehicle that was conceived not to be a part of some EV competition, but primarily as a luxury supercar in its own right. It is mainly designed for scenic winding roads. The design personifies simplicity and is a beautiful blend of exterior and interior elements. The slippery, aerodynamic overall shape is the most eye-catching aspect of the concept's design. At 4,250mm (167 inches) in length the Maserati Tramontane is just 50mm (2 inches) shorter than the Lamborghini Gallardo.

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Ferrari is all set to unveil a hybrid model at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. There were reports that the lords of formula racing were planning on such a move, but Ferraris foray into the hybrid market has now been confirmed. “We’ll present a 599 hybrid in Geneva, which will represent a great path towards the future,” said Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo. They are known to introduce technological innovation through their cars, this time around too, people are expecting a lot out of them.

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French designer Philippe Starck presents his new line of the amazing alternative energy source, the wind turbines. The turbines, which will be made in the Tuscan city of Siena, can be placed in the garden or on the roof. While the use of micro wind turbines is on the rise in the urban areas, this micro wind turbine is going to be having transparent blades.

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Scooters finally have a place to charge themselves up and bask in the glory of the sun in Gloucester. These shelters will squeeze the sun of its energy to charge those drained out scooter batteries. The shelters will be a single-storey affair and will be equipped with solar panels atop their roofs that will generate electricity to charge up scooters. Two of these will be built; the first at Halford House on Masefield Avenue that will house six scooters at a time and the second at Badger Vale Court, off Woodpecker Road that will play host to fifteen scooters. However city officials and councilors are worried about vandalism of solar panels. Designed by a twenty-one year old Steven Jones, these green shelters are a great environment friendly and clean way to get our scooter batteries all sparked up and charged.

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Piezoelectricity is winning hearts world over and finding more and more uses and applications in every day life. This renewable form of energy will power mobile phones and pacemakers this time. In the form of piezoelectric rubber sheets, this technology will soon help change the way we power up our mobile phones on the go. A material made of ceramic nanoribbons embedded into rubber sheets is being developed. When flexed, electricity will be generated by converting mechanical energy into electrical energy. This simply means that, shoes made out of this rubber material will generate electricity as we walk or jog, which can then be used to charge our phones. When placed on our chests, our breathing motion could set the material to produce electricity, which can then be used to power up our pacemakers. Sounds great, doesn’t it? Well, if all goes well, this material developed by Princeton University will soon find its way into our homes and our lives.

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We will soon have DJs and VJs roaming our streets and entertaining us on the go, if they use the Ant AV Tricycle that is. This contraption was designed to be a mobile platform that will promote communication and interaction in the urban world today. The bicycle has its equipment powered with a rechargeable marine battery and a power inverter. It has enough space to store all the equipment to put up an awesome audio/video performance without the need of any extra and additional equipment. The Ant AC Tricycle is ready with sliding rails that helps deploy and access the platform quickly and easily and also has a side storage cabinet in which you can store all the extra cables and materials needed to put up a show. This innovation changes the way we consider pedal power giving it a broader and more efficient portrayal that can be used in a world like ours that is fighting to defeat pollution.

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French designer Philippe Starck has decided to take up the task of spreading the use of renewable energy sources by designing micro wind turbines. Known for his designs in hotels, furniture and high-tech lamps, Starck is now working on wind turbines that can be used at home. The designer showed off the ‘Revolutionair’ turbines, a two year long effort made by Pramac from Italy. These turbines can be used in the garden or up on your roof and is available in the quadrangular shaped 400W WT model that generates 400W of power and the helicoidal shaped 1KW WT model that is capable of generating 1KW. Starck has designed these products specifically for domestic use. These wind turbines will help reduce the strain on the power grid and will power up our homes instead. You can buy yourself one of these for 2,500 Euros and 3,500 Euros for the 400W and 1KW models respectively. The wind blows the right way for this design by Philippe Starck.

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If you love gardening, here’s a great way to make your home go green. A vertical garden may sound out of the box and different, but then again, it looks great and employs a technology that will help you get rid of all the waste food piling up in your garbage bin. So how does this work? Well, you got to thank the worms for all the effort. Designed by Xavier Calluaud, the ‘Urb Garden’ employs the wonders of nature to make your garden look beautiful. All you need to do is collect all the scraps and leftovers of food you have around and place it all in the worm farm. The wiggly worms then do the job of producing a liquid fertilizer. However, this maybe a bit thick adding a little water to it helps it get flowing. This is then sent to the holding tank and is dripped down on the pods where the plants grow. This helps fertilize the plants with fresh fertilizers, produced freshly by the worms! This sure is a great way to get rid of scrap food and go green at the same time.

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Honda has always vouched for the usage of hydrogen fuel cells as a solution to zero emissions mobility. They have now developed a new version of solar hydrogen station that can be used at home. In about eight hours, it will add 0.5 kilogram of hydrogen to the car, enough for about 30-35 miles, which would cover most drivers' daily commute. During the day the solar panels would generate power and supply to the grid, while at night, during the over-night charging, the grid power would be used. The premise is similar to that behind an extended range EV, like the Volt, to provide enough energy at overnight for most daily needs.

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As I always say, when the big men do it, it is always noted. Coming to the point, Mikhail Prokhorov, who is the richest man in Russia, is reportedly planning on launching a new car with some sort of ‘advanced technology’ through his company, Onexim Group. Many are speculating that it is going to be a hybrid or a fully electric drivetrain. In any case, the goal is to put the small eco-friendly vehicle on the road for about $12,500. At that price, the machine would be going up against such well-known and formidable competitors as Volkswagen and General Motors.

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The kitchen is where most household wastes are produced. These need to be disposed smartly and in a proper way. Designers Victor Massip and Laurent Lebot of Faltazi have designed a conceptual system where water is recycled and waste is broken down by worms inside the kitchen itself.

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Greenpeace’s Rainbow Warrior III will sail the seas soon, with a better use of the wind. Now the Rainbow Warrior III is a warrior ship as it fights for a cause, to save our dying environment. Greenpeace have ordered the masts, booms, deck equipment, hydraulic systems and other necessities to get the ship sailing from Rondal. The sailing beauty on seas will make its first journey on Greenpeace’s 40th anniversary next year. The ship is currently being chiseled into place at the Fassmer Shipyard in Germany. Designed by Dijkstra and Partners, the Rainbow Warrior III is fitted with two 45-metre high A-frame masts made of recycled aluminum that will carry the ships five hydraulically furling sails. This will help harness the winds energy to the fullest and set the vessel sailing. The Greenpeace organization makes sure no fossil fuels are used and the wind energy is exploited instead to get the Rainbow Warrior III across seas.

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A mobile phone by sharp will take the cellular industry by a wave. This is simply because this phone is a hybrid. The phone designed and soon to be manufactured by Sharp Corporation is equipped with a solar module. This enables the phone to juice itself up using energy from the sun. The SH6230C by sharp will also boast of a 2.9 inch LCD display and a 5 megapixel autofocus camera that will keep shutter bugs happy. The phones is environment friendly taken that it uses alternate and renewable energy resources to power up. However, the company hasn’t revealed information on the phones pricing, battery life and other specs that gadget geeks look out for first. Sharp has also announced the release of two more phones, the SH6220C and SH6228C that will use LCD screens that consume lesser energy and have a higher visibility in daylight as compared to other handsets. So let’s just keep our fingers crossed for Sharp’s latest in solar mobile technology.

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Spending a holiday in an airplane may sound outrageous to some, but then again, isn’t this a cool way to recycle old airplane shells? The guys in Netherlands had a brainwave and have converted a cold war aircraft into a full fledged hotel suite that oozes luxury and modernity. The plane is put up at Teuge airport and is packed with all the requirements in a standard hotel suite. Three flat-screen televisions and a Blu-ray player have been installed to entertain guests. Those who prefer more relaxing holidays can chose to lay back in the sauna and Jacuzzi in the plane. Those who love flying or simply are curious enough can also visit the fully equipped cockpit (don’t try taking off though). If that’s not enough, the €350 nightly fee also includes the services of a round the clock hostess. Are you still skeptical about a holiday in a recycled aircraft?

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Electric cars are seeing the light and are biting up the tarmac now, more than ever. Though somewhat expensive, these cars are known to do the environment a huge favor and save on long term running cost. The newest and hottest baby in the world of electric cars is the ‘P-Eco’. Now this car is clean, but at the same time, it looks amazing and straight out of the future. Designed by Jung-Hoon Kim from South Korea, this masterpiece on wheels combines together four piezoelectric devices located on the front of the vehicle and at the rear of the driver’s seat. To produce electricity to juice this car up, multiple chords vibrate at high frequencies as soon as the car is in motion. This helps increase mileage and charges the car’s batteries. The P-Eco is a car to drool and long for with its cool aerodynamic body and awesome efficiency.

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