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    Lamborghini joins the green bandwagon by using solar panels

    Posted on June 8, 2009 by shilpa

    Lamborghini is not just a good car-maker, they are also great thinkers for humanity. They proved that by announcing that the products coming out of the factory vow to reduce CO2 to 35% by 2015 by adding solar power to … Continue reading3 →

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    First ever lithium-ion battery for Mercedes S 400 BlueHYBRID

    Posted on February 18, 2009 by shilpa

    It is all about the environment now. Mercedes on their part is releasing their first passenger car model with a hybrid drive system this summer. The Mercedes S 400 BlueHYBRID, the first car to have a patented integration of a … Continue reading3 →

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    MIT launches fuel friendly GenShocks shock absorber

    Posted on February 12, 2009 by shilpa

    MIT has introduced something that is going to be loved by economical, speed loving people. The GenShocks is a shock absorber for vehicles that can help increase fuel efficiency up to 10 per cent. It uses an active hydraulic system … Continue reading3 →

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    Goblin Motors roll out human powered goblin vehicles for in-town driving

    Posted on January 30, 2009 by deepa

    Come February and you can find green wheeled goblins on the roads on America! No I am not narrating any fairy tale and the goblins I am referring to are the human powered vehicles from Goblin Motors. All set to … Continue reading3 →

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    “Link” electric car concept bags the first prize at a design competion

    Posted on January 29, 2009 by deepa

    Just recently a French magazine L’argus de l’automobile has announced the winners of its seventh Student Competition Awards, themed ‘Automobile Design for Social Utility’. A team of three students from Institut Supérieur de Design in Valenciennes, France bagged the honor … Continue reading3 →

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    U.S. Army goes Green with a fleet of 4,000 electric vehicles

    Posted on January 15, 2009 by deepa

    In this Green Age, it’s not only the green hued uniform that will render a green touch to the U.S. Army. It’s the (possible) acquisition of 4,000 neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs), the largest acquisition in the entire country that brings … Continue reading3 →

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    Korean EV components for hybrid-electric vehicles of U.S.

    Posted on December 30, 2008 by deepa

    A Korean car maker is waiting to zoom in U.S. territory with its electric vehicles as well as zinc air-fuel cell battery for such gas-free vehicles. The company, Leo Motors, primarily intends to focus on EV components for hybrid-electric vehicles … Continue reading3 →

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    Mercedes-Benz goes green with an eco-friendly line of concept vehicles

    Posted on December 12, 2008 by deepa

    Though Mercedes-Benz is synonymous to luxury, it runs out of sync in the eco-friendly world. But now the company is trying to bridge this gap as they plan to unveil a line of eco-friendly hybrid vehicles at the forthcoming Detroit … Continue reading3 →

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