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    Solar-powered air-conditioning units for cars help turn gas-guzzlers energy-efficient

    Posted on October 11, 2011 by gavril

    One of the reasons cars begin sipping on fuel quicker is air-conditioner use. PolyU’s Department of Electrical Engineering collaborated with Green Power Industrial Ltd. recently and has developed a solar-powered air-conditioning system for cars. Termed as the SAV (solar-powered air-conditioning … Continue reading3 →

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    Old carpets recycled into cylinder covers by Ford

    Posted on April 12, 2011 by gavril

    If you’ve just brought a shiny new Ford, here’s an interesting fact. The car’s cylinder head covers might have, at one point of time, played a very different automotive role, probably being the carpet of an old Ford! That gives … Continue reading3 →

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    Eco-Navigator lets you drive smart, keeps tabs on your car’s efficiency and emissions

    Posted on February 14, 2011 by gavril

    The cars we use today just keep chocking the life out of our environment day by day. And every time we rev our engines our leave our cars on at traffic signals and such, we blow up a load of … Continue reading3 →

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    The EconoDriver by Lemur Monitors helps you keep tab on your car’s drinking habits

    Posted on August 6, 2010 by gavril

    Ever wondered just how much fuel your SUV drinks up and binges on while you drive? Ever thought about just how much you’ve been spending on fuel and why exactly that wallet of yours keeps going thin every time you … Continue reading3 →

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    Ford’s Eco-Route, an added tool to green driving, to be added to the MyFord Touch system

    Posted on April 16, 2010 by gavril

    If you plan to drive a Ford soon, you’ll have something more to look at on your vehicles dashboard. The company’s MyFord Touch in-vehicle software system will now have an Eco-Route tool added to its functions before it launches. This … Continue reading3 →

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    Recyclable headrest for cars

    Posted on July 13, 2009 by shilpa

    Julia Johnson has come up with a small help. She has discovered this recyclable headrest. It is made of materials that can be broken down and reused or recycled. It uses proximity sensors and actuators it will always be right … Continue reading3 →

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    Solar Gard to save you from the sun and your data from disruption

    Posted on July 4, 2009 by shilpa

    In places like the Middle East and Africa and also South Asia, the heat is sweltering. It can make you want to crawl out of your skin and hide inside the earth until the sun stops his fury. So these … Continue reading3 →

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    Solar Powered Air Freshener and Purifier for Vehicles

    Posted on June 22, 2009 by monali

    All of us hate it when unbearable smells fill up our vehicle while driving past power plants, factories and dirty rivers. Add to it the pollution and dust that enters the vehicle while zipping past traffic jams which gives rise … Continue reading3 →

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    Eco-friendly car air-conditioners by 2011 for the European roads by rule

    Posted on April 29, 2009 by shilpa

    The European Union is pulling harder at forcing all force European automakers to find a new refrigerant to use in their vehicle’s air conditioners which will be more eco-friendly. Their latest ruling will ban the current R-134a coolant starting in … Continue reading3 →

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