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China Plans Huge Buses That Can Drive Over Cars
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August 3, 2010 - The Huffington Post
| | China has overtaken the United States as the world's biggest producer of greenhouse gases and biggest energy consumer. But the country is also thinking in big and bold ways when it comes to how it will reduce pollution and a new plan to build a "straddling bus" is among the most space-age schemes yet. In an effort to go green and relieve congestion without widening roads, the Shenzhen Huashi Future Parking Equipment company is developing a "3D Express Coach" (also known as a "three-dimensional fast bus").
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Rumble Strips Could be Used to Generate Power
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October 16, 2009 - San Francisco Chronicle
| | Rows of spring-loaded panels about the size of a cigarette carton could replace traditional rumble strips at toll plazas or parking lots.
| | | By Ashley Halsey III © 2009 Hearst Communications Inc.
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Ford Charges Electric, Hybrid Strategy
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October 15, 2009 - CNET
| | Boston -- Ford Motor expects to manufacture as many as 2 million all-electric and gas-electric vehicles in the next 10 years, betting that rising oil prices and consumer interest will sustain a long-term transition to new technologies.
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Tire Made of Orange Oil Uses 80% Less Petroleum
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July 1, 2009 - Environmental Leader
| | Yokohama’s new Super E-spec tire, which is made in part from oils extracted from orange peels, is composed of 80 percent non-petroleum materials and has improved rolling resistance, meaning it is more fuel-efficient, according to a press release.
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Toyota Reveals Plans To Release Fuel-Cell Car By 2015
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June 23, 2009 - redOrbit
| | Toyota Motors, the world's largest automaker, is planning on releasing a fuel-cell car by 2015 in its attempt to retain its lead in the global race for green cars.
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Air-Powered Cars Gaining Steam
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May 27, 2009 - Yahoo! News
| | Interest is growing in cars powered by compressed air, with Zero Pollution Motors planning to sell its $18,000-$20,000 AirPod car in the U.S. by early 2011.
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Scientists Say Device Charges Cars Smarter
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May 1, 2009 - MSNBC
| | Seattle -- Researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Wash., say they've come up with a way to recharge electric cars that won't strain the power grid. The smart charger controller is a device that automatically figures out the best and cheapest times for drivers to recharge cars.
| | | By Phuong Le © 2009 The Associated Press © 2009 Microsoft
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Toyota's Insight Fighter: A Hybrid Yaris
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March 26, 2009 - CNET Australia
| | Toyota plans to build a cheap, fuel-efficient hybrid to compete directly with the Honda Insight. The Yaris Hybrid is expected to go on sale in the US and Japan by 2011 and retail for just under $20,000 in the US.
| | | By Derek Fung and Liane Yvkoff © 2009 CBS Interactive
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