Bad News: Diesel Particle Emissions Cause Heart Attacks

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Medical researchers at the University of Edinburgh have shown that chemical particles emitted by diesel exhaust fumes significantly increase the risk of heart attack in otherwise healthy adults. That’s right, people:  in addition to environmentally damaging carbon emissions, political strife, the deaths of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians, the contamination of waterways, and [...]

Washington State Taps AeroVironment to Install Charging Stations Along “Green Highway”

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EV charging stations are popping up on the sides of highways in parts of Europe. Finally America is getting on board; and once again the West Coast is setting the standard for the future. I-5 in Washington State will become part of the West Coast Green Highway system on the west coast. In time California [...]

New Kind of Muscle Car Features Synthetic Skin, Carbon Fiber Bones

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After decades of people staying at home making friends they never see via MMORPGs, of prevalent use of public transportation, and the overuse of digital means for new experiences, people will be bored out of their skulls and back to the outdoors searching for new thrills. This cabin fever will take them to the track, where Mr. Sweston hopes his then-retro Touch Effect track racers and Racing Event in place to reap the benefits.

Video: Chevy Volt Owner Averages 3,108 MPG

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I always tried to think of getting better gas mileage as a sort of game, with my mpg’s representing the score like an old school arcade game. But I am nowhere near the top of the heap, as one Chevy Volt owner managed to go 1,554.1 miles on a half-gallon of gasoline. That works out to about 3,108 mpg.

New Prius Models Will Offer AC Outlets for Home Appliances

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After observing how customers used hybrids after a major disaster, Toyota has decided to start offering its Prius hybrid models with AC outlets to power home appliances beginning next year.

Guest Post: Three Vehicles Made from Recycled Materials

Purdue student Tony Danger Coiro invented a street-legal solar-powered motorcycle. He's working to upgrade the penny per mile commuter vehicle into a 100 horsepower, 100 mph thriller. (Purdue News Service photo/Andrew Hancock)

This is a guest post from Lorna Li, Editor-in-Chief of Green Marketing TV, Entrepreneurs for a Change, and Lifestyle Design Artist, discussing the benefits of three vehicles designed and built with entirely recycled materials.

ePower/TTXGP Race Report | Laguna Seca 2011

Mission- The Winning Team

Mission Motors took an easy first place over MotoCzysz, but Michael Czysz was the first to admit it’s him, not the bike. Only one year later, the electric motorcycles are all running about 10 seconds faster than before. Czysz was able to drop a few seconds, but not enough to compete against AMA Pro racer Steve Rapp.

French Highways to be Installed with EV Charging Stations

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If electric cars are going to be popular or even common, then the corresponding infrastructure will also be necessary.  The primary difficulty faced by most EV owners is that the vehicles have a practical range of around 150 kilometers (about 93 miles), and can’t make long trips.  In France, Renault and Vinci Autoroutes are cooperating [...]