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TGIF, am I right? It has been another long week, but thankfully the weekend is here in full force. So let’s take a brief look at some of yesterday’s news highlights, including the world’s longest solar bridge, the Renault Twizy gets priced, and one website asks if high speed rail can be saved.
I don’t believe America went to war against Iraq for oil. That doesn’t mean Big Oil’s hands are clean though. Recently released reports show that on at least two occasions, Shell had paid the Nigerian miltary substantial sums of money and that same military brutally repressed an area that just happened to be protesting Shell.
The Bonneville Salt Flats may be the last place on Earth you’d expect to find alternative fuel vehicles. And yet an increasing number of pioneers are pushing the envelope and showing the world that green doesn’t mean slow. Students from Bringam Young University have set a new electric vehicle land speed record of 155 mph.
It’s almost Friday once more, and there is a lot of green stuff going on in the world today, especially as far as green transportation goes. Some of today’s highlights; bamboo in place of carbon fiber, BMW execs give more details about the i3 EV, and the EPA says the internal combustion engine has a “bright” future.
For the past decade, the best-selling hybrid SUV has been none other than the Ford Escape. Personally, I think it’s a cute car…if underpowered. Well, that won’t be a problem anymore, as Ford is dropping the hybrid model in place of two EcoBoost engine options, one of which will offer better highway MPG than the hybrid model.
The University of Illinois in Champaign/Urbana is still developing awesomely quick-charging batteries – but now with a little twist. The latest innovation from Professor Paul Braun’s research team looks just like an average Li-Ion battery on the outside, but the cathodes include 3-D nanostructures which allow the battery to rapidly charge and discharge without diminishing capacity in the process.
Honda appears to be adding three new hybrid models to its Freed lineup – they’re on Honda’s Japanese homepage, but the press release seems to be forthcoming. Where’s the formal announcement, Honda?
Another day, another round of green news to dole out. Some of today’s highlights include Chevron embraces solar power, Toyota gets boozy, and Ford Super Duty Pickups go bi-fuel.
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