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Bizarre Wind-Powered Car Travels Downwind Faster than Wind (Video)

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image credit: FasterThanTheWind.org I am not sure if this one is awesome, pointless, or a bit of both. It turns out that there is a huge debate in certain circles as to whether it is possible to create a purely wind-powered vehicle that can travel directly downwind, faster than the wind itself. But while some eminent people are claiming it is impossible, others are busy making it happen. And they have video to prove it. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Sailboats So Green You’ll Want to Quit Your Job and Sail Around the World (Slideshow)

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo via Popular Science Sailing is one of the world’s oldest — and greenest — forms of transportation, but adding a motor or using synthetic materials to build your ship can negate the environmental benefits of natural wind power. These catamarans, sailboats, and yachts — made of wood and recycled materials, outfitted with solar panels, and including plenty of luxury touches — are setting a new standard in green boating.

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Renault Unveils DeZir 100% Electric Concept Supercar

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo: Renault Zero to 60 in About 5 Seconds Concept cars can be annoying. The bad ones are a waste of time, and the good ones don’t always go into production, which is frustrating. But they’re still useful because they show us what engineers and designers are working on, and they give us clues about the future direction of car companies. This is why Renault’s DeZir electric concept car is interesting (DeZir is close to the French “désir”, which translates to “desire”), especially when taken along with Renault’s more practical

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Nemesis "Wind-Powered" 100mph Car: Yet Another Update (Video)

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image credit: Zero Carbonista You know something has gone amiss when someone posts video #12 in a series of 6. But despite reaching speeds of 100mph in his “wind-powered” electric car , wind turbine entrepreneur (and renewable energy millionaire ) Dale Vince has clearly had trouble getting the project finished. I reported back in April that he was still tweaking, and I can now report that he is, well, he’s still twea… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Tesla’s $178 Million IPO Set For June 29

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo: Wikipedia , CC Might Not Be Able to Afford a Tesla Electric Car, But You Can Buy a Share It’s official, Tesla Motors will have its initial public offering (IPO) on June 29th, 2010. The electric car maker is planning to sell 11.1 million shares between $14 and $16 per share, for a total of about $178 million. It has applied to list on the Nasdaq exchange under the symbol “TSLA.”… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Will Ford’s Electric Car Strategy Succeed?

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo: Ford Do People Really Want Dedicated EV Models? It’s interesting to note how different Ford’s electrification strategy is from most of the other auto makers who are making electric cars and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs). The majority seems to have learned from Toyota’s experience with the Prius and decided to make dedicated EV/PHEV models that don’t have gas-only versions: GM has the Volt, Fisker the Karma, Tesla the Roadster and Model S, Nissan the LEAF, etc. Ford’s is taking a different route…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Wonderful Creative Reuse, and Repurposing at Inhabitat’s Spring Greening Conteste

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Back in the day when TreeHugger described itself as the “Green Lifestyle Filter” and covered design like a bamboo fiber blanket, Inhabitat was the little upstart. Five years or so later, they regularly eat our lunch with features like their Spring Greening Contest , where they invited readers to come up with ” creative and clever designs that find new uses for old household items, so dust off those dated appliances and refinish your unused furnishings in… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Hey Kids, It’s Time to Recycle That Skull-Shaped Vodka Bottle!

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Screenshot from gpi.org/ehunt . This online scavenger hunt looks like it’s for kids. There’s the Glass Packaging Institute cartoon guy, smiling and urging us to recycle glass. This all sounds fine, except when you take a look around the launching page , which includes an ad for Crystal Head Vodka . The Institute is holding an online scavenger hunt, to educate people a… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Will Afghanistan Become the "Saudi Arabia of Lithium"?

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image: Flickr , CC The Bolivia of South-Central Asia? Who would have thought that “Afghanistan” would someday be associated with “electric cars”? Well, maybe some people did. As John points out in his post today , it’s been known for a while that Afghanistan contains vast mineral resources, including immense quantities of the main component of most portable electronics and electric car batteries: lithium. But what does this mean for electric cars, the… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Can Electric Cars Survive the Canadian Winter?

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo: Flickr , CC Mitsubishi to Test its Electric Cars in Harsh Winter Conditions Before electric cars can be sold in regions with very cold winters, they have to be properly tested to make sure that their performances don’t degrade too much under winter conditions. Mitsubishi has decided to test its i MiEV electric car in Canada next winter…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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