Category: Auto

The Ventile – A Concept Car That Uses Wind Power

June 27, 2011 | 0 Comments
The Ventile – A Concept Car That Uses Wind Power

In modern times, the eco-friendly and green cars are either all electrics or hybrids. In some places compressed natural gas is used as fuel, since it has lower emissions and is a relatively cleaner fuel. Taking all this one step further is the Ventile, designed by Thierry Dumaine, a French car designer and artist. He [...]

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General Motors Solar Charging Station

June 16, 2011 | 0 Comments
General Motors Solar Charging Station

General Motors has taken going green to another level by starting its solar charging station at Genesee County. The Al Serra Auto Plaza in Grand Blanc is among the first in the country with GM’s solar charging station. This is a test run for the more than 2,000 station GM hopes to have in place. [...]

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Electric Motorcycle For Speed

June 11, 2011 | 0 Comments
Electric Motorcycle For Speed

In different parts of world various concepts and eco-friendly gadgets, devices and concepts are bearing fruit as the people get more aware of the eco-friendly and green movement. Everybody wants to come up with something new. Now Lito in Montreal, Canada, has produced an eco-friendly superbike which is electric, but is a motorcycle nonetheless. Most [...]

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The 100 Watt Electric Hybrid Vehicle Goes On Eco Tour Across USA

June 9, 2011 | 0 Comments
The 100 Watt Electric Hybrid Vehicle Goes On Eco Tour Across USA

Sometimes small things grow into big ideas and so it was with Pierce Hoover, a journalist. He was fed up of his son, Nash, wasting power and so decided to put him on an exercise bike which could tell how much electricity was being produced by pedal power. When Nash struggled to produce the electricity [...]

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A Concept Car Which Cleans the Air

May 30, 2011 | 0 Comments
A Concept Car Which Cleans the Air

Usually cars are known for polluting the atmosphere thanks to their emissions, unless they are all electric vehicles. But now designers Gunwoong Kim and Suji Kim, industrial design students at the Kyung-won University in South Korea have come up with the concept car which will take in dirty air, purify it and then release the [...]

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A Bamboo Biodegradable Car: The Phoenix

May 3, 2011 | 0 Comments
A Bamboo Biodegradable Car: The Phoenix

If you have ever been to a car graveyard, you will know how much junk a car actually generates. The bodies of most cars are made of metal and there are many other components inside made of various other materials, including metals and plastics. It is the body of the car which weighs a lot. [...]

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Solar Powered Beach Car – The California Beach Transit

May 3, 2011 | 0 Comments
Solar Powered Beach Car – The California Beach Transit

When you are on a beach, there is almost always plenty of sunshine. Matthew Giammarino, a Canadian designer, has exploited this by designing a solar beach car which looks funky and stylish. It is also technologically advanced and uses solar power to run. The California Beach Transit has a minimalistic design featuring a roof with [...]

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Cars Using Compostable Materials?

April 6, 2011 | 0 Comments
Cars Using Compostable Materials?

When we talk of green cars, we usually refer to their use of alternative power, whether it is electric or hybrid. If there is some solar power used in the car, it is to power some small gadgets. But the car itself is not eco-friendly. Ecovative Design which has been making sustainable packaging materials for [...]

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The Deliver-E – An Electric Tricycle

March 14, 2011 | 0 Comments
The Deliver-E – An Electric Tricycle

When you think of a tricycle, you probably think of little kids who start cycling by learning on three-wheelers, and then perhaps graduate to two wheelers, with training wheels, before the extra wheels come off. But when you think of mailmen, you probably think of them as making their rounds on foot. In actual fact, [...]

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The Wind and Kite Powered Car

March 2, 2011 | 0 Comments
The Wind and Kite Powered Car

The two seater, German car made a pioneering trip across Australia. Driven and designed by Dirk Gion and Stefan Simmerer, the car dubbed the Wind Explorer, travelled 5000 km. in 18 days, without using any fuel.

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