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What is green, soft, glows in the dark and can do a 360 standing in place? The Honda PUYO concept car. Although it is not literally green, not until it glows in the dark perhaps. With a design reflecting a cross between a space moon buggy and cartoon car, this concept car is pointless. Well, we mean to say it is all curves and soft bumps, and is void of sharp edges. Late last year Honda opened the 40th Tokyo Motor Show with the theme “For the endless joy of mobility on our earth”, and I imagine they were ...
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It was announced this week that Coca-Cola will purchase a record number 120 hybrid trucks this year from Eaton, their largest sale to North America to date. This number is up from the twenty Coca-Cola purchased in 2007 for its test run of the hybrid electric drivetrain that proved successful. The test boasting a decreased 32% in emissions led to this purchase with 120 trucks expected to be added to the Coca-Cola fleet before the end of 2008. This turns out to be just one of the efforts Coca-Cola is making to go green in its day-to-day operations. On top of Coca-Cola’s fleet of diesels and their use ...
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New tests are being announced everyday regarding hybrid buses in different transport sectors. While not new on the scene, hybrid buses are certainly changing the landscape. From private to public transport hybrid buses are becoming available and are being noticed. Two-week testing began this week at Haneda airport in Tokyo of the Hino hybrid wireless bus. The bus which will transport between airport terminals charges without the need to plug-in as it uses an electromagnetic inductive charging setup. Essentially this ...
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The Central Vermont Public Service donated a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), a modified Toyota Prius, to University of Vermont (UVM) for research in two projects. Researchers will test the plug-in vehicle for its adaptability to cold weather conditions and hilly terrain. As plug-in hybrids contribute less to carbon emissions by 30-percent or more, UVM hopes to find out how they compare to non-hybrid vehicles in similar conditions. Meanwhile across the states in San ...
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After launching its line of green automotive products in October of 2007, Green Earth Technologies Inc. (GET) has found a partner to manufacture its “G”-Branded automotive performance products. A new relationship with Bio-Tec Fuel and Chemicals LLC will join the technologies of the two entities to further the development of green automotive products. GET’s product line has been produced from organic feedstock. Products to date have included automotive and marine motor oils; and 2-cycle motor oils. Bio-Tec will share their formulas that have transformed biomass ...
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