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Video Friday: Automotive Artistry

Cars That Think

Well in 1966 it is, but if Professor Thring at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Queen Mary College has his way, by 1976 there could be an Able Mabel in every home. BBC Archive ] I find the sound effects in this video to be very confusing. He shows us some of the robotic prototypes he has been working on.

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Electric Pedicabs - future for London's transport

DIY Electric Car

The truth is that these pedicabs didn't do any harm to the environment. All of them runs on diesel engines making even more pollution than the ordinary petrol engines. External resources: BBC NEWS - [link]. The illegal pedicabs were running for period of around two years in the London's west end until this day arrived.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Home Page Todays Paper Video Most Popular Times Topics Search All NYTimes.com Energy & Environment World U.S. and Segway Unveil … Something Previous post Report Says Cap-and-Trade Is a Must for Canada’s Economic Survival Next post From War Bonds to Environment Bonds From 1 to 25 of 29 Comments 1 2 Next » 1.

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We visited the OLA Future Factory: Electric Scooter Manufacturing

Plug In India

I met with Preeti Gupta, a freelancer with the BBC. Would be interesting for my friend Mathew Job at Crompton to see if larger fans reduce noise levels in smaller office / home environments. A lot of re-engineering was done on the Etergo. Since then he has stayed with the same battery. 1800 women work at the factory.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Home Page Todays Paper Video Most Popular Times Topics Search All NYTimes.com Energy & Environment World U.S. “We have 10,000 engineers out there every day, installing and servicing boilers,&# he added. Are electric cars really green than combustion engine cars? “There’s a relationship of trust already.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Home Page Todays Paper Video Most Popular Times Topics Search All NYTimes.com Energy & Environment World U.S. April 10, 2009 2:28 pm Link Nothing pollutes more than the tailpipe of a internal combustion engine car. Ted Kulongoski behind the wheel of Nissan’s prototype electric vehicle. If you charge with solar, is way less.

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