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Audi going to the moon; Audi lunar e-quattro rover

Green Car Congress

The US$30-million Google Lunar XPRIZE is a competition to challenge and inspire engineers and entrepreneurs from around the world to develop low‑cost methods of robotic space exploration. The concept of a privately financed mission to the moon is fascinating. —Luca de Meo, Audi Board Member for Sales and Marketing.

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Capstone Turbine To Unveil Prototype Microturbine Range-Extended Electric Supercar at LA Auto Show

Green Car Congress

The concept for the high-performance hybrid electric microturbine vehicle was developed by Electronic Arts Chief Creative Director Richard Hilleman, creator of popular video games, with support from Capstone Turbine. The US DOE and BIRD selected a product development effort by Capstone Turbine and Israel’s HelioFocus Ltd.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Gallery: Plugging in at home Battery swap stations are a concept often associated with Better Place , an EV infrastructure company. Maybe you should ask some engineers at the local power utility before you go shooting your mouth off, decrying how the idea will never fly. The main benefit associated with the swapping model is speed.