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Students Use Their Tech Know-How to Protect the Environment

Cars That Think

The competition “allows students to take an idea, a passion, and turn it from a simple prototype to a fully deployed solution,” says Stephanie Gillespie , associate dean of the University of New Haven’s engineering college , in Connecticut. It can plant seeds, pick up tools, and weed and water the plants.

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Toyota introduces 2012 Prius Plug-in Hybrid

Green Car Congress

The engine also uses an electrically driven air conditioning compressor and water pump to reduce mechanical losses. The electrically driven water pump allows coolant flow rate to be controlled with greater precision based on vehicle conditions for better fuel efficiency. The Prius Plug-in reduced vehicle weight in other areas as well.

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