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Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Like electric cars, electric bicycles are classified as zero-emission vehicles, meaning they emit no exhaust gases. AFP Some 21m electric bicycles were sold in China in 2008, according to Frank Jamerson, author of Electric Bikes Worldwide Reports. Moreover, making an electric bicycle uses far less energy than making an electric car.

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Can This DIY Rocket Program Send an Astronaut to Space?

Cars That Think

Copenhagen Suborbitals was founded in 2008 by a self-taught engineer and a space architect who had previously worked for NASA. But when those parts arrived in our workshop shortly before the launch date, we realized that the exhaust nozzle was a little bit misshapen. Copenhagen Suborbitals has a very different vision.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

Green Car Congress

A limit was imposed on emissions from the power plants, and utilities were allowed to buy and sell permits to comply. The first auction for allowances was held on September 25, 2008. The WCI released a design document laying out its basic program parameters in September 2008. The program then reduces the cap by 2.5

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