Transport

Gaza’s First Electric Vehicle Built from Recycled Materials

A 32-year-old taxi driver has created Gaza‘s first electric vehicle in the face of a major fuel crisis. Munther al-Qassas decided that investing in an electric taxi would be cheaper and less time consuming than spending hours waiting in line for petrol. Despite holding a degree in political science, Qassas was able to build the [...]

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By developer
Wednesday, September 12th, 2012

Tire Manufactured with 10% Soybean Oil

Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (Bridgestone Americas) revealed a new concept tire containing more than 10% soybean oil at the Farm Progress 2012 Show in Boone, Iowa. The 900-lb. farm tire is marketed under the Firestone brand of agricultural tires and contains approximately 90 lbs. of soy oil. The typical application for the 800/70R38 Radial Deep [...]

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By admin
Friday, August 10th, 2012

SOLAR IMPULSE planning to fly to Morocco

Solar Impulse – the ambitious project focusing on renewable energies and resource efficiency that is supported by Deutsche Bank as a main partner – will be heading for the Kingdom of Morocco as its next destination. Following the inaugural flights to Paris and Brussels in 2011, the solar airplane of Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg [...]

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By developer
Friday, April 20th, 2012

The NEW ELECTRIC HUMMER HX-T™

The Hummer is back, but it won’t remind you much of the gas guzzling monster SUV. It’s more like the “Honey, I shrunk the kids” version. My Electric Vehicle scaled down the design of Hummer H2 and turned the gas guzzler into an all-electric car. Doesn’t sound anything like that V-8 monster that used to [...]

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By Tatiana Antonelli Abella
Saturday, March 10th, 2012

Flights between UAE and Australia use new green strategies

The last of four “green” flights arrived in Sydney from Abu Dhabi at the weekend. The Virgin Australia flight was the capstone of an experiment in increasing fuel efficiency. Department of Transport officials said that rather than use new technology, the green flights between the Emirates and Australia calculated the most fuel-efficient routes, even as [...]

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By randala
Wednesday, July 27th, 2011