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Aug 15, 2010

Porsche Hybrids

No Substitute for Porsche Hybrids Porsche continued its leadership role in luxury sport hybrids by recently unveiling its hybrid super sports-car, the Porsche 918 Spyder, at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show and Auto China in Bejing. By giving this beautifully designed concept car the “green” light, Porsche will add the 918 Spyder to the Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid SUV as the luxury automaker moves toward a more environmentally responsible line of vehicles. The most likely model year for release of the…

Apr 9, 2010

SANYO Synergetic Hybrid Bicycle

Touted as being one of the easiest to ride, the Eneloop brand SANYO Synergetic Hybrid Bicycle is also one of the greenest forms of personal transportation – in terms of energy use. While the company has been making electric bikes for quite some time, the past couple of years have seen a growing interest in the United States. SANYO has also responded by including a variety of upgrades and new features. Features of the Eneloop You don't…

Jan 25, 2010

Audi E-Tron

Audi promises to bring more to green transportation with the introduction of their latest electric car concepts – the first 2 members of the sleek and powerful E-Tron family. Both models of the plug-in sports car are loaded with eco-friendly luxuries and rival the performance and appearance of the world’s first electric roadster, the Tesla. R8 E-Tron Making its debut at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show last September, the R8 boasts a clean, sporty design with plenty…

Mar 5, 2009

The Greenest, Cleanest SUV on the road

Imagine driving over 600 miles on a single tank of gas in your luxury SUV – with the new BlueTec line from Mercedes Benz, what sounds like a dream is now a reality. The models incorporating the latest clean diesel technologies by Mercedes offer “20 to 30 percent better fuel economy without sacrificing quality or performance,” according to technology communications agent Rob Moran. Following the huge success of the sleek and sporty, 40-mpg E320 BlueTEC sedan in California,…

Nov 2, 2008

Lean, Mean and Green – Onboard the Tesla Roadster

“Designing a more sustainable and secure world will make us all safer and healthier.” – Mikhail Gorbachev, Former President of the Soviet Union and Founder of Green Cross International. When looking at the new Roadster from Tesla Motors, you wonder if the founders of the company discussed their innovative new motor with the former Russian president. After all, the views of both parties could hardly be more identical – something that is inherently clear when you go underneath…

Nov 2, 2008

Pearl Hydrogen Bike

It’s a beautiful day, you have some errands to run, but you wish you had an alternative to your boxed in car? Your answer has arrived: meet the Pearl Hydrogen Bike. Park bike, part moped or scooter, the Pearl Hydrogen bike offers you the option of moving along by pedaling or by a fuel cell sans any emissions. When motorization is this sweet it might be hard to opt for the exercise. First coming onto the market in…

Nov 2, 2008

Ship of Cool: Eco-Friendly Vessel has Speed Boat-Lovers Buzzing

That’s what two Dutch marine engineers have created in the form of the Czeers MK1 speedboat that runs solely on quiet, oil-free solar energy. The MK1 is the brainchild of Nils Beers and David Czap – two engineering students who blended their names and their talents to create the fastest environmentally sound speedboat on earth. One night at a local pub, the two began discussing the possibilities of a powerboat that was earth friendly. Scribbling furiously, the first rough…

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Transportation

Porsche Hybrids

SANYO Synergetic Hybrid Bicycle

Audi E-Tron

The Greenest, Cleanest SUV on the road

Lean, Mean and Green – Onboard the Tesla Roadster

Pearl Hydrogen Bike

Ship of Cool: Eco-Friendly Vessel has Speed Boat-Lovers Buzzing

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