Month: February 2012
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Pedal To Charge The Battery, Not Move The Bike
The Kinesis concept, which is powerful enough for streets but compact enough to fit into bike lanes, uses pedals to charge the battery, not move the bike.
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Biodiesel Needs Tax Credit To Grease Production
U.S. biodiesel production set a new record in 2011, but producers say they’ll be hurt if Congress doesn’t renew a key tax incentive.
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Cockroach Fuel Cell: Our New Energy Frontier?
Talk about your alternative energy: Scientists insert a fuel cell into a living cockroach that converts natural sugars and oxygen into electricity.
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BMW Adds Solar To US Plant’s Green Portfolio
BMW has installed a 95-kilowatt photovoltaic system to power the visitors center and museum at its assembly plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
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Mitsubishi’s New Electric Car is This Year’s Greenest
The car, which goes on sale this year, gets 112 mpg equivalent, outpacing the Leaf.