Liberty Tire Recycling is Official Sponsor of MAKE Motorsports Vehicle in NASCAR

Liberty Tire Recycling is the leading tire recycling company in the US. Reports are coming in of the company getting to be the official sponsor of the MAKE Motorsports’ #50 Liberty Tire Recycling Chevy Silverado, which will be racing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. This is the first such sponsorship in the ‘green’ [...]

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AMP Equinox Carries More and Goes Farther with 150 Mile Range All-Battery Vehicle

Are you torn between the Chverolet Volt and the Nissan Leaf?  Do you wish that GM had an all-electric vehicle with greater range and more capacity than the Volt?  You might be surprised, but it’s actually available now.  If you prefer an all-battery powered vehicle option, like the Nissan Leaf, but you also want a [...]

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Future transport: Green co-evolution of road and vehicle

Eco Factor: Future highway system based on naturally occurring wind and air powered propulsion. The future of urban transportation weaves around co-evolution of road and vehicle based on green energy. Industrial designer David Huang envisions future transport scenario as the “Jet Stream Super-Highway” and the “Hyper Wing Sail Vehicle.” Inspired Syd Mead‒s way of integrating vehicles [...]

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NoVelo hybrid velomobile-style vehicle that rides like a bike

Eco Factor: Zero-emission vehicle powered by human movement and electricity. Tim Turrini-Rochford from the University of South Australia has created a conceptual vehicle that can end all problems associated with both motorized transport and bikes. Christened NoVelo, the vehicle is based on the body of a velomobile but features additional electric motors for high speed [...]

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GE unveils Yves Behar-designed electric vehicle charger

Eco Factor: Electric car charger reduces battery charging time. GE has unveiled a new smart-grid-ready electric car charger in San Francisco. Dubbed, WattStation, the charger has been designed in part by Yves Behar and is intended to become a new icon for electric car driver and hopefully encourage others to adopt a green ride as [...]

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GlideX 2020 concept vehicle will run on electromagnetic roads

Eco Factor: Zero-emission vehicle powered by magnets. Designed by Rui Gou, a vehicle design student at the Royal College of Art, the GlideX 2020 is a concept vehicle designed for Chinese roads. The zero-emission electric vehicle is powered by electromagnets integrates in roads. The concept also includes a portable auxiliary power unit and a lithium-ion [...]

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Purdue University to hold inaugural Electric Vehicle Grand Prix this month

Eco Factor: Electric vehicle grand prix to rev up interest in electric vehicles. Purdue University will hold the inaugural Electric Vehicle Grand Prix April 18 as part of a program to educate a new generation of highly skilled workers to design, build and service electric vehicles. Researchers at the university state that electric vehicles represent the [...]

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Wind powered car with 126 MPH

A new “green” vehicle showed us that the 126 MPH isn’t impossible if you have some great ideas. This car looks like every other concept car that only built to take a speed world record, but this vehicle uses the power of wind to reach the maximum speed. The team travelled to Ivanpah Lake in [...]

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