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POPSElectric Mini-Cooper I wonder what kind of troubles Mr. Bean will have plugging this in his apartment.. :) 204 hp is serious though for a car this small, electric OR gas.
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POPSThe Saudi Arabia of Lithium The lithium bonanza is just starting. Lithium-ion batteries are integral to the automobile industry's plans to wean itself off fossil fuels. The hotly anticipated Chevrolet Volt, a plug-in hybrid car; Mercedes plans to roll out a hybrid version ; Nissan is working with NEC to mass-produce lithium-ion batteries for hybrids..
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POPSInventor creates a new type of hybrid car The engines are named for Robert Stirling, a minister in Scotland who first applied for a patent on his "economiser" engine in 1816. They use external heat to drive internal pistons, creating clean, quiet power for almost unlimited applications. They have been used on occasion to power submarines, coal mine pumps and generators. But engineers have yet to figure out a method of manufacturing them economically for mass use. Kamen said he is not optimistic that struggling American carmakers will embrace Stirling engine technology.
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POPSGreentech IPOs There has been an increase in the number of initial public offerings by greentech companies the last few months, but unfortunately many were not successful.
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POPSIndy area to snag 277 EnerDel jobs Green jobs are finally beginning to proliferate in Indiana as new manufacturing jobs. With our excess of shuttered manufacturing facilities throughout Indiana, we are poised to take advantage of our geographic location, our logistics support infrastructure, superior highways and roads and desirable workforce that could be used to manufacture the products of the green power revolution.
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POPSGreat Idea - Now Make it Even Better This bike, despite its cost, looks like a pretty great idea. It's much lower scale than getting a moped or scooter, but still provides power to get you around. Now if they really wanted to make this a great bike, they'd set it up so that if you pedal instead of using the motor, your pedaling charges the batery. Maybe that'll come in the next version?