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Monday, April 21st, 2008Here is a very interesting project that eventually will reduce the need of oil with 35 percent on cargo ships. SkySails, a German-based company, has installed a giant parasails on cargo ships which resulted in 20 percent decrease of the use of oil.
This propulsion system is controlled with the help of a computer which means [...]
97 New Airports In China In The Next 12 Years
Saturday, April 12th, 2008The General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) from China has announced that they are planning to build 97 new airports by 2020. That means in 2010 there will be 192 airports in China, and they are planning to reach 244 by 2020.
At this point, China has 147 airports, of which 45 are used [...]
Hydraulic Hybrid Refuse Trucks
Friday, April 11th, 2008Crane Carrier Company is a developer and manufacturer of heavy-duty refuse trucks with their headquarters in Tusla, Oklahoma. The CCC has started testing a new generation of refuse vehicles - Class 7 and 8 that will feature hydraulic hybrid and electric hybrid technologies.
The heavy-duty machines will bring out a decrease of 30 to 50 percent [...]
CityZENN Will Be Powered By EEStor’s Ultracapacitor
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008ZENN Motor Co. decided to use the energy-storage technology called ‘game-changing’ from EEStor to power up the cityZENN vehicle. The electric car is supposed to be fully capable of highway trips with a range of 400 kilometres/250 miles and a maximum speed of 125 KPH/80 MPH.
Using the storage capabilities from EEStor, it will be rechargeable [...]
Free Electric Cars In Israel And Denmark
Monday, April 7th, 2008A new company called Project Better Place is collaborating with Renault to make electric cars more practical. The main problem with these environmental-friendly vehicles is that of recharging, because this takes hours, and their range is considerably shorter than gasoline powered cars.
The new project raised $200 million and is aimed at installing recharging infrastructure in [...]
