AirPod – The Car That Runs On Compressed Air

4 November 2009 | Green Cars | No Comments

In the last days of the gasoline-powered vehicles, the competition for the car of the future is harsh and open for surprises. There is still no definitive winner, although the electric car has won some important “battles”. Yet other technologies await recognition and some attention from the public. For example, the pneumatic-propelled engine technology has taken some major steps towards the big stage.

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Racing goes environmentally friendly

30 June 2009 | Green Cars | 1 Comment

Racing doesn’t always have to be about  the first car to reach the finish line. In an attempt to promote more green and fuel-efficient technologies, some auto races today prize those cars that have the best results in the  “green” department. It means that more and more races will also be judged after the energy efficiency or greenhouse-gas emissions of the racing cars.

The Green Racing Initiave is a group that deals just with that: using the motor sport competitions (because of it’s rapid change in high-tech technologies using) to haste the development of more efficient and cleaner vehicles to latter be used in the public domain. First founded in 2006, they marked their first success at the American Le Mans Series,  in October 2008.

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