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Innovation, Consumer Reports, And The Prius: Why George Will Was Wrong
The allure of many environmentally beneficial technologies is that they also hold the eventual promise of being economically efficient. This is particularly true in the field of energy. However,...
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Lexus’s ‘Advanced Active Safety Research Vehicle’ Can Drive Itself, But Don’t...
At CES today, Toyota’s Lexus division just took the wraps off its “advanced active safety research vehicle,” a car based on the company’s luxury LS sedan that combines troves of gadgets and technology...
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Startup Launches Online Platform To Let Individuals Invest In Solar Projects
Attention environmentalists and green-minded investors: You no longer have an excuse for not putting your money where your mouth is when it comes to supporting solar energy projects. On Monday,...
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America’s First Bookless Public Library Will Look ‘Like An Apple Store’
Bexar County, Texas says that it will open the first 100 percent digital public library system in the country, unveiling plans for its first location this past week. The plan has been in the works for...
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Mazda’s Newest Race Cars Are Powered By Chicken Guts
When the grueling 2013 Rolex 24 endurance race kicks off at DaytonaInternational Speedway on Jan. 26, the field will include three Mazda6 race cars powered by an unusual type of renewable fuel. The...
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Shocker: An Electric Car Company Actually Meets Production Goals (And Yes,...
Once again electric car pioneer Tesla Motors is the lone firm out of its electric car peers that says it’s going to do something, and then actually (usually) does it. According to Automotive News,...
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Nest Has Raised Another $80 Million, Now Shipping 40K+ Thermostats A Month
Smart thermostat startup Nest has closed on a round of $80 million, we’ve learned, and the funding was done at a post money valuation of $800 million. Google Ventures led the round, and Venrock...
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Can You Be Trusted With Google’s Driverless Car?
Are we too eager to welcome robot chauffeurs? Breathless reports about driverless cars being tested on America’s highways have some tech buffs dreaming of the day when we commute and cruise, faster...
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Megapixels: A Wind Turbine That Can Power 6,000 Households
Last fall in Østerild, Denmark, the German company Siemens built the world’s largest wind turbine. Each of its three rotor blades measures 246 feet—nearly the wingspan of an Airbus A380. While most...
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Google Explains Why The Future Of Energy Is Green
Google isn’t investing billions into clean energy projects only to feel good and make employees happy. The company is doing it because the bottomline results are supported by data. “While fossil-based...
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Tesla’s Dealership Woes Continue As Virginia Refuses License
Tesla‘s dealership struggles continue, with electric car company founder Elon Musk confirming that the Virginia DMV has denied the marque a dealer license in the state. “Not all good news” Musk took to...
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This Startup Has Now Raised $1.1 Billion
Silicon Valley venture capitalists like to crow that it’s now cheaper than ever to establish a startup company. While that may be true for internet firms, the amount of money required to fund a Silicon...
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This 18-Year-Old’s Invention Could Make Your Future Phone Instacharge
While you are hanging out on the Internet (in your underwear, maybe?) on a Saturday, kids that are smarter than either of us are out there getting ready to change the world. 18-year-old Eesha Khare...
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Car Tech Outlook: Self-Driving Cars Are Just Around the Corner
The technology inside cars is accelerating, and this explosion of innovation is expected to get even more profound in the coming years. This infographic shows the near-future of car tech, revealing...
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Elon Musk To Traverse The U.S. Using A Model S And Tesla Superchargers In 6...
The Tesla Model S is doing remarkably well, despite the challenges it still faces in terms of convincing average consumers that it can meet their everyday needs. One of the big remaining question marks...
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