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• LEED Platinum Stockman Bank harvests rainwater and solar power in Missoula
  In Montana’s historic downtown Missoula, a Stockman Bank branch has recently earned LEED v4 Core and Shell Platinum certification — the second building in the U.S and the fifth worldwide to receive such accreditation. Designed by Billings-based architecture...
• Onewheel by Future Motion is a Self-Balancing Electric Skateboard that Lets You Glide Over the Pavement
  For years, bicycles have received various electric upgrades, so why not the skateboard? The Palo Alto-based team at Future Motion decided it was time to give the skateboard a high-tech makeover with the Onewheel, a self-balancing electric board that lets...
• MIT-Designed Copenhagen Wheel Finally Hits the Market, Turns any Bike Into a Hybrid Electric Vehicle
  When MIT unveiled designs for the Copenhagen Wheel in 2009, it generated a lot of buzz. The deceptively simple, self-contained system can turn any bike into a "smart electric hybrid" cycle by providing a kinetic boost for riders. Four years passed—during    
• European Trains Could Soon Become Hybrids Thanks to Regenerative Braking System
  In Europe, approximately half of the continent’s trains are electric. However, a new regenerative braking system developed by Tognum daughter MTU could soon see all rail vehicles as hybrids. The system is being trialled in Germany where the world’s...
• UK’s First Hydrogen-Powered Locomotive Built by University of Birmingham Students
  A team of engineering students and staff from the University of Birmingham have designed and built the UK’s first hydrogen-powered locomotive. The hybrid vehicle utilizes both a hydrogen fuel cell and lead acid batteries similar to the ones found...
• Jaguar Unveils Sexy C-X16 Hybrid Coupe at the Frankfurt Motor Show
  Read the rest of Jaguar Unveils Sexy C-X16 Hybrid Coupe at the Frankfurt Motor Show Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: green jaguar, green transportation, hybrid car, hybrid jaguar, hybrid transportation, jaguar, jaguar C-X16,...
• Jaguar Reveals Its Hybrid C-X16 Retro Coupe at the Frankfurt Motor Show
  Read the rest of Jaguar Reveals Its Hybrid C-X16 Retro Coupe at the Frankfurt Motor Show Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: green jaguar, green transportation, hybrid car, hybrid jaguar, hybrid transportation, jaguar, jaguar C-X16,...
• Vycon Plans to Tap Speeding Subway Trains for Immense Amounts of Kinetic Energy
  London, New York, Paris – what do they all have in common? Apart from being among the world’s most energy-hungry cities, they all have underground subway systems...
• VIDEO: Racecar Driver David Coulthard Takes the Mercedes SLS AMG E-Cell for a Spin
  Earlier in the week, we brought you an eye-searing photo gallery of the electric yellow Mercedes SLS AMG E-Cell that was unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show, and now we’ll do ya one better...
• Mercedes-Benz unveils SLS AMG E-Cell Electric Sports Car at the Detroit Auto Show
  Today at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show, Mercedes-Benz made the public unveil of their new electric sports car, the SLS AMG E-Cell prototype! The new supercar features four electric motors, and has a killer kick of 526 hp and 649 lb-ft of torque and is capable...

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