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A blue Prius.  (Photo: Toyota.com)80

The Prius Bad for the Environment?

There's a serious debate as to whether the Prius is good or bad for the environment. How can this be; shouldn't it be obvious one way or the other? Read to see the complex issues on both sides.

68 comments    technology automotive car
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Car Battery Keeps Going Flat? - Try a Solar Charger

 Right when you don't need it to. A flat car battery is one of the most frustrating things to deal with. If you are in the city you always hope for a good samaritan to give you a jump start. Outside the...

1 comment    car green solar
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How to Build an Electric Car in 10 Days Day 1

Almost any vehicle can be effectively converted into an electric car but there are a few tricks to help make the end result more satisfactory. We have to first think about what are our most important...

0 comments    electric car green car chassis
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Cars Made From Flax

The French automotive group, PSA, has begun using components made from natural materials. PSA makes Citroens and Peugeots. The bio-car plan has three elements: - the use of bio-polymers, recycled materials...

55 comments    cars green cars bio-car
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Tesla Motors and the Tomorrow of the Electric Car

May 10, 2008 If you saw the movie "Who Killed The Electric Car?" chronicling GM's battery powered vehicle, and felt a bit heavier with the knowledge that we were not making the shift to intelligent clean...

4 comments    automotive car electric car
Runs on Air--Unbelievable73

MIDI Air Car

When I first heard that engineers had designed a car that runs on compressed air, I couldn't believe it. I thought it was some kind of joke or some sci-fi junkie's over extended imagination. Well its true. ...

6 comments    alternative fuels green car
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How to Be Green about Getting to Work

 Almost everyone wants to do their part to create a healthier environment. If you commute to work five or six days per week then greening your commute could be the easiest thing that you can do to contribute...

1 comment    business how to cars
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Green Cars To Help The Enviroment

In recent years it has massively increased environmental activity in the world. The need for "green" vehicle has taken the utmost importance. With increasing global warming and rising oil prices, not to...

0 comments    energy vehicles environmental
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So You Want to Build Your Own Electric Car?

High price of gas got you down? Well build your own electric car and get forget about gas! You know it's going to be back over $4 a gallon as soon as they can get it there. You can run an electric car for 1...

1 comment    batteries electric car green car
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Cash for Clunkers? I'd Rather Take the Bus

If you're not already aware, Congress has recently enacted a program called "Cash for Clunkers" - if you trade in your old car towards one with better gas mileage, the federal government will give you $4,500...

2 comments    cars government green
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