Lit Motors' C-1: A 2-wheel car? Or untippable motorcycle?

Source: Los Angeles Times

Lit Motors calls it the C-1, but the San Francisco start-up's untippable motorcycle seems nothing short of magic. It uses gyroscopes to stay balanced in a straight line and in turns in which drivers can, in t ...
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Law Offices of Todd M. Garber Reminds Investors of Lead Plaintiff Deadline in the Class Action Lawsuit against A123 Systems, Inc.

Source: Street Insider

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Law Offices of Todd M. Garber reminds purchasers of the common stock of A123 Systems, Inc. (“A123” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: AONE) between February 28, 2011 and March 23, 2012, inclu ...
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The plunder of Afghanistan's fabulous ruby mines

Source: BBC News

25 May 2012 Last updated at 21:39 ET Only a few hours' drive from the Afghan capital Kabul is an area renowned for some of the world's brightest and most valuable rubies. But this wealth is being plundered by thieves, corrupt officials and the Tali ...
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Prius family grows

Source: The Age

Video will begin in 5 seconds. Behind the wheel of Australia’s first hybrid seven-seater. Australia's first hybrid seven-seater is pitched at families with a conscience. The sales pitch for the new Prius V is pretty simple: ...
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First Look: 2013 BMW 7 Series

Source: Road & Track Magazine

If we listed all the changes to the numerous 2013 BMW 7 Series models it would fill several screens on this blog. Yet most of them are so subtle that only a few will notice anything much different from the curr ...
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Prestige brand to electrify drivers

Source: NEWS.com.au

THE first prestige electric car will go on sale in Australia next year. BMW managing director Phil Horton said the zero-emissions i3 electric car will be in showrooms in little more than 12 months. It will be followed in 2014 by the i8, a plug-in hybrid ...
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BMW's 2013 ActiveHybrid 7 improves fuel economy by some mysterious amount

Source: AutoblogGreen

New 2013 BMW 7 Series Once Again Raises The Bar 25.05.2012 BMW Flagship sets new standards for performance, luxury, efficiency and safety Woodcliff Lake, NJ – May 24, 2012 6:00pm EDT/3:00pm PDT ... The newly updated 2013 BMW 7 Series will aga ...
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Newly Formed Swedish Electric Car Company 'Close To' Purchasing Saab

Source: HybridCars.com

Prior to being bankruptcy, Saab unveiled this experimental Saab 9-3 ePower wagon in 2010. The Swedes equipped it with a 35.5- kwh lithium-ion battery designed to operate in climates down to minus 22 degrees F with estimated ran ...
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Balqon BLQN.OB A Maverick In Green Energy

Source: 24-7PressRelease.com

May 25, 2012 /EIN Presswire/ -- As oil prices surge, the employment rate remains at a stand-still, and the U.S. economy slowly climbs out of the deep hole it fell into during the 2008 recession, there is an industry upon which investors can rely as a ...
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