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累计：10 篇（自 2007-09-04 起）

更新：约2篇/年，最后更新1630 天前

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Domestic Agenda Drives Biofuels

While ethanol and biodiesel may not be competitive with oil on price and energy efficiency today, the strong desire to produce fuel from domestic crops and grasses guarantees that scientists will someday extract the maximum value from each each ounce of agricultural waste. Dupont (which knows a bit about chemistry) is pushing hard to cash in on the biofu... (317 天前)

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Reggae SUV Sure to Draw Looks

Suzuki has designed the optimal car for folks who like to spend their time interacting with law enforcement officials. The Reggaeton Grand Vitara concept vehicle celebrates Reggaeton dance music, a crossover (just like the SUV, how clever of them!) of Reggae and Latin dance.Inside the vehicle is a rear swing arm DJ recording table with double iPod mixer,... (317 天前)

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Side Airbags Worth the Price

Side airbags are quickly becoming the norm, and with good reason. Those that protect people's heads reduce driver deaths when struck on their near side by 37 percent, according to a study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Side airbags that protect only the chest and abdomen were less effective, dropping the mortality rate in crashes by 26 ... (317 天前)

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Automakers Ask for Cheap Steel

The companies that manufacture autos in the United States say they need less expensive foreign steel to control their costs and save American jobs. The group of six, which includes DaimlerChrysler, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Nissan and Toyota, wants the U.S. International Trade Commission to end the tariff on importing steel from Australia, Canada, Fra... (317 天前)

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Plant Hybrids to Drive Biofuels

Critics of the biofuels industry who cite the extensive agricultural resources needed to produce a gallon of fuel as well as the inferior energy yield should remember that the technology is still in its infancy. The petrochemical industry had about a half-century head start, so it is not surprising that gasoline is more efficient now. Companies including... (317 天前)

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Despite Oil Change Hybrids Sell

Event though gas prices have fallen well below $3 in most of the country the top-selling hybrid models continue to move out of dealerships. Truck sales are still slipping, but not as badly as in the previous months. Perhaps consumers who are opting for fuel efficiency won't ever go back to larger vehicles. A quick scan of the numbers from September: Toyo... (317 天前)

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Waste to Hydrogen: Trash Talkin

Startech Environmental Corporation claims that it can take nearly any kind of waste and turn it into a gas rich in hydrogen that can in turn be converted to "ethanol, synthetic diesel fuel and other higher alcohol fuels." Startech claims its plasma converter system "safely and economically destroys wastes, no matter how hazardous or lethal, and turns the... (317 天前)

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