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The new plug-in electric hybrid Porsche concept car named the 918 Sypder is the biggest surprise from Volkswagen’s preview show on the eve of the Geneva Auto show. The car will achieve 78 miles per gallon, 16 miles battery range and does 0-60 in 3.2 seconds.
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Google will offer free Wi-Fi in airports in the USA during the holiday season (till January 15th 2010). Currently there are 47 American airports offering this service including Las Vegas, Boston, Houston, Seattle, Miami and many others.
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The car will be based on the old Mercedes Gullwing and will includ a lithium-ion batteries. The 525 horsepower, generated by four electric motors, will make it reach 60 in less than 4 seconds with zero pollution. The car is expected to reach production by 2015.
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Zac Sunderland, A 17 years old boy from California became the youngest person to sail solo around the world on Thursday after completing a 28,000-mile trip which he started over a year ago.
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Air New Zealand published scientific results from a biofuel test flight that was performed several months ago. The results are astonishing and show a decrease of about 60% – 65% in greenhouse gas emissions compared to commonly used fuel. In addition to that, there was also a significant reduction in fuel consumption during the flight.
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A 6 year-old-boy from Nabraska grabbed the wheel of the pickup truck after his father passed out as a result from low blood sugar. The boy sat on his father’s laps and held the wheel while other cars drove infront and behind him using their emergency blinkers till a policeman stopped the car by reaching the hand break from the open window.
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No less than 8 big automakers will soon supply new types of electric cars. The target of US government is to achieve million hybrid electric cars on the roads by 2015. For example, GM is planning to sell electric Volt model in 2010.
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A new optical similar to ultrasound device can monitor brain tumors and other neurodegenerative conditions (such as Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s ) through the eyes. The eye is connected to the brain by a nerve and each condition change on the brain can also damage the eye.
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A group of British engineers have designed a flying car which took off last Wednesday from London to Mali, in West Africa while passing Spain, France, Morocco and the Sahara desert. The car itself contain standart car parts, a big fabric wing and a rare propeller.
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Toyota will use ‘green’ plastic, which is made of plants and naturally disposed without environmental damage, in the Prius manufacturing. This new material is verified in lab to poses similar heat endurance and shock resistance as normal plastic.
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