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1. Electric cars: the shocking truth

   (Sustainability/Sustainability Features)

   ... a head to head comparison of the Prius with a BMW M3 sports sedan last year. The deal was that the Toyota would blast round the show's test track as fast as its little green wheels could carry it and the ...

2. Texas startup says it will be offering a hydrogen exotic sports car this fall

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

     BMW’s Hydrogen 7 sedan may still be a few years away, but if you just can’t wait and have the necessary cash on hand, you may be able to buy a hydrogen car later this year. Ronn Motors has begun ...

3. BMW hydrogen car has "near-zero emissions"

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   The BMW Hydrogen 7 Mono-Fuel test vehicle has been rated by the US Department of Energy as a super-ultra low-emission vehicle (SULEV), the highest designation for low emission standards.  The tests ...

4. A Porsche hybrid? Does that make sense?

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   ... on the road today and companies such as Audi and BMW have proven that diesels can be sporty cars. Is a diesel in Porsche’s future? Engelman: No. Well, never say never. Diesels and Porsche has never been ...

5. Chicago Auto Show 2008: Riding the hybrid wave

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   ... few more reasonable cars. We’ll start with Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and VW on the next page           Audi Audi, of course, has its brand new A5 series, the ...

6. E.Coli bacteria may be the key to your very own hydrogen factory

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   Hydrogen carries the potential to become a clean energy source in the future. But while hydrogen does not produce green house gases in cars, an enormous amount of energy is required to produce it. E.Coli ...

7. New catalyst increases efficiency of fuel cells 6x

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   ... today, but the BMW Hydrogen 7 and the Honda FCX aren’t available to the public and are given or leased under special terms to selected celebrities and families. It’s no secret that fuel cells ...

8. Leno, Domingo get keys to BMW Hydrogen 7

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   Following actor Will Ferrell, talkshow host Jay Leno and famed tenor Plácido Domingo are the latest celebrities to receive the keys for a hydrogen-powered luxury car from BMW. The auto maker said ...

9. Will Ferrell gets keys to first Hydrogen 7 luxury sedan

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   BMW has launched its give-away of its previously 100 production-ready Hydrogen 7 cars in North America, Europe and Japan. 25 of those cars will make it to the U.S. and "selected" drivers - mostly ...

10. Honda FCX to get a $12,000 tax credit

    (Mobility/Mobility Brief)

    ... it expects to put a commercial hydrogen vehicle onto U.S. streets by the end of 2008 or early in 2009. In unrelated news, BMW today announced that its Hydrogen 7 vehicles, a 7-series based sedan with ...

11. BMW debuts liquid hydrogen luxury car at the LA Auto Show

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    BMW offered a first public view on its first limited production hydrogen-powered car, the Hydrogen 7. Officially introduced at the currently held Los Angeles Auto Show, the luxury sedan uses liquid hydrogen ...

12. Graphics card shipments slow in October

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

      Peak demand for graphics cards this year has ended, the Chinese-language Apple Daily cited Taiwan-based graphics card makers as indicating, reporting that the makers estimate to see slight shipment ...

13. BMW to build world's first hydrogen luxury performance car

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      German automaker BMW said Tuesday it will introduce the world's first hydrogen-powered luxury performance car. German automaker BMW said Tuesday it will introduce the world's first hydrogen-powered ...