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Scientists Develop Urine-Powered Fuel Cell

By Beth Buczynski on August 31, 2010

Dr. Shanwen Tao of Heriot-Watt University and his research partner Dr. Rong Lan have been awarded over $200,000 in the form of an EPSRC grant to develop a prototype from their idea.

Category: Autos, Concept + Innovation, Energy, Science + Tech | Tags: alternative energy, auto, electric car, fuel, fuel cell, pee power, renewable energy, urine, waste | 0

Smokin’ Sports Car Made From Hemp (Video)

By Beth Buczynski on August 18, 2010

Hemp can be used to make more environmentally-friendly versions of over 25,000 different products, including cars!

Category: Autos, Concept + Innovation, Transportation | Tags: auto, cannabis sativa, Eco-Elise, hemp, Lotus, sports car, Video | 2

Toyota and Tesla Partner for the Electric RAV4

By LiveOAK Staff on July 16, 2010

Tesla Motors and Toyota announced today that they signed a deal to make electic RAV4s together. The joint venture will merge the existing RAV4 design with a Tesla EV power train. Tesla has already built the first prototype and it’s currently being tested by Toyota. The goal is to bring an electric RAV4 to market in [...]

Category: Autos | Tags: auto, cars, ev, hybrid, Prius, Tesla, Toyota | 0