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Eco Tech: Transport Efficiency 2020 – Urban transportation concept curbs emissions

Anupam — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:17:28 +0000

Eco Factor: Electricity and magnet-powered cargo transporters. Transporting cargo over long distances on fuel-guzzling trucks leads to an increase in emissions and a decrease in driving space. Truck designers have recognized the need to...

Eco Rides: HST truck is one-third the length of a football field, sports green credentials

Anupam — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:43:37 +0000

Eco Factor: Electric “super-truck” for oversized green hauling. Trucks usually are rated according to the amount of load they carry and their footprint on the highway, but those large numbers come at the cost of a larger fuel-guzzling...

Eco Cars: CarGo electric truck transforms itself according to load

Anupam — Sat, 30 May 2009 06:29:25 +0000

Eco Factor: Compact truck powered by electric engine. Apart from polluting the atmosphere with their massive engines, trucks also create a problem when they’re running on a congested highway. The CarGo concept truck hopes to solve both...

Eco Trucks: ‘World’s largest electric truck’ from Smith Electric Vehicles comes to U.S.

Anupam — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 06:10:27 +0000

Eco Factor: Trucks powered by batteries. Smith Electric Vehicles has stated that the company will start producing the “world’s largest electric truck” in Kansas City, Missouri. The trucks that are being developed by Smith Electric...

Eco Trucks: World’s first trash-powered trash collecting truck

Anupam — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 09:57:39 +0000

Eco Factor: Truck powered by electricity generated from trash. Trucks with their massive engines are the main culprits of air pollution in urban cities. Greening these beasts is an utmost necessity for cities battling bad air quality. The...

Electric Trucks with no environment hiccups coming to U.S

Piyush — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 07:29:54 +0000

Smith Electric Vehicles-A U.K based company plans to bring their electric trucks to the U.S. They plan to produce up to 10,000 of the electric trucks per year and the production in the U.S is projected to start in 2010. Smith electric vehicles...

Eco Cars: WCI students create solar-powered Ford Model-T replica

Anupam — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:14:58 +0000

Eco Factor: Prototype electric vehicle powered by solar energy. A student team at the Waterloo Collegiate Institute has designed a Model-T replica that doesn’t drink gas but harnesses the abundant energy of the sun for power. The truck was...