We do need green cars on the road but also the devils on two wheels need to think of greener alternatives. Electricity can be a wise choice as far as the energy part is concerned and the ideal two-wheeled machine will be the Pierre Yohanes Lubis designed BMW Halbo.

Electricity-powered BMW Halbo motorcycle

Halbo which was an entrant at the BMW Motarrard Innovation Contest 2009 is a front wheel driven electric bike that uses a small rear wheel only to ensure balancing. The ball joint affixed to the rear helps the bike make turns with ease where leaning does not become a risk.

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The battery powered electric commuters have finally embraced the  skies.

Yuneec E430 - First Electric Airplane to go Into Commercial Production

Yuneec E430 is a name you will remember for entering the history books as the first electric airplane to be commercially produced. While the giant airplanes will still fly on battery packs, Yuneec E430 a two seater light-sport aircraft (LSA) is making an appearance at the 2009 EAA Air Venture Oshkosh prior to being mass produced.

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It was the Japanese who realized the worth of the Prius almost two decades back and look where they stand today in hybrid vehicle development. The US government seems to have finally realized the worth of green cars on American roads and therefore, finally the car makers have found some solace in the form of grants.

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It is time for L A Sheriffs to go green and although it is not the first time for a county to make such a decision, what pleases us is the choice of the car.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff Department has bagged a once-in-a-lifetime lease to test run 17 MINI E cars. The BMW AC Propulsion cars will only cost $10 a month whereas us regular folk have to pay $850 a month for the same program.

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Never has a domestic train reached 140mph in Britain. All that changed today when the latest (Japanese imported) bullet train took a test run. Dubbed the Javelin, this train clocked 143mph on a test roll from London to Kent and back as the journey began from platform 13 at St Pancras.

Javelin - Britain's Bullet Train

In a regular routine the train would stop at Ebbsfleet -a journey of 17 minutes. For the test run though, it zipped straight to Ashford, covering 70 miles in 30 minutes and 40 seconds. The train promises to cut journey time from Ashford to Central London in half, covering it in 37 minutes.

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MotoCzysz E1pc– The new iPhone release has certainly created a lot of hubbub in the gadget world but the world of mean green machines isn’t spared either. While we are utterly pleased to know about an all-electric motorcycle participating in the TTXGP race this Friday, what makes it special is its dashboard — thoroughly integrated iPhone.

MotoCzysz E1pc - the electric superbike

Confused as we are, it is difficult to understand how all the functions of the dash are relayed through an iPhone (definitely there are no applications available), the only reasonable conclusion being that of the GPS usage.

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Those steam powered boats have already done a lot of damage to the waters, polluting them ever so much and we need to find a way to make them greener. We might be on to something here.

DYI amphibious bicycle made from recycled water bottles

This DIY Amphibious bicycle is made using recycled water barrels and is totally human powered denying any need for energy. Unless you consider what the human must consume to have the calories to burn.

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Volkswagen Bluesport

With the economy choking the world every passing day even the giants like GM are finding it difficult to survive. Consequently, all car makers are taking to develop cars that promise superlative fuel-efficiency. The VW BlueSport roadster is one such name with big promises but there is still no word on the production future of this car.

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Automobile manufacturer Volvo is joining forces with Sweden-based Vattenfall, one of the world’s leading energy companies, to make a new plug-in hybrid diesel/electric vehicle.

Volvo V70 Plug-in hybrid demonstration car

Volvo says the new hybrid that will come out of the partnership is to hit the market in 2012.

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Though hydrogen as an alternative fuel for vehicles is more expensive compared to electricity, Mazda Motors is going ahead with its hydrogen-engine plans by delivering the first of its Premacy Hydrogen Rotary Engine Hybrids to the Iwatani Corporation.

Mazda Premacy Hydrogen Hybrid

Premacy (the model known in the United States as Mazda5) uses the same hydrogen rotary engine that powers its RX-8 Hydrogen RE and adds an electric motor. It has twice the range of the RX-8, at about 200 km – some 124 miles.

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