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  • Tamara WarrenTamara Warren
    Contributor
    Apr 01, 2011

    Audi x Renovo Bicycles

    Audi has produced its most environmentally vehicle ever --  a bicycle. Audi and Renovo Hardwood Bicycles have partnered up to release a handmade bicycle collection called the duo. It's being touted as a work of art and a mode of transportation. The monocoque frame is made of hardwood and is exceptionally light weight. Hard wood is more shock absorbent. The materials are recyclable and biodegradable. The duo comes in three models — city, sport and road. read »

  • Tom Barlow
    Apr 01, 2011

    Is a Per-Mile Driving Tax in Our Future?

    The government has a problem with your new, high-mileage, low-pollution car: you aren't paying enough in gas taxes to keep up the federal highway system. Recently, at Congress's behest, the Congressional Budget Office studied another way to raise money; charge drivers per mile driven, rather than (or in addition to) taxing your gas. read »

  • Matthew de PaulaMatthew de Paula
    Contributor
    Mar 31, 2011

    Enough With the Prius Love Fest, Already

    I think Hannah Elliott must have driven the wrong car before writing up her thoughts on the Toyota Prius, here. Because the one I’m familiar with isn’t notably larger and more accommodating inside than the Chevrolet Volt or Nissan Leaf, as she claims. read »

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  • Hannah ElliottHannah Elliott
    Forbes Staff
    Mar 30, 2011

    Aston Martin And The Platinum Sapphire See-Through Phone

    Luxury cars are usually good indicators of what we can expect to see widespread in future vehicles, and Aston Martin is no different. The company was one of the first to use push-button starts in production vehicles and to use the 2+2 seating configuration in a coupe. read »

  • Terry WaghornTerry Waghorn
    Contributor
    Mar 30, 2011

    Electric Cars, Not Yet

    Although electric vehicles are much talked about today as a solution to pollution and climate change, the reality is that there are very few of them on the road and it will be some time before they are common. The electric vehicle is still early in the development cycle and in the wake of the recession consumers remain wary about the electric automobile’s value. read »

  • Hannah ElliottHannah Elliott
    Forbes Staff
    Mar 30, 2011
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