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Sponsored: When it comes to shipping, consumers have been conditioned to think faster equals better but fast delivery is rarely the best choice for the planet. A growing number of e-commerce companies are working to combat that trend.
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From EV design to manufacturing and battery optimization and production, we must address needed changes head-on for a radical, new approach.
by Zoé Bezpalko
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The shipping and logistics arm of Brambles promises to make supply chains greener, smarter and more efficient.
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It’s time for the sixth annual Tommies, a salute to the best of bio-inspired designs of the year just passed.
by Tom McKeag
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What can you do with 14 shipping containers of used leather? The airline is teaming with social entrepreneurs to find out.
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Holistic design and advanced lightweight materials set this carbon-fiber sedan apart from the pack. It's also fun to drive.
by Greg Rucks
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Tesla does not risk becoming the next Palm, as long as Elon Musk wins over auto giants along with the masses.
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A new collaboration that includes Coca-Cola, Nike and Procter & Gamble aims to use unwanted tomatoes to create bioplastics.
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The Urbee isn't just one of the lightest cars around. It also represents a radical design approach. Is this the 21st century Model-T?
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A convergence of technologies is leading to healthier communities, and a healthier environment, according to GreenBiz Group’s VERGE.
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A high-speed rail operator needed its trains to be faster and quieter. Its manager turned to owls and kingfishers for inspiration.
by Tom McKeag
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The just-closed auto expo show how the cleaner car market is rapidly maturing, with more automakers building more innovative, more efficient vehicles -- and demand for those cars soaring.
by Adam Happel
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The $14 billion manufacturing giant shares some of its secrets for integrating sustainability into product design, and explains how companies can set their own innovation goals and ramp up their green design processes.
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Green is growing deep roots in the auto industry, as this year's Geneva event waves fewer eco flags but shows big improvements in fuel efficiency and auto innovation.
by Ted Grozier
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The automaker has announced an audacious plan to funnel two-thirds of its investments for the next five years into an 'ecological restructuring,' resulting in ever-cleaner vehicles.
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Recent advances in materials design -- partly inspired by the evolution of the human body -- make possible passenger vehicles that get 240 miles per gallon. Here are three steps that the industry can take for a smoother transition to the low-carbon economy.
by Greg Rucks
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At last week's auto show, car makers from around the globe -- from Tokyo, Detroit, Bavaria and beyond -- brought high-end electric and hybrid vehicles to show off the fact that green is not just mainstream, it's top-of-the-line.
by Adam Happel
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The second part of an in-depth look at how GM took its electric vehicle from concept to prize-winning machine, and the seven steps the program's leader used to shepherd it across the finish line.
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Every aspect of the new Chevy Volt, from its conception to its execution, exemplifies disruptive innovation. Here's how the old-school automaker overcame internal and external challenges to create a truly game-changing technology.
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A new campaign from the automaker aims to enable sustainable innovation by repurposing the technology tools that Toyota has built into its vehicles.
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The so-called "Bio-Bug" cruised the streets of Bristol using methane generated by the local sewage treatment facility. The waste from 70 homes can power the Bio-Bug for a year, according to Wessex Water and its subsidiary, GENeco.
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The 2011 Explorer's standard V6 engine will enjoy a 25 percent boost in fuel economy, while models outfitted with a four-cylinder EcoBoost engine will achieve a 30 percent improvement. This may potentially translate to corporate average fuel economy of roughly 18-20 miles per gallon in the city, and up to 26 mpg on the highway.
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Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway has a 10 percent stake in the Chinese automaker, whose initials have come to mean "Build Your Dreams," and BYD has big dreams for not just leading the EV market, but the solar power market as well.
by Marc Gunther
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Design plans for the Soliloquy include up to 600 square feet of photovoltaic surfacing that can propel the 58-meter (190-foot) vessel to nearly 8 knots during a 12-hour period, Solar Sailor Holdings Ltd. has announced.