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Volkswagen’s Golf GTE is the fast plug-in hybrid you might actua...

February 21, 2014 no comments

There aren’t many quick plug-in hybrids with reasonable price tags, but Volkswagen may just lower the cost of eco-friendly performance with its newly unveiled Golf GTE. The hot hatchback mates ...

New Honda Civic packs multi-touch interface and Here Maps navigation

December 4, 2013 no comments

With certain exceptions, Honda isn’t frequently on the vanguard of car cabin technology. However, we’ll have to toss out our expectations now that the automaker has detailed the 2014 Civi...

Google Updates Glass With Transit Directions

October 8, 2013 no comments

You might think that anyone who can afford a $1,500 pair of interactive glasses might not be inclined to ride public transit, but Google has a different vision in mind. On Monday, the company release...

Hammerhead LED-based bike navigation keeps you on the righteous paths ...

September 12, 2013 no comments

Developer Hammerhead Navigation thinks it has the solution to safer cycling: LEDs. It created a bike-mounted tool that does everything with its flashing diodes: turn-by-turn navigation, suggests crow...

MIT Students Design ‘Sesame Ring’ to Replace Boston Transit Card...

August 28, 2013 no comments

The situation is familiar to everyone who has taken public transportation: You rush into up to the turnstile and then spend five minutes ransacking your pockets and bags for your transit card. Two un...

Ford hybrid software update will improve gas mileage, arrives in Augus...

July 17, 2013 no comments

Apparently the window stickers of Ford’s hybrid line didn’t tell the whole story when it came to gas mileage. After a series of class-action lawsuits regarding fuel usage estimates and Co...

Solar Team Eindhoven crafts solar-powered family car (video)

July 5, 2013 no comments

The solar-powered cars we’ve seen to date are usually built for just one person — not very useful when many of us need to carry passengers. TU/e’s Solar Team Eindhoven just brought ...

Inhabitat’s Week in Green: flying bicycle, tattooed fruits and a...

June 23, 2013 no comments

This week, the MS Tûranor PlanetSolar — the world’s largest solar-powered boat — docked in downtown Manhattan, and Inhabitat was on the scene to tour the 115-foot Swiss catamaran an...

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