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Feed SubscriptionCarbon Disclosure Project Reveals That Bayer, Bank of America Lead On CO2 Emissions Reduction
It may be responsible for the financial meltdown, but while it was writing bad mortgages, Bank of America was also doing excellent work reducing its footprint. There are lot of problems in the world, and myriad ways to fix them. It's almost impossible to address them all at the same time.
Read More »365 Days a Year, the Oil & Gas Industry Delivers
The oil and gas industry hardly innovates! They just dig up oil! Who cares? Actually, I care and I believe that you should, too. I’m so interested in this that I’ve been interviewing innovative professionals in the oil and gas industry.
Read More »The Zipcar Case: Zipping From Very Good To Magnetic
What makes a product magnetic--irresistible to customers of many stripes, and preferred over its closest competitor by 5:1, 7:1 or 10:1?
Read More »It Turns Out Electric Vehicles Are So Fun To Drive, You Won’t Want To Go Back
So much for range anxiety. A new study of people given a test EV found that every single one of them was happy with it as their primary car. It can seem crazy to think that electric vehicles will replace gasoline engines anytime in the near future: range anxiety, charging times, price, and plain old inertia are all touted as deal-killers
Read More »The End Of The Death Trap: How A Tragic Car Crash Saved Formula One Racing
The new documentary Senna tells the story of the life and tragic death of Formula One racer Ayrton Senna, whose fatal crash at the San Marino Grand Prix led to a host of safety innovations for the sport. Fast Company spoke with screenwriter Manish Pandey about the movie and how Senna's death brought a new era of innovation for Formula One to life
Read More »Need to Buy a Company Car?
If you are considering buying company cars or expanding your current fleet, here's a look at three cars worth the investment.
Read More »Whittell Duesenberg at Gooding Pebble Beach Auction
One of Duesenberg Motors’ best customers was George Whittell Jr., a notorious San Francisco playboy who was heir to a fortune, ran with “questionable” women, raced his cars through city streets, and provided regular fodder for the tabloids. He was also an astute investor who sold $50 million in stock ...
Read More »In Lithuania, They Give Parking Tickets With Tanks
The outraged mayor of Vilnius is sick of cars parking in his bike lanes. So sick of them, he's now crushing them personally. The mayor of Lithuania's capital, Vilnius, was sick of cars parking in no parking zones and bike lanes
Read More »Toyota’s New Steering Wheel Knows If You’re Having A Heart Attack
With a built-in ECG, the new wheel could stop the cars of people under distress, and also serve as a mini-checkup every time you turn the keys. Hypochondriacs, rejoice.
Read More »What Sound Should Electric Cars Make?
To help prevent pedestrian accidents, otherwise silent electric cars must emit a noise while they drive. What noise
Read More »Trade Your Car For A Free Lifetime Bus Pass (If You Live In Murcia)
A Spanish city, in a bid to end congestion, has made its citizens an offer: Give up your car and ride our trolley for free, forever. People love their cars. They're willing to maintain a car even when it's expensive and difficult.
Read More »The Founder of Zipcar Retools in France
Robin Chase recently launched a new car-sharing service in France, called Buzzcar. Robin Chase recognized early on that there is money to be made by making car travel smarter and more affordable
Read More »Peeling Out Sessions: MIT’s Robotic Co-Drivers Can Save Your Skin In Emergencies
Before we get self-driving cars and road-trains, MIT researchers think emergency co-drivers that only take control in dangerous situations are the near-future for robot driving. At least while we still have fallible human drivers driving around like maniacs. MIT's whiz kids have been busying themselves with a tricky problem--how to build a semi-smart car that could take control when the situation ahead of a human driver looks to dangerous to be left to our weak biological instincts
Read More »Road Trains–Not Driverless Cars–Are The Future Of Hands-Free Driving
Before we get cars driven fully by computers, we'll have platoons of vehicles lead by a professional driver that let you take your eyes off the road and save fuel.
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