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Special Report: Tomorrow's Car
Worries over the future of gasoline supplies and the effects of carbon dioxide emissions are driving innovators to rethink how we get around.
- Tesla Roadster
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A look under the hood of the electric sports car that is generating a buzz.
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- Electric Cars Primer
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Hybrids, plug-ins, and extended-range electric cars are hitting the market. Use this interactive primer to learn how they work.
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- Heating Plug-in Hybrids
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Heating and air-conditioning systems that use thermoelectrics could make plug-in hybrids more practical.
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- Hell and Hydrogen
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No matter how well they're engineered, hydrogen cars offer no real answer to the imminent threats posed by global warming.
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- Electric Cars 2.0
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Plug-in hybrids could bring gas-free commutes. But will they make it to market?
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- Stanford's New Driverless Car
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Junior the autonomous car passes an initial round of tests in preparation for DARPA's Urban Challenge, slated for later this year.
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- Lithium-Ion Motorcycles
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Better batteries are making electric motorcycles possible, providing a cleaner alternative to pollution-spewing gas-powered bikes.
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- GM's Plug-In Hybrid
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How super-hybrids could slash gas consumption and usher in a new era of transportation.
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- BMW's Hydrogen Hopes
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Hydrogen may never be feasible as a fuel for vehicles, but BMW is pushing ahead anyway with an advanced hydrogen-gas combustion hybrid.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology