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- New Road Material Aids in Cleaning up Exhaust Pollution From the Air
- Report: Volkswagen BlueSport Diesel Roadster Gets Green Light
- How to Build a Better Bridge? Portland, Oregon’s Traffic Conundrum
| New Road Material Aids in Cleaning up Exhaust Pollution From the Air Posted: 06 Jul 2010 12:24 PM PDT
Here’s one for the thinking-out-of-the-box crowd. A research team at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in the Netherlands have invented a type of paving material that can be mixed in with normal asphalt or concrete that actually removes some pollutants from the air as cars travel over the surface. The effect works well enough to remove some 25% to 45% of nitrogen oxides from vehicle emissions. The best part: the material reportedly doesn’t even cost that much more than a normal roadway to construct. |
| Report: Volkswagen BlueSport Diesel Roadster Gets Green Light Posted: 06 Jul 2010 11:38 AM PDT
When the VW BlueSport was introduced as a concept car at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show over a year ago, the internet was abuzz with expectation that the car would see the light of day. It was clearly more than just another concept car and, unlike most concept cars, actually looked ready for production. At the time, the car was being touted for having a 0-60 time of about 6 seconds (not bad!) and a combined fuel economy of around 40 mpg (on the Euro cycle, subtract about 15% for likely EPA ratings; ~35 mpg). And now, according to unnamed inside sources, VW has apparently had a change of heart about shelving the project due to the incredible success of VW TDIs in the U.S. |
| How to Build a Better Bridge? Portland, Oregon’s Traffic Conundrum Posted: 06 Jul 2010 11:20 AM PDT
I am well over a month into my cross country journey, and one thing I have noticed is that there is traffic congestion everywhere. It doesn’t matter what state I’ve been in, I’ve run into traffic in all of them. Traffic sucks, and it is only getting worse. One of the cities I recently visited, Portland, Oregon, has been making moves to become more sustainable. But like many river cities, bridges are an integral part of the traffic equation. A proposal by the city council has been approved to widen six-lane I-5 bridge to Vancouver, Washington to 12 lanes. The project is called the Columbia River Crossing. It is projected to cost $3.6 billion, and in reality, will probably cost much, much more, both in actual costs and increased traffic/lost time. But I may have a better idea. |
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