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The Auto Shipping Industry – Too Hazardous to Exist?

The environment is very much in the forefront of the news these days. Terms such as recycling, ecological preservation and non-fossil fuels for energy needs are a major part of the eco-activists vocabulary and are familiar to most people.

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Advantages And Disadvantages Of Electric Vehicles

Electrically powered vehicles like buses, trams, trains and boats have been around for many years, as have many battery powered industrial vehicles. Far less common are electric cars. Many people are surprised to learn that the first battery powered carriage was available in the early 1900's. This vehicle could travel 18 miles at 14 miles per hour. Some twenty years later it was deposed by the gasoline powered car, which could travel further and faster.

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Electric Trucks to Deliver High Tech Chips: Potato Chips That Is

Here’s some crunchy news for you. Usually when we hear about a chip-maker adapting the latest technology, we think of Intel, Motorola or AMD. But snack chip manufacturer Frito-Lay announced last week that they will be rolling out their first five all-electric delivery trucks in NYC, setting the stage for sixteen additional trucks this year and 150 more next year, making it the largest commercial electric truck fleet in North America.


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Progress Toward A More Green Environment By The Auto Shipping Industry

Due to the increasing evidence of our planet's destruction by environmental pollution and the growing concern among nations, industries have stepped up their efforts to operate in an increasingly environmentally clean manner with large established companies in wealthier nations leading the way. The public awareness has increased to the extent that the waiting list for hybrid cars is growing longer and longer.

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How Hybrid Electric Vehicles Work

Have you ever asked yourself about hybrid cars? They certainly look stylish and modern, but what is it about them that makes them so different and so extraordinary? After all, most cars look the same these days, do they not? They are all designed by computer to be aerodynamic and aerodynamic is aerodynamic, so they all end up looking indistinguishable to anyone who is not an aficionado.

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