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BMW Megacity is set to roll out of the factory before the mid of the next decade and it is expected to use a range of lightweight materials so it can achieve its very low emission targets. BMW partners with SGL Group, expert maker of carbon fiber and other composites, to meet the set goals. [...]

Electric powered cars are becoming more and more popular every day, and for good reason. These vehicles are much more cost-effective and don’t cause any pollution. By using electric cars, you will be able to completely eliminate your gas bill, drive up to two hundred miles on a single charge, improve your engine?s performance and get a better horsepower, start enjoying a smoother and quieter ride, get massive IRS refunds for having a green car, spend only a dollar to charge your vehicle, and even protect the environment. It is important, then, to have some knowledge on Building Electric Cars.

Have you noticed how gas prices keep going through a yo-yo effect, but the trend just keeps getting more expensive. If you remember 2008, gas prices were on average at $3 a gallon at the beginning of the year and jumped to over $4.5 a gallon through the summer. The increases in gas prices was taking a big toll on many of my friends and families wallets. But not mine, I purchased a CNG Car (compressed natural gas) that not only saves a load of money (only an average of $0.75 a gallon equivalent through 2008) but is far and beyond a cleaner solution for the environment.

During the previous year, the global crude oil prices reached their peak at one hundred and fifty dollars per barrel. For this reason, local gasoline prices increased to a shocking level and many car owners simply could not afford to fuel up their vehicles. Many people had to abandon their cars at home and use the public transportation instead. Some resorted to fuel saving solutions such as bio diesel and hydrogen fuel generator. Nowadays, what is considered as the most practical way to reduce energy cost is by using a pure electric vehicle. But then again, even these brand new electric vehicles bought straight from the dealership cost a tremendous amount of money. As an alternative, many car enthusiasts are learning How To Convert A Car To Electric in order to save money by building their electric car in their own backyard or garage.

Vegetable oil as fuel, is it real? The answer to the question is… Yes! Way back in 1900 at the World’s Fair the Otto Company exhibited an engine that they had built to run on pure peanut oil. Even Rudolph Diesel himself researched the usage of vegetable oil as an alternative fuel in engines of his design.