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...spokes. The spokes in turn are supported by an aluminum center. Because the Tweel is airless, it is more rugged than a pneumatic tire and never goes flat. The Tweel has been tested on the IBOT robotic wheelchair and military vehicles. But you won't see it on your Honda anytime soon. Michelin says it is still too noisy for automotive applications. Next Product: Clean machine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best Inventions 2005: Roll With It | 11/13/2005 | See Source »

...When the cars pull up to me, the Porsches and the Bentleys and all that, I just sort of say, 'Well, that's nice, but for what this costs I could buy 10 of those.'" JON SPALLINO, Californian construction executive and the driver of a Honda FCX, an electric car powered by hydrogen-fuel cells. He is leasing the experimental vehicle, worth $1 million, from Honda for $500 a month...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 11/7/2005 | See Source »

...anyone harbored any doubts that hybrid cars are hot, last week the 2005 Tokyo Motor Show put them to rest. Carmakers practically ran over one another promoting their versions in attempts to catch up with Honda and Toyota, the technology's pioneers. Companies such as Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Mazda, Mitsubishi, GM, Volkswagen and Porsche showed new models or talked about plans to sell them by the end of the decade at the latest. On display were not only regular hybrids, the kind powered by gasoline engines mated to electric motors, but also variations adding hydrogen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Kick the Oil Habit | 10/23/2005 | See Source »

...forgotten exactly why they are making music, or rather, they’ve discovered a new reason. Blackalicious is eyeing the Black Eyed Peas’ comfortable main-stream niche and doing their damndest to squeeze alongside. In fact, they’re even sharing a stage at a Honda Civic promotional event in San Francisco later this month. What’s more, MTV’s TRL hotline number is helpfully printed across the bottom of Blackalicious’ website; it kindly suggests “Request Now!” The group has yet to break into...

Author: By Sam D. G. Jacoby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Review of the Week: The Craft | 10/20/2005 | See Source »

...little more expensive than traditional taxis," concedes Cyril Masson, head of Citybird, "but we save our clients so much time, it's worth it." Just ask the executives from Herm?s and Veuve Clicquot, or the celebrities and politicians who have been spotted on sleek Suzuki Burgman 650s or mighty Honda Goldwing 1800s, and they'll probably agree?there's nothing like going fast and looking cool at the same time. Citybird: tel: (33-1) 72 03 02 94, www.city-bird.com; Motojet: tel: (33-1) 40 27 09 09, www.moto-jet.com; PLD: tel: (33-6) 60 35 27 48, www.pld92.com; H?g? Service...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Life in the Fast Lane | 10/10/2005 | See Source »

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