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Capstone Turbine unleashes the beasty CMT-380 prototype with a jet engine. It combines the former with a diesel / biodiesel-powered microturbine (a jet engine) with an electric motor. The 380 is an extraordinary supercar with design work from Electronic Arts’ creative director Richard Hilleman. The 380 reaches 60 miles an hour in 3.9 seconds (faster than a Porsche 911 Turbo). and travels 80 miles from a full charge before the turbine starts generating power.

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Thanks to the new fuel efficiency and modern design of the Ford Fusion, the sales of the Ford Fusion is among the America’s Top 10 selling vehicles and number 1 selling domestic car.  Due to the refined European look of the Ford Fusion, it has gained an all-time high acceptance from import shoppers.  But design is not itself gave the sales boost it had, with the new trend in green cars, consumers want to save money and save the planet as well.  The Ford Fusion  provides such a feature in the Hybrid model, which has advanced fuel delivery system to give the Ford Fusion an estimated of 41 mpg in the city and 36 mpg on the highway.

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Be the first to see the Nissan LEAF in person.  An invitation was sent out a few weeks ago to see the Nissan LEAF Zero Emission Tour in Southern California in November.  The tour will begin in Southern California on November 13, 2009 and end in New York City on February 14, 2010.  In case if you already missed the Southern California invitation, you can sign up here.  If you sign up for the RSVP, you will get a bag of goodies at the show.

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