vehicle Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 14 Jul 2016 20:36:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Tesla’s Autopilot 2.0 Could Have LIDAR Hardware https://www.greenoptimistic.com/teslas-autopilot-2-0-lidar-hardware-20160714/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/teslas-autopilot-2-0-lidar-hardware-20160714/#respond Thu, 14 Jul 2016 20:36:01 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=60229 Yet another sighting of one of Tesla’s productions hints at cool new driving features. Model S was recently spotted with what appears to be LIDAR hardware in Palo Alto, CA near Tesla’s headquarters. From the front of the vehicle a laser detection system can be seen with the ability to provide 3D maps in real-time. […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/teslas-autopilot-2-0-lidar-hardware-20160714/feed/ 0 60229 Ford’s Green CO2 Materials Will Reduce Carbon Emissions https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fords-green-co2-materials-will-reduce-carbon-emissions-20160520/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fords-green-co2-materials-will-reduce-carbon-emissions-20160520/#respond Fri, 20 May 2016 20:46:35 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=59933 Ford, after working with other companies and universities, is taking the next environmentally-friendly leap to include biomaterials in vehicles. By using excess CO2 to create high-quality plastics and foam, the company will use such materials in vehicle seats and under the hood. The change to green vehicular materials will reduce carbon emissions. 2.4 million pounds […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fords-green-co2-materials-will-reduce-carbon-emissions-20160520/feed/ 0 59933 New Catalytic Converter Increases Fuel Efficiency and Drops Tailpipe Pollution https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-catalytic-converter-increases-fuel-efficiency-drops-tailpipe-pollution-20140129/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-catalytic-converter-increases-fuel-efficiency-drops-tailpipe-pollution-20140129/#comments Wed, 29 Jan 2014 13:37:20 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=45481 One of the most important components in a vehicle for controlling exhaust emission is the catalytic converter. Even though this is common knowledge, there has been little to no progress on improving the design, with the most recent change occurring in the 1940’s. The new catalytic converter prototype, designed by Dr. Benjamin Kingsbury, has been […]

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