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    Video: RMI says clean cars are really "reinventing fire" [w/video]
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    The Rocky Mountain Institute has worked on transportation projects before – see the Hypercar and its evolved kin, the Bright IDEA van, or Project Get Ready – so two the new videos from RMI aren't a surprise. What they are, though, is a refinement of the Institute's longstanding ...

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    Video: RMI's Hypercar a 100+ mpg SUV featuring Amory Lovins
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    The video above is all about the Rocky Mountain Institute's Hypercar broadcast as part of the Science Channel's Eco-tech series. The Hypercar is a 100 MPG SUV concept that achieves such high a MPG number by reducing waste. RMI designed the SUV to be built with light carbon fiber for example. Amory ...

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    High-strength steel to cut vehicle weights and boost fuel economy
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    Traditional metal sheet forming allows volume production of automotive body parts such as doors and roofs via a process known as deep drawing. The metal spools off a huge roll to be pressed into a corresponding mold by a three-dimensional die. High-strength steel, such as high-alloy hardenable ...

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    KTM using carbon fibre to make their X-BOW roadster faster
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    Click on the image for a gallery of high-res images of the KTM X-BOW. digg_url = 'http://digg.com/hardware/Carbon_fiber_X_BOW_roadster_coulda_been_in_Transformers_movie'; Austrian motorcycle manufacturer KTM has spent over 50 years building fast, austere motorcycles aimed at performance purists. ...

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    Interview with Michael Brylawski of RMI part four - Hypercar conspiracy theories and the future
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    Click on above image to see complete high resolution gallery.This is the fourth and final part in an interview with Michael Brylawski of the Rocky Mountain Institute where he talks about the history of the Hypercar and where this exciting concept is up to today. In the third part of the interview, ...

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    Interview with Michael Brylawski of RMI part three - Hypercars and Vehicle To Grid theory
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    Click on above image to see complete high resolution gallery.This is the third part in an interview with Michael Brylawski of the Rocky Mountain Institute where he talks about the history of the Hypercar and where this exciting concept is up to today. In the second part of the interview, Michael ...

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    Interview with Michael Brylawski of RMI part two - Hypercars and cold beers
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    Click on above image to see complete high resolution gallery.This is the second part in an interview with Michael Brylawski of the Rocky Mountain Institute where he talks about the history of the Hypercar and what this exciting concept is up to today. In the first part of the interview, Michael ...

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    Interview with Michael Brylawski of RMI, part one - History of the Hypercar
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    Click on above image to see complete high resolution gallery.It is my pleasure to bring you an in-depth interview with Michael Brylawski of the Rocky Mountain Institute. You may remember from the Short History of the Hypercar article we published earlier this month that the Rocky Mountain ...

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    How long until we get one? A short history of the ultralight RMI Hypercar
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    The Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), a non-profit organisation, was established in 1982 by resource analysts L. Hunter Lovins and Amory B. Lovins in response to the oil crisis of the late 1970s and early 1980s to examine and consult on energy policy. RMI now has around 40 full-time staff and ...

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