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France Spending $2.2 Billion on Electric Car Charging Network

No one will buy electric cars if there are no plug-in stations, but no one will build plug-in stations without EVs on the road. That's the conundrum for both car makers and plug-in infrastructure companies. Fortunately, the public ...READ»

Will the French Run the US High Speed Rail System?

Will the French Run the US High Speed Rail System?

Instead of attempting to install a country-wide high-speed rail network from scratch, perhaps we should rely on the expertise of countries that already have comprehensive rail systems. That's the thinking behind French national ...READ»

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Housing Complex Doubles as a Social Experiment

A student housing complex in France has one wing that shelters battered women--an effort to create "social co-education."READ»

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Emissions-Free Solar Blimp Almost Ready for Launch

Solar power in the skies seems to be a growing trend. First the Solar Impulse project announced plans to launch a solar-powered manned plane, and now Projet Sol'R has declare that its solar blimp, dubbed Nephelios, is almost ...READ»

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IKEA's Leko Is a Carpooling Service, Not a Flatpack Car

Ikea is introducing an online car-sharing service in conjuction with Comuto, the French ride-sharing company behind Covoiturage.fr, for 26 IKEA locations in France. Last week, we reported that IKEA would enter the eco-friendly car ...READ»

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