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The future of motoring is about to change radically. In the future, there should be no need for noisy, fuel-guzzling vehicles that belch damaging fumes into our precious atmosphere, pounding our roads and harming our environment, as advances in science have provided stunning new alternatives, some of which do not even require a driver.

One such innovation has emerged from motor giant, Toyota, who have been prototyping a new "hover-car" developed through their sophisticated Research and Development division.
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China, which is heavily polluted, has a program to replace conventional automobiles with electric cars. But it turns out that these are EVEN MORE polluting than automobiles with gas engines!

When environmental engineers Chris Cherry and Shuguang Ji analyzed the emissions of five vehicle technologies in 34 major Chinese cities, they found that electric cars cause much more overall harmful fine particulate matter pollution than gasoline cars–and fine particles in the atmosphere lead to heart attacks.
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In order to stave off bankruptcy, GM is trying to interest customers in its electric Chevrolet “Volt,” but the trouble is, it can only go 40 miles before it needs to be recharged. There are very few municipal charging stations around and not everyone has a garage where they can install an outlet. Imagine how different things would be if General Motors had spent the last twenty years improving the capability of its electric motor, rather than churning out SUVs.
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BMW will bring out an electric version of its popular “Mini” in 2010, but you’ll have to get on a waiting list in order to buy one, since they will only be leased to around 500 “selected” customers at first. The first ones will be available in California, since that state has a mandate that requires car manufacturers to build 7,500 non-polluting cars by 2014.You can refuel your electric car?if you’re lucky enough to get one?by installing a wall socket in your garage, but how can you find a gas station if you have a hydrogen-fueled car?
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