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Workshop for the soul

Aug 09, 2011 No Comments by

I love this bike rack. Thanks to its funky design you could put it anywhere and watch it give the place or neighbourhood an instant boost. If people have a safe place to leave their bicycles, they will start using them and leaving the car at home. Asides from the eco factor, it just makes [...]

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Masdar’s cars

Mar 10, 2011 No Comments by

I made it down to Masdar Institute of Science and Technology a few weeks ago and experienced the driverless, pod-type ‘cars’ that are moving people from the car park to the institute. The cars are minimalist with either leather or canvas interiors and overall gave me the impression of sitting in a child’s toy – [...]

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Compressed gas for UAE cars

Feb 28, 2011 No Comments

In the next five years, if UAE car dealerships seriously start importing cars that run on compressed natural gas, Shaikh Zayed road might be able to shake off that early morning smog. Filling up will be easy as well because Emirates Gas has started work to open 15 CNG stations across Dubai from 2011 to [...]

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