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The world’s longest and deepest railway tunnel is now open in – or under – the Swiss Alps for tests. When it opens to train traffic in December 2016, the new Gotthard Base Tunnel will cut travel time through the heart of Europe by up to an hour within Switzerland and between Germany, Switzerland and
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BMW has launched a car sharing service, called ReachNow, the newest in a growing list of car sharing companies designed to appeal to millenials, who seem to be less interested in owning a car than other demographic groups. Car2Go, was launched by Mercedes-Benz parent Daimler using its smartcar brand vehicles a decade ago, and Nissan
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Travel is one of the great joys of life. Here’s how to travel greener. Being eco-conscious will cut your travel budget and help save the planet without giving up luxury. Go green on Earth Day and year-round. Re-use – Start with water bottles. Instead of buying and discarding water bottles that add to the landfill, travel
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If your budget is bleeding from your IRS 1040, take some of the pain out of your 2015 tax bite by booking one of these tax day travel deals, for travel now or later this year, including deals that wipe away local room taxes. Kimpton Hotels, which operates Kimpton, Palomar and Monaco brands, among others,
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While Volkswagen continues to suffer falling sales and negative headlines from its diesel emissions tampering scandal, it’s getting positive buzz from the Budd-e Concept, the 21st century version of the iconic 1960s microbus. International auto shows, from Detroit to Dubai, are an important way for manufacturers to tease the future, by introducing so-called concept cars
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It was eerie driving on I-75 in Northern Michigan at 65mph recently without my hands touching the steering wheel or my foot touching the gas pedal or brake. While full-time autonomous driving is still years away, automotive technology already allows it part-time. I was test driving a 2015 Acura TLX, the new mid-size marvel replacing
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Where’s Santa? Since 1955, the team at North American Aerospace Defense Command (better known as NORAD) has kept track of a sleigh pulled by eight reindeer. Curious kids can follow Santa’s route on Christmas Eve, as well as receive updates from the North Pole online at NORAD Tracks Santa. We are told Rudolph’s glowing red nose gives
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With Super Bowl Sunday on the calendar, it’s a good opportunity to ackowledge eco-friendly green football stadiums, and basketball stadiums, that help the environment by being green. Here’s are the top ten green professional sports stadiums in the USA, compiled by SunRun, which provides and installs solar panels and energy saving solar systems for private
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Your next car may be produced in a 3D printer instead of on an assembly line. Auto makers use 3D printers to create prototype parts. Now, entire vehicles can be produced by 3D printing. The first 3D printed car was actually printed during a recent technology show, assembled, and driven away, while attendees watched. Since
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The National Park Foundation is offering FREE passes to every 4th grader in the USA and their families. The “Every Kid in a Park” initiative provides free access to national parks, historic sites, national monuments and more, for the 2015-2016 school year. So any 4th grader in any of the 50 states can bring a
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