This week at TreeHugger: We can’t know the future, but the more accurate our models are, the better we can deal with bad stuff before it happens. The good news is, the Argonne National Laboratory has developed new algorithms that will improve computer models of air pollution, and eventually climate change. Hybrid Technologies has announced a new electric supercar that is supposed to compete with 600+ hp gas cars. Streetlight technology might not seem sexy, but there are so many of them that an upgrade makes a big difference. LED is the new generation.
Scientists from the Argonne National Laboratory in the US, in collaboration with scientists from the University of North Carolina and Bristol University in the UK, have created a new air pollution computer model based on new algorithms that can generate more reliable forecasts based on observational data.
The new supercar should be available in two versions: One all electric, and one hybrid. 220+ miles per gallon is expected, and 150- to 180-mile range per charge from the all-electric model.
Even relatively small cities has thousands of them, and traditional street lights definitely are old tech. They’re fairly efficient, but new LED technology is promising to replace them. Their light can even be tuned to be either more white and natural, or red/yellow like old-style street lights.
TreeHugger’s EcoModo column appears every Tuesday on Gizmodo.
