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Citroën’s Electric Car Made from Recycled Cardboard

The French automaker's new EV concept car, Oli, prepares for a world with less resource

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Pure, purposeful and defined by extreme horizontal and vertical lines, Citroën’s new electric vehicle concept car, Oli, is a future-forward family vehicle built for a world with scarce resources. Eschewing metal and steel, Oli’s roof and hood, co-created with BASF, are made from recycled corrugated cardboard that forms a honeycomb structure sandwiched between fiberglass panels. Other elements—including recycled bumpers, textiles and plastic that acts as …

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Bacteria-based batteries, a new armored dinosaur, India's forest bridges and more from around the web

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A Battery Powered by Bacteria and Sweat Researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst have engineered a bacteria-based battery that can produce power from human sweat. The key to their innovation is bacterium Geobacter sulfurreducens, a bacteria that can produce electricity and has been used to explore microbial batteries. However, its need to be fed a constant diet has limited its functionality. To get around …

Cadillac’s Highly Anticipated Luxury EV CELESTIQ Finally Unveiled

Bold proportions, innovative tech and handcrafted elements combine in this show-stopping sedan

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Today, Cadillac unveils their CELESTIQ show car—a stunning luxury sedan that’s set to exist as the jewel of the Detroit-based carmaker’s electric vehicle lineup. Intended to be the embodiment of the brand, CELESTIQ combines futuristic tech and design with classic touches and pristine craftsmanship. We had the opportunity to see the car in Cadillac’s Design Center and see it firsthand. Inside and out, the car …