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Celebrate the 100th Birthday of the Hybrid, Check Out MIT's Solar Car, Mark Your Own Bike Route, and Learn How to Regrow Rainforests

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By David DeFranza
Washington, DC, USA | Tue Mar 03 16:30:00 GMT 2009

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Believe it or not, the gasoline-electric hybrid car has been around for 100 years.

MIT has built a solar-powered car that can reach an incredible 90 MPH.

Bike contrails allow cyclists to leave a trail behind. Working together, they can mark a new bike path.

More of the rainforest is cut each day. Willie Smits tells us how to grow it back.

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Celebrate the 100th Birthday of the Hybrid, Check Out MIT's Solar Car, Mark Your Own Bike Route, and Learn How to Regrow Rainforests

Get a taste of what's happening today on TreeHugger

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