More impressively, thanks to its advanced lithium-ion batteries and lightweight carbon-composite construction, the Tesla Roadster has a range of 200-250 miles from an overnight charge.

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The first two cars are the i3 (formerly known as the Megacity) and the i8 (the auto formerly known as Vision EfficientDynamics), both of which are said to be as fun to drive as a current car but much more efficient thanks to composite construction and electrified powertrains.

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Part of the Dreamliner's appeal to airlines is its increased fuel efficiency due to its construction of lightweight composite materials instead of metal.

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As the first major airliner to use lightweight composite materials for most of its construction, the 787 Dreamliner also promised 20% better fuel economy and 30% lower maintenance costs.

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For example, the car's half-century-old design concept a lightweight space-frame chassis with a plastic composite body has at last found the materials and precision construction techniques necessary to make it reasonably buildable.

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Despite super smart oversight that dealt successfully with excesses in home construction, rising inflation and the allocation of capital for infrastructure, the China Shanghai Composite from its high in 2007 at 6, 000, corrected two thirds of the way to under 2, 000 in 2009.

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