Friday, June 8th, 2007

125 mpg Plug In Toyota Prius!

The bar has been raised yet again. Lithium Technology Corporation out of Pennsyvania has released a new line of lithium batteries that are “…the answer the automotive industry has been searching for.” according to their website. The Future of Thongs has a great article on the new 125 mpg hybrid. Read it here. Learn more [...]

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Sunday, June 3rd, 2007

New Solar Roof for the Toyota Prius!

A company called Solar Electric Vehicles has put out what Prius owners have been waiting for: a solar roof panel. It apparently costs about $2000-4000 and will pay for itself in 2-3 years. Read a very nice article at TreeHugger.com. Photo from TreeHugger.com Also, check out the Solar Electric Vehicles site for more information.

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Sunday, February 11th, 2007

The Holy Grail Accessory for the Toyota Prius: Solar Panels

This is the accessory that I have been dreaming about ever since we bought our Toyota Prius: integrated solar panels. Of course, isn’t this always the way it works? Now that I’ve found the product I’ve been hoping for, it is temporaily unavailable. I have emailed Solatec, and I will post any further info I [...]

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Wednesday, February 7th, 2007

“Greenest” and “Meanest” Cars: Top Ten list Released

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy released it’s annual list of “Greenest” and “Meanest” cars once again.  Topping the list are well-known and highly publicized hybrids Toyota Prius and Honda Civic, but there are some other interesting appearances as well. Read more here.

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Thursday, October 19th, 2006

EPA/DOE Fuel Efficiency Ratings Posted: For Best AND Worst

The Toyota Prius was postd as the overall most fuel-efficient car by the EPA/DOE, but the most fun is to look at the lists of the vehicles with the worst mileage.  Admitedly, if you are buying a Lamborghini you probably don’t care about efficiency, the environment, or spending money on something so trivial as gas, [...]

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Friday, July 28th, 2006

Toyota Reads My Mind: Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles

I love it when a product I want that doesn’t exist yet suddenly appears on the horizon. My wife and I have the cruel ability of thinking of things we want about a year before anyone makes them, but this time Toyota is only a step behind me. They are talking about making a plug-in [...]

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Friday, June 2nd, 2006

Hydrogen Fuel Cells: the Promised Land

A lot of people seem to be saying that fuel cells are going to be the future of automoblies, most notably and shockingly: the President, George W Bush himself. It seems too good to be true to me at the moment, but I’m slowly being swayed. There is definitely some promise there, but the hydrogen [...]

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Thursday, May 25th, 2006

Better Mileage (and cool tricks) From Your Toyota Prius

There is a new breed of hot rodders sprouting up these days: techies. All kinds of people are finding new ways to hack and modify their Priuses to make them have incredible mileage (100+ mpg) or do cool tricks (like maintain your 12V battery with a solar panel). Read the CNET News.com article here. Get [...]

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