I was watching the Science Channel’s special “Powering the Future” and they had a segment on the CODA car company. It looks like it might be a nice alternative to the hybrids out there and even the Chevy Volt (in case you’re not a fan of Chevy). The CODA also has some nice specs going [...]
An interesting video a friend shared with me. It’s part train, part monorail.
EcoWatercraft has developed a completely electric Jetski that produces no stinky exhaust fumes, no noise and it still hauls! Read the lively comment discussion on Treehugger.com
I’m flipping through the latest issue of Pop Sci (a favorite I might add) and I ran across an interesting full page ad. No it’s not one of those ads in the back of the mag promising better stiffies, more hair on the top my melon (I’m making bald look cool, thank you very much) [...]
Something that never occurred to me…using your hybrid car to feed power back into the power grid. Willett Kempton suggests that we can use our hybrid cars during the day to help smooth out spikes in the demand for power. Kempton parks a plug-in Toyota Scion in his garage that can discharge 19 kilowatts of [...]
Looks like there may be a new form of “hot rodder” in the near future. A guy in California has rigged his Toyota Prius hybrid car to squeeze even more gas mileage out of it. According to the article: “It looks like a typical Toyota Prius hybrid, but in the trunk sits an 80-miles-per-gallon secret [...]
Via the Popular Mechanics website.
I’ve seen this sub/watercraft before on the Discovery Channel and it is very cool. I’m not much for boats and such, let alone subs, but this one I would love to get a ride in! Very cool stuff! Visit their siteĀ
Carlos Owen is in the process of building his own mech. That’s right a mech…. It stands 18 feet tall and the arms are functional, his next step is getting this bad boy to walk. I’m rootin’ for ya Carlos! Carlo’s website