Knowing is half the battle: Cellulosic ethanol

Every day now it seems that the less than informed masses continue their slow bovine shuffle towards the trend of corn ethanol. Of course it’s a white house win-win because it keeps on burning oil just as much as ever, if not more, and it makes the lobbyists happy. However, it’s important to remember that [...]

$1000 fine triggered by bumper sticker: “Powered by 100% vegetable oil”

In the world’s best example of bumper sticker regret, Bob Teixeira was fined $1000 for advertising his vegetable oil fuel usage. Add to that additional fines and then a fee to make himself legit the bumper sticker could end up costing him $4500.
The premise being that he is avoiding North Carolina state fuel taxes. By [...]

2008 Prius is Sexy!?

The site worldcarfans.com somehow wrangled an exclusive sketch of the 2008 Prius along with details on specs. Check out the image on their site . For my taste the looks of the current Prius aren’t anything special in any regard. However, this 2008 looks pretty hot! Combine that hotness with increased power and 80 [...]