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www.stuff.tv is where all the cool kids go to get their daily gadget fix. Jools takes Honda's new CR-Z for a test drive to see if its Hybrid tech results in a sports car that can save the planet.
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More news and videos on www.youcarpress.com [02-Mar-2010] Porsche presents a high-performance mid-engined concept sports car with ultra-efficient, low-emission drive technology. With the release of the 918 Spyder, the company is further increasing its competence in hybrid technology. The prototype combines high-tech racing features and electro-mobility to offer a fascinating range of qualities.
Toyota Announces Return of '100 Cars for Good' Program in 2012 Will Award 100 Vehicles to 100 Nonprofits in 100 Days -- with Winners Selected by the Public •Registered 501(c)(3) organizations are invited to apply online with details on how a new car would help them achieve even more for their local communities •Applications open on March 12, 2012 at www.facebook.com CHICAGO (February 9, 2012) -- At the Chicago Auto Show today, Toyota announced the return of its "100 Cars for Good" program. For the second straight year, Toyota will award 100 vehicles over the course of 100 days to 100 US nonprofits, with winners selected through public voting on the Toyota Facebook page. Applications for the program will open on March 12, 2012 at www.facebook.com The announcement was made by Michael Rouse, vice president of philanthropy and community affairs for Toyota Motor Sales, USA, who was accompanied by some of the nonprofits that received vehicles in last year's 100 Cars for Good program. "At Toyota, we appreciate what a big difference a new car can make for organizations working to improve lives and strengthen communities across the country, and we are thrilled to have this opportunity to lend a hand," said Rouse. "Over the last 20 years, Toyota has contributed more than half a billion dollars to nonprofits throughout the US 100 Cars for Good allows us to build on that commitment in important, new ways by making the public an integral part of these efforts and harnessing the power ...
Photos: picasaweb.google.com Today I saw at Monza Circuit the 2011 Audi LMP1 race car during a test session for the 24h of Mans. I hoped that the new V6 engine would sound louder than the old Audi engine. Unfortunatlely it's quiter. The sound is like a strong wind flush. THANKS FOR WATCHING!!!
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We take Infiniti's sporty green machine, the M35h, to the test track to see if performance and hybrid can exist in the same sentence. Read full story here: www.motortrend.com Also find Motor Trend on: twitter.com facebook.com
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Visit www.bmw-i.com and find out more about BMW i8 Concept. Sometimes it is time to leave the city. Escape the restrictions of everyday life. The BMW i8 Concept is an icon of progress. It combines the energizing performance of a sports car with benchmark efficiency.
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This week hosts JRR and Crystal Stranger count down their Top 10 of 2011 cars including the Nissan GT-R, Mercedes SLK, Audi A7, and Lexus CT200. They also look at concept cars in the "Strap In" segment and watch some crazy videos in "Junk in the Trunk" like how a construction crew moved a BMW with a forklift! For more information, show notes, and schedules visit www.thisweekin.com.
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TORC ( www.torctech.com ) is proud to have been a part of the NFB Blind Driver Challenge(tm) team with NFB and Virginia Tech's Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory (RoMeLa). ============================ Blind Man Drives Car Independently Baltimore, Maryland (January 29, 2011): The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the oldest and largest organization of blind people in the nation, announced today that for the first time a blind individual has driven a street vehicle in public without the assistance of a sighted person. Mark Anthony Riccobono, a blind executive who directs technology, research, and education programs for the organization, was behind the wheel of a Ford Escape hybrid equipped with nonvisual technology and successfully navigated 1.5 miles of the road course section of the famed track at the Daytona International Speedway. ..... Read the full news release and get more information at: www.digitalnewsrelease.com #### To learn more about the organizations involved, visit: NFB - www.nfb.org RoMeLa - www.romela.org TORC - http www.torctech.com blind driver challenge, nfb blind driver challenge, blind driver, romela blind driver challenge, dr. dennis hong, torc, robotics
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Toyota Unveils third generation Toyota Prius Hybrid car at NAIAS in Detroit
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Toyota Unveils the Prius Third-Gen at the North American International Auto Show in Cobo Center, Detroit, Michigan (January 11-25, 2008)
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Article by Gary Fumeaux
High gas prices and shifting consumer attitudes point to excellent prospects for hybrid cars.
Automakers are facing energy instability and higher gas prices, and customers are demanding cleaner and more economic solutions. The hybrid phenomenon is about saving time and money at the fuel pump, but it's also about saving a part of the world every day. Transportation is responsible for about a quarter of the greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere, and the United States is the greatest greenhouse gas contributor on the planet.
The hybrid phenomenon is allowing drivers to change the earth and feel good about it. In business and commerce, hybrid dollars help stimulate economies and create jobs. The shift also is creating global virtual communities and empowering people to promote environmental sustainability. The phenomenon shouts globally and acts locally every day.4 Types of Hybrid Cars
FULL HYBRID The most efficient and widely used hybrids are called full hybrids, which can run on electricity alone. At low speeds, full hybrids can use batteries, computers, and a complicated transmission to move the car without burning any fuel. The Toyota Prius has sufficient technology to run electrically for several miles. This feature increases gas mileage and eliminates smog and noise pollution.
MILD HYBRID Hybrids that rely mainly on an internal combustion mechanism are called mild hybrids. The electric motor increases efficiency by assisting the engine. But it cannot move the vehicle on electricity alone. Mild hybrids provide the same driver benefits as full hybrids, but to a lesser degree. They use common transmissions and are cheaper to manufacture than full hybrids so they cannot be converted to plug-ins.
LIGHT HYBRID Light hybrid cars do not recycle energy, although they perform as typical hybrids in other ways. They reduce fuel consumption by shutting the motor down when the vehicle is stopped. The stopping and restarting of the engine is computerized so the driver need not be bothered with this process.
PLUG-IN HYBRIDS. Plug-in technology is the next step in making full hybrids into electric vehicles. Plug-ins use larger battery packs that can tap into external electricity. Drivers make use of all the benefits of full hybrids to a greater degree and can fill up with electricity.
How They Will Affect our World and our Future
The hybrid phenomenon is playing a noteworthy role in the future of jobs, companies, economies, and countries-as well as in our world-view of gas, transportation, and the environment. After all, our cars connect everything in our lives, from family to work to recreation to the surroundings, and trucks deliver almost everything we consume.Benefits of hybrid technologies go well beyond gas mileage and saving money. They lead toward new applications and platforms. The hybrid has the potential to move to greater innovations for a growing number of goods and services.
Hybrid cars can potentially increase the efficiency of almost any fuel and class of vehicle. The tradeoff in cost seems minimal compared with the growing number of benefits. If users continue their present rate of investment, hybrid technology will surely become the core technology of the automobile industry.
Surveys indicate that many hybrid owners joined the hybrid phenomenon not only to help themselves, but also to help the world. Drivers conserve money on gas, leaving more oil for other purposes. They relish quiet rides allowing others to breathe cleaner air. They get to feel confident and content about the car they own. Their hybrid cars recycle energy and demonstrate how to get the most out of life while saving our oil reserves and our earth.
Source: http://www.cheap-gas-now.com. For more gas tips and ways to cut what you spend at the petrol pump, visit http://www.cheap-gas-now.com
About the Author
Gary Fumeaux is a leading cost-cutting specialist with over 7 years experience in helping businesses and the public with huge cost savings. For more gas tips and ways to cut what you spend at the petrol pump, visit www.cheap-gas-now.com
Toyota Unveils third generation Toyota Prius Hybrid car at NAIAS in Detroit
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Toyota Unveils the Prius Third-Gen at the North American International Auto Show in Cobo Center, Detroit, Michigan (January 11-25, 2008)
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