Piaggio to be First to Mass Produce Plug-in Hybrid

Posted on November 11, 2008 at 8:03 am (PST)

As a driver of the much loved Toyota Prius hybrid, I am eagerly awaiting the plug-in hybrid movement. It seems though that a company named Piaggio may be the first on the block with their plug-in hybrid motorized “tricycle.”

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Ford Smart Gauge Guilts You to Drive Economically

Posted on October 30, 2008 at 7:39 am (PST)

Probably the coolest feature of the soon to be released 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid is the inclusion of the SmartGauge with “EcoGuide.”

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Audi Releases Information Regarding the A1 Sportback Hybrid Electric Car

Posted on October 29, 2008 at 6:34 am (PST)

Audi has announced another green vehicle based on it’s A1 hybrid concept. The five-door A1 Sportback will go from 0-62 MPH in 7.9 seconds, reach a top speed of 124 MPH and manage up to 72.4 miles from a gallon of fuel.

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New HDPC from MIU offers sleek shell - INTEL Atom-power

Posted on October 22, 2008 at 6:14 am (PST)

When the Hybrid Dual Portable Computer was introduced two years ago, the premise was thus: mobile OS up front, Windows XP inside and about as pretty as a duck dipped in oil. Well, that duck has officially been scrubbed clean. The new shell is pretty sleek, is it not?

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Air-Powered Hybrid

Posted on January 8, 2008 at 4:26 pm (PST)

Want to fill your car’s tank for three dollars? Want to emit zero emissions? This car which runs on compressed air can do all that.
Ten years ago a French Formula One expert came up with this idea of using compressed air released through the pistons in the engine, and that powering the wheels. He claims [...]

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Human Electric Hybrid - Bike, That Is

Posted on September 29, 2007 at 12:18 pm (PST)

It sounds like something out of The Terminator–a "human electric hybrid." But, it’s actually a bike that you can buy now. Made by Matra, the MS1 can run for 62 miles on the juice, achieving a speed-limited velocity of 28 mph and capturing energy during braking. The "human" part is what comes in when the [...]

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Writing on the Keyboard

Posted on September 19, 2007 at 9:47 am (PST)

The A1Pro selling for only $25.48 is a hybrid keyboard of sorts which incorporates a writing pad. Unfortunately, it sits in the very spot the rest of us find our 10-key pad, which is not such a good idea.
Regardless, the idea of have a writing tablet or perhaps a small graphics tablet designed right into [...]

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Hybrid + Segways

Posted on September 8, 2007 at 10:21 am (PST)

Meet the Opel Flextreme with a storage compartment for two Segway scooters. One has to wonder - why?

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Electric Car by Edison/Ford

Posted on July 8, 2007 at 12:33 pm (PST)

The electric companies want to keep their fingers in the consumer pie and continue to push for electric cars. Ford and Edison are embarking on this very project — in the creation of vehicles capable of being plugged into a power outlet. The new cars will use a combustion engine in a hybrid mode.
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The Froggetmee: The New Spork

Posted on June 21, 2007 at 8:43 am (PST)

My name is Schirn, and I’m a ramenholic. And all ramenholics are incomplete without the Froggetmee, a nifty combo of a spoon and pair of chopsticks right there in your hand, at the same time. Seriously, I can’t believe this how simple, yet ingenious this is.
It is about 11" long and made of good [...]

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