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Electrical Systems on Toyota Prius Could Be Powered by the Sun

Toyota is rather reluctant when it comes to talking about its future products, albeit nobody can keep a secret forever, can they? The word around the campfire is that the third generation of the Toyota Prius hybrid, expected to be launched next year, will receive some electrical systems that will be powered with the ...

8 July 2008
06:56 GMT

Land Speed Record Contender Runs on... Steam

No, it's not a steam locomotive! It is in fact the latest built steam powered car dubbed 'Inspiration', which will attempt this year to break the world land speed record for steam powered land vehicles, a record that has been standing up for more than one century and which was set on Daytona Beach in 1...

2 July 2008
10:49 GMT

Online Petrol Prices Searches Explode

Although it was obvious that everybody is worried because of the continuous growing petrol prices since protests have been held in multiple regions of the world, the concern is also underlined by the recent online searches which clearly show that people are deeply interested in the matter. The percentage of the searc...

29 May 2008
03:08 GMT

At Least One Decade Will Pass Before Solar Energy Becomes Efficient

Petrol price is now beating every record possible and there's no sign that its ascension will stop anytime soon. On the other hand, alternative renewable energy sources seem to remain inefficient. Nonetheless, researchers argue that, in the next decade or so, fossil fuel dependency will be a thing of the past. "...

9 April 2008
09:43 GMT

Algae to Become Hydrogen Source

It is pretty clear that, in this rhythm, very few of us will have any money to buy petrol. That's why the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory is trying to develop new means through which chemically manipulated algae generate renewable fuels, such as hydrogen gas for example. "We believe ...

2 April 2008
06:07 GMT

Biofuel Worse Than Petrol, Scientists Say

Would converting cars that run on petrol into biofuel propelled ones finally save us from global warming, or not? No chance, say environmental researchers after completing a study on converting biowaste into biofuel. And to top that up, biofuel conversion could even worsen the emission of greenhouse gases. This is mo...

8 February 2008
09:37 GMT

The Robot Invasion Begins!

So be it then! We should at least look at the bright side of the whole deal. No more stepping out of the car, no more getting dirty or smelling of petrol after a quick refuel. The automatic refueling unit was developed by an inventor from Netherlands who is also a gas station owner, and is the first of its kind in th...

7 February 2008
09:44 GMT




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