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The Return of Knight Rider -- On a Solar Hybrid Mustang! September 30th, 2008
Classic TV Show Gets Recycled -- This Time, with an Eco-Friendly Twist
Knight Rider, the 80's TV show that first introduced us to the incomparable David Hasselhoff, is slated to be revamped and return to television. This time, however, instead of Hasselhoff's trusty Trans AM, the new...more
Toyota Has the Green Thing Going On September 24th, 2008
Carmaker Lives Up to its Name as Greenest Car Company
From planting trees, to installing handy energy consumption display screens, to being pioneers on the forefront of building hybrid four-wheel drive vehicles, Toyota maintains that it knows how to go green better than any other...more
3rd-Gen Prius: Toyota to Add Solar Panels July 9th, 2008
But Flaunting Your Green Style May Not Come Cheap
The more we hear about the new Prius, which should show up in 2009, the more excited we get. The latest news is that Toyota will add solar panels on the roof to power the...more
Green Freebie: How about a Toyota Prius? June 27th, 2008
Or $3000 worth of Plants, an Energy Star TV, or an Eco-Spa-Retreat
Somebody somewhere is getting something green for free – why not you? Jet Blue Airways is making up for all those carbon emissions by giving you a chance to go green every day – with...more
3rd-Gen Prius Expected to Get 90+ MPG June 13th, 2008
Plus, an Official Plug-In Prius from Toyota in 2011
Mark your calendars: the next-generation Toyota Prius is expected to debut next January at the 2009 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The Internet rumor mill has it that the car could debut in...more
A Convertible Prius -- For a Price June 9th, 2008
Convertbile Conversion Company Will Let the Sunshine In
Newport Convertible Engineering, based in sunny California, will drop the top of just about anything, from a Hummer to a Maybach to ... a Prius? Yup. For $12,500, the company will chop your Toyota Prius's...more
Honda's New Hybrid To Do Battle with Prius June 2nd, 2008
Carmaker to Roll Out Four Hybrids by 2015
Gas prices have risen so high -- thanks to oil prices being over $130 a barrell -- that Honda decided to rethink its hybrid program, which to date has exactly one model: the Civic. Why...more
Knight Rider Recycled -- Reborn With Green Twist! May 16th, 2008
KITT is Back, and Greener Than Ever
Recycling is everywhere these days, especially in Hollywood, where old ideas get re-used every day. Case in point: the new remake of the 1980’s show Knight Rider. Sure, the show gave us David Hasselhoff, who...more
100 MPG in a Prius: Hacking a Hybrid May 5th, 2008
Illinois Brothers Do a Plug-In Conversion -- And You Can, Too!
Brothers Chris and Andrew Ewert of Wheaton, Illinois, converted their standard-issue Prius to a plug-in hybrid that gets more than 100 miles per gallon by installing a battery array and charger in the rear cargo...more
Mary J Blige Gets Her Hybrid On May 2nd, 2008
Singer Teams Up With GM to the Tune of Sustainability
GM wants you to know that Mary J. Blige is gas friendly and, dare we say, gas free. MediaPost is reporting that Ms. Blige is promoting GM’s new “Gas Friendly to Gas Free” campaign. Rumor...more
