Aha! It looks like
State Farm's app isn't the only app that helps keep you from
texting while driving—there's
SMS Replier too. And this app will know when you're driving.
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Meet the Bio-Bug, a custom modded
Volkswagen Beetle which has been converted to run on
biogas -- fuel created from human waste. The process of conversion isn't brand new, but this will be the first automobile fully converted to run on biogas in the United Kingdom without any loss of performance. In fact, the car is so reliable that its makers believe it can "blow away"
electric vehicles, and that consumers won't even notice the difference. The Bio-Bug is a regular old 2 liter VW convertible modified to operate on both gasoline and compressed methane gas: once the methane runs out, the car reverts back to running on gasoline. The cars run on so little methane that just one regular sized sewage plant could run a car (or cars) over 95,000,000 miles per year. Developed by GENeco, a sustainable energy company in the UK, the Bio-Bug is going into a trial period, and the company plans on converting its entire fleet if successful.
Volkswagen Beetle converted to run on methane headed for the UK streets originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Porsche's German museum is the stuff of Stanley Kubrick's dreams. Well,
would've been, had he been alive to visit the all-white building, full of clean lines and futuristic-finishings. I don't care much for cars, but hotdamn I
have to visit.
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On Friday, during a visit from President Obama to its Detroit-Hamtramck plant, GM announced some good news for all the
Volt fans out there. Production from 2011 to 2012 for the
electric vehicle -- originally slated
at around 30,000 units -- has been boosted to a projected 45,000 units, a 50 percent increase. The Volt, which has a range of 340 miles (on gas -- it goes approximately 40 miles on battery alone) is being produced at the Detroit-Hamtramck plant, which received $336 million in investments to prepare for the production. The full press release is after the break.
Continue reading General Motors upping Chevy Volt production by 50 percent in 2011
General Motors upping Chevy Volt production by 50 percent in 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 Aug 2010 02:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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I love my nephew's visits, if only so we can pull the old Scalextric set out and pretend we're both eight-year-olds. While this special
Toy Story edition is only a 1:64 scale, I still really,
really want it.
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