Tag Archives: Prius

Who Killed The Electric Car?

George Christodoulou asked: Ever watch this movie; “Who Killed the Electric Car?” starring Ed Begley Jr. and Phyllis Diller; directed by Chris Paine. It’s an awful site for anyone who loves the environment. We **** to see the smog when we look out over a cities horizon, but we do. Cars are known to cause the most pollution out of …

Read More »

Hybrid Car FAQ #1

gmajor asked: I get asked the same questions all the time, whenever I’m out driving my Prius, so I thought I’d clear up some confusion via the Internet, about hybrid cars and what it’s like to own one. Send in your questions via e-mail at [email protected]. If I don’t know the answer, I’ll research it and post it in the …

Read More »

Learn All About Hybrid Cars

Hybrid cars are here to stay. Because of the benefits it can give you, you will definitely want to get one for your own. Obviously, more and more people are now making the switch from their conventional car to purchase a hybrid car. So, what could be the reason that increasingly people prefer getting a hybrid car instead of a …

Read More »

Solar Panels On Car Carrier Ships – In The Works

NYK of Japan is looking into building car carriers that have solar panels integrated in them to help with the ships propulsion. Toyota could end up shipping energy efficient Prius’s to the USA in car carriers that are themselves more fuel efficient. From the press release by NYK: As part of corporate efforts to reduce CO2 emissions from ocean-going vessels, …

Read More »

Solar Panels On Your Toyota Prius?

Well the rumors have become news items so maybe there is truth to them now. Word had been getting around that Toyota was working on putting solar panels on the roof of the 2010 Prius that would be aimed at supplementing the power system (most likely the air conditioning system). Today the rumors hit the newsstands as media began reporting …

Read More »