Category archives: Cool Green Future

The car that pretty much started it all keeps rolling on and on!! Three generations in sixteen years and more than three million units sold worldwide – as of the end of June, those are the stats on the Toyota Prius. Even though Toyota says Prius sales might not reach…

What?! Maybe the only thing worse than having to leave your precious ride at an airport’s long-term parking is to come back and find it damaged. Door dings are one thing, but finding the wires of your car’s electrical system chewed by wild rabbits is another. That’s what travelers at…

Passengers have a habit of packing some unusual things in their luggage, but when a Ford engineer passed his bag through security recently, it clearly took the TSA X-ray technician by surprise. It wasn’t a gun, knife or illicit drugs but a big steel block.  More precisely, it was the main piece…

For an artist whose work is measured by the ton, George Tobolowsky’s scrap-steel sculptural works can be remarkably light and lyrical — even feminine in the case of the big metal bra. Talk about your underwiring. The bra, also known as “Ann-e Girl,” is a 13-foot representation of the intimate…

Tesla Motors Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk, an entrepreneur known for his outsized ambition, on Friday made a stunning forecast: battery-powered cars will likely match the internal combustion engine in popularity by the middle of the next decade. “In 20 years more than half of new cars manufactured will be…

Word has come down from old guard luxury brand Porsche that its 918 Spyder hybrid is in the next development phase, sporting a hefty $845,000 price tag. We’ve reported on the Porsche 918 Spyder before, noting at the time a limited run of 918 production units of this hybrid would…

This car is not only super eco-friendly but tasty also!

I love street art!

The Green Car Journal, in announcing the five finalists for the 2012 Green Car of the Year award, has revealed a wider focus for the award. Now in its seventh year, the Green Car of the Year designation honors environmental automotive leadership and the winner will be announced at the…