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    First Hybrid Solar Power Plant is a Jack Of All Trades

    Rumored Toyota Hybrid Sportscar is Prius-based

    Electric Car Whiz Builds World's First Plug-In Hybrid Speedboat

    Toyota Planning to Build a Car out of Seaweed; Tofu Cushions Not Included

    Skylon Rocket/Jet Hybrid Is, Scientifically Speaking, Super Cool

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    New Prius Hybrid Dashboard Photos

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    Image of EBone EBone
    06/15/09

    In reply to First Hybrid Solar Power Plant is a Jack Of All Trades
    100 kilowatts is not that much power for something this big. It's about enough energy for 30 homes.
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    Image of andrelix andrelix
    06/15/09

    @EBone: 30 American homes with internet, computers, tv's, fridge, micro, etc. A whole community when your house is made our of mud...
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    Image of Gann Gann
    06/15/09

    @EBone: In the US at peak consumption, yes.
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    Image of EShy EShy
    06/16/09

    @andrelix: mud??? Israel is more hi-tech than most american cities. just look at the penetration percentages for broadband or cellphones (which is higher than 100%!!!)
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    06/16/09

    @EShy: Woooosh!
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat
    06/15/09

    In reply to First Hybrid Solar Power Plant is a Jack Of All Trades
    Add some bling/diamonds, and that thing could very well be a Lil' Jon chalice.


    What? Yea-ahhh!

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    Image of Nick Nick
    06/15/09

    In reply to First Hybrid Solar Power Plant is a Jack Of All Trades
    is it just me or does that last picture look all biblical, old testamenty to anyone else.
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    Image of slater slater
    06/15/09

    @Nick: I was thinking more Raiders of the Lost Arc.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat
    06/15/09

    @slater: No, it's a simple tower. The tower of a carpenter.
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    06/15/09

    @Nick: It is located in Israel..
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    Image of Hiphopopotamus Hiphopopotamus
    06/15/09

    In reply to First Hybrid Solar Power Plant is a Jack Of All Trades
    Ooooh... it looks bright and shiny - JUST LIKE THE STAR THAT USED TO BE NEXT TO MY NAME!
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    Image of Nick Nick
    06/15/09

    @Hiphopopotamus: it's the economy
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    Image of Thats Dr Bear to You Thats Dr Bear to You
    06/15/09

    @Hiphopopotamus: Don't feel bad, some of us have given up on having a star at all, just remember all the good times you had with it.
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    Image of Log1c Log1c
    06/15/09

    @Hiphopopotamus: I'd like mine back as well.


    Shouldn't they have made it black though so it absorbs more heat?

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    Image of Gann Gann
    06/15/09

    @Hiphopopotamus: Wait, they're taking away stars?
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    Image of Gann Gann
    06/15/09

    @Gann:


    *Looks around nervously*

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    Image of Sir Gibler Sir Gibler
    06/15/09

    @Log1c: isnt black when every color is being reflected and it blends to become black. as in when you look closely at a crow, you can see tons of colors.
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    Image of ceilingFANBOY ceilingFANBOY
    06/15/09

    @Sir Gibler: No. There is a reason why a black car gets so much hotter than a white car. Black absorbs light, thus making it the absence of color.
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    Image of FredicvsMaximvs FredicvsMaximvs
    06/16/09

    @Thats Dr Bear to You: So, it's better to have starred and lost, than to have never starred at all?
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    Image of metal face eagle premium is not from So Cal metal face eagle premium is not from So Cal
    03/20/09

    In reply to Rumored Toyota Hybrid Sportscar is Prius-based
    a sporty look and AND low offset wheels? where am I!
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    Image of imTheKing imTheKing
    03/20/09

    In reply to Rumored Toyota Hybrid Sportscar is Prius-based
    the idiotic comments from people on here about it not being fast. Like you need that extra second or 2 seconds of acceleration. The point is its a hybrid. American drivers need to get with the times.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    03/20/09

    @imTheKing: But can't we have it with speed too??
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    03/19/09

    In reply to Rumored Toyota Hybrid Sportscar is Prius-based
    On the one hand, Toyota's actually building something slightly sporty for the first time since the Clinton administration. (Do I count the Celica GT-S? Barely.) On the other hand, it doesn't have a real transmission, and it's uglier than a bag of smashed assholes - and if other Toyotas are any indication, handling will take a backseat to just about everything else.


    Shame, that.

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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    03/19/09

    @FurtiveParsnip: The MR2 may not be the prettiest car, but it's actually a good little sports car. The old MR2 is Toyota's Ford Probe.
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    Image of SnowingCookies SnowingCookies
    03/19/09

    In reply to Rumored Toyota Hybrid Sportscar is Prius-based
    Could this be the "2007 Supra" that Edmonds.com was predicting back in 2005?

    [www.edmunds.com]
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    03/19/09

    @SnowingCookies: That's the Lexus LF-A or whatever they're calling it.
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    Image of Kev50027 Kev50027
    03/19/09

    In reply to Rumored Toyota Hybrid Sportscar is Prius-based
    0-60 in 7 seconds is a sports car? Since when? Last I checked anything under 6 seconds is fast, and under 5 seconds is Porsche or BMW M territory
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    03/19/09

    @Kev50027: A Mazda Miata, no matter how slow it would be, would be considered a sports car as well. The acceleration time is not the be-all-end-all determining factor.
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    Image of alexmg2420 alexmg2420
    03/19/09

    In reply to Rumored Toyota Hybrid Sportscar is Prius-based
    I prefer the old MR2 (the one that looks like Toyota's take on a Porsche). This puppy's pretty fugly. Good effort to Toyota, though.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    03/19/09

    @alexmg2420: I've seen the old MR2. It looks more like a Ferrari F355 made a baby with a Ford Probe, than any Porsche.
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    Image of NeoAkira NeoAkira
    03/19/09

    @alexmg2420:


    This is fugly? Then I'd hate to see the piece of shit you drive.

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    02/25/09

    In reply to Toyota Planning to Build a Car out of Seaweed; Tofu Cushions Not Included
    Call me a skeptic, but given the amount of treatment that seaweed's gonna need to be a viable building material, wouldn't it be more eco-friendly to build the body panels from recycled steel or aluminium?
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    Image of NathanielSpace NathanielSpace
    02/25/09

    In reply to Toyota Planning to Build a Car out of Seaweed; Tofu Cushions Not Included
    safety fail?
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    02/26/09

    @NathanielSpace: Ironically, it might not be that unsafe if everyone drove ultra light seaweed cars. It's the fact that everyone already drives heavy cars that makes this unsafe.
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    Image of xint xint
    02/25/09

    In reply to Toyota Planning to Build a Car out of Seaweed; Tofu Cushions Not Included
    Correct me if I'm wrong, smart people:


    Wouldn't making the car out of seaweed be a fire hazard?


    It'd be a seaweed based material along with all the other chemicals they have to mix in there to make it strong and safe for the road.


    ...anyone? anyone?

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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    02/25/09

    @xint: Well, as you said, the seaweed will definitely be heavily processed into bioplastic to the point that you won't know it used to be seaweed. Plus, they aren't going to use the seaweed for the structural parts of the car, just the panels and cosmetic bits.


    As for being a fire hazard: maybe they haven't figured that out yet. But then again, lots of materials that are currently used in cars are not fire safe. Leatherette used in many car seats actually melts when in contact with fire and burns you even more.

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    Image of KragNaroK KragNaroK
    02/25/09

    In reply to Toyota Planning to Build a Car out of Seaweed; Tofu Cushions Not Included
    now how will i drive without pants on when my cars has glass doors?
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    Image of Mike Mike
    02/25/09

    @KragNaroK: How can you drive around without pants when you have to get out of your car at some point.
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    Image of Mike Mike
    02/25/09

    @Mike: 99% of the people that see you without pants will never see you again so you have nothing to worry about.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    02/25/09

    @Mike: Schizophrenia's a bitch, man.
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    02/26/09

    @Mike: I know! That's what I told the officer, but he cuffed me anyway. Why can't people be more civilized?
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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    02/20/09

    In reply to Skylon Rocket/Jet Hybrid Is, Scientifically Speaking, Super Cool
    It takes off like a regular plane, and then achieves orbit? Wow, that would actually do something with even Burt Rutan's Space-Ship-One couldn't do, which is top the Air Force's X-15 in terms of efficiency of launch (all Rutan did was revolutionize the reentry process).
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