Hybrid Car - More Fun with Less Gas

Bob Ackley says minor natural gas leaks that are no threat to people can still cause harm: They kill public shade trees by choking off the oxygen at its roots. Ackley, who has spent 25 years testing natural gas lines for leaks, says it's happening to thousands of trees around the state, and gas companies are slow to fix it.
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(Reuters) - The Toyota Motors logo is seen on a car at a Toyota showroom in Tokyo November 7, 2006. Toyota Motor Corp. is creating U.S. jobs, making friends in Washington and leading in fuel-saving technology, yet will not be at the table when President George W. Bush meets major automakers to talk energy policy on Monday. (Toshiyuki Aizawa/Reuters)

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We’ve just achieved a significant milestone on our road to Tesla Roadster production. Our first Validation Prototype was assembled at the Hethel facility in the U.K. and was recently airlifted to our San Carlos, Calif., workshop to commence system testing. VP1 at the Hethel, U.K., facility. The car is riding a little high because the battery pack [...]
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(Reuters) - A man looks at a Toyota hybrid with lead acid batteries in the trunk designed by CalCars at a show in San Francisco, California, November 22, 2006. Next-generation hybrid cars could one day help ease corn prices that have doubled as greater supplies of the grain are distilled into ethanol fuel, and could also head off potential meat and dairy price boosts, a U.S. environmentalist said on Wednesday. (Kimberly White/Reuters)

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Zoning rules in Al Gore's upscale Tennessee neighborhood have prevented the former vice president and environmental activist from installing solar panels on his roof.
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(Reuters) - Toyota's Formula One driver Ralf Schumacher of Germany speaks to the media during a news conference in Mumbai March 20, 2007. India's Kingfisher Airlines and Toyota Motorsport have entered into a multi-year partnership deal for the Toyota Formula One team. REUTERS/Prashanth Vishwanathan (INDIA)

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(AP) - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kingfisher Airlines Vijay Mallya, left, and Formula 1 race driver Ralph Schumacher pose with a replica of the Panasonic Toyota Formula 1 racing car in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, March 20, 2007. Kingfisher Airlines and Toyota Motorsport GmbH have entered into a multi-year partnership deal for the Panasonic Toyota F1 Racing team. (AP Photo/Gautam Singh)

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(Reuters) - Toyota's Formula One driver Ralf Schumacher of Germany shields his face from the light while speaking to the media during a news conference in Mumbai March 20, 2007. India's Kingfisher Airlines and Toyota Motorsport have entered into a multi-year partnership deal for the Toyota Formula One team. REUTERS/Prashanth Vishwanathan (INDIA)

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(Reuters) - Vijay Mallya (L), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kingfisher Airlines Ltd and Toyota's Formula One driver Ralf Schumacher (R) of Germany pose for photographers next to a life size replica of the Toyota Formula One race car in Mumbai March 20, 2007. Kingfisher Airlines and Toyota Motorsport have entered into a multi-year partnership deal for the Toyota Formula One team. REUTERS/Prashanth Vishwanathan (INDIA)

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(Reuters) - Vijay Mallya (L), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kingfisher Airlines Ltd and Toyota's Formula One driver Ralf Schumacher (R) of Germany pose for photographers next to a life size replica of the Toyota Formula One race car in Mumbai March 20, 2007. Kingfisher Airlines and Toyota Motorsport have entered into a multi-year partnership deal for the Toyota Formula One team. REUTERS/Prashanth Vishwanathan (INDIA)

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