If you ask most automakers who produces some of the most environmentally friendly vehicles, odds are they will begrudgingly admit Toyota is among a relatively short list of leaders in hybrid vehicle production.
But the car that has many other automakers green with envy may not be quite so green after all, at least not if you consider the full life cycle of the car, according to Toyota’s recently released 2009 North America Environmental Report, as reported by Automotive News.
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More than a year ago, Volkswagen agreed to take over Porsche after the sports car manufacturer saw its debt triple amid a failed takeover bid. Now, VW CEO Martin Winterkorn says that lawsuits in the United States and German tax issues have potentially prompted another delay.
“The legal proceedings may drag on for some time to come until a final decision is reached. For that reason, the planned merger could … Details
Check out this Flash animated music video featuring T. B. Wolf and the boogie-woogie piano of Mitch Woods and his Rocket 88s! I understand there are more animated videos coming, so keep your eyes open.
Steve Fossett, the millionaire businessman and adventurer perhaps best known for circumnavigating the world nonstop in a hot air balloon, was preparing to break the absolute land speed record — 763 miles per hour — when he died. He was declared dead after the single-engine plane he was piloting disappeared over the east-central mountains of California in September 2007. (The plane and Mr. Fossett’s remains were later discovered near Mammoth Lakes, Calif.)
The entire land speed record project … Details & Picture